Comment on Splatoon 3: After 2 INK-redible years, regular updates will come to a close.

• BossDj@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Maybe it isn’t, but it’s hardly a reason to single out this game for it.

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t think it’s singling it out to say that the just-about-required subscription makes it less appealing to purchase, whereas most multiplayer games have the PC version as an option.

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    • BossDj@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I didn’t know we were playing the PC vs console argument. Nevermind, someone did that in another thread already. Yes PC without subscription is better. But anyone playing anything on a console buys the sequel every few years of whatever the game may be. Which was what I was replying to

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        We weren’t per se. Only that a predominantly multiplayer game is a harder sell when the subscription is damn near mandatory, which is why there are so few multiplayer-only games on consoles that cost money up front anymore, and free to play games get an exception to the subscription service on PlayStation and Xbox.

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