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minus-squarems.lanelinkfedilinkEnglish24•6 days agoThis Thread- “We should improve gaming somewhat” “Just don’t buy the game!”
minus-square@Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-25 days agoWell, yeah. Vote with your wallet. I improved gaming by not buying a Switch 2.
minus-square@propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 days agoThank you for your contribution.
minus-square@sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish21•6 days agoHere’s the thing, there are already vendors doing largely what. Indies generally: cost less release in a playable state take risks on new ideas don’t have microtransactions But people usually talk about big AAA games in these complaints. Buy indies and we’ll end up with more variety.
minus-squarems.lanelinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 days agoI buy mostly indies now, usually on gog or itch too. But sometimes on steam if it’s multiplayer.
minus-square@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 days agoThat’s sort of how it works though isn’t it? If games at $80 are too much then less people will buy, profits will drop and publishers will either lower prices, or vanish and get replaced by ones that lower prices.
minus-square@baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 days agopretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag until it eventually sticks
minus-square@propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 days agoHow dare you use economic theory against them!? Don’t you realize gamers are supposed to be stupid children who will gladly pay whatever price is asked of them?
This Thread-
“We should improve gaming somewhat”
“Just don’t buy the game!”
Well, yeah.
Vote with your wallet. I improved gaming by not buying a Switch 2.
Thank you for your contribution.
Here’s the thing, there are already vendors doing largely what. Indies generally:
But people usually talk about big AAA games in these complaints. Buy indies and we’ll end up with more variety.
I buy mostly indies now, usually on gog or itch too.
But sometimes on steam if it’s multiplayer.
That’s sort of how it works though isn’t it? If games at $80 are too much then less people will buy, profits will drop and publishers will either lower prices, or vanish and get replaced by ones that lower prices.
pretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag until it eventually sticks
How dare you use economic theory against them!?
Don’t you realize gamers are supposed to be stupid children who will gladly pay whatever price is asked of them?