Comment on The Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play It

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ms_lane@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  “We should improve gaming somewhat”

  “Just don’t buy the game!”

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Here’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.

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    • ms_lane@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I buy mostly indies now, usually on gog or itch too.

      But sometimes on steam if it’s multiplayer.

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  • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Well, yeah.

    Vote with your wallet. You’re improving gaming every second that you don’t buy a AAA title.

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    • propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Thank you for your contribution.

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  • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    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.

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    • baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de [bot] ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      pretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag

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    • propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      How dare you use economic theory against them!?

      Don’t you realize gamers are supposed to be idiots who will gladly pay whatever price is asked of them?

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