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Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo’s eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.
When will they ever understand this mysterious formula?
Make a good fucking game, don’t pull any bullshit. Price it appropriately and people will buy it.
JUST MAKE A GOOD FUCKING PRODUCT AND STOP TRYING TO WEASEL FUCK US.
what does “weasel fuck” mean?
Silk issue.
Atari released a similar game on the same day as Silksong (Adventure of Samsara) and it had only 12 concurrent players on Steam.
Oops 😬
Git good
I think that game is getting more coverahe because it did release on the same day as silk song. I didn’t even know Atari was working on this and now I’ve heard about it in several articles.
Honestly, I would’ve paid $60 for this game and still would be happy with it at that price point. The game is incredibly good, if a bit punishing.
The fact that it was only $20 means that this game is an incredible value prospect, and will likely reach a much larger audience as a result.
TC was in a lucky position because their first game was also incredibly popular and sold well enough that budget was probably never a concern, and not all devs have that luxury, but indie games are supposed to be like this. They’re supposed to be made for the enjoyment of the artform with lower scopes and lower budgets. They aren’t supposed to compete with the AAA space.
No fucking way, on multiple fronts. I would’ve never bought it at $60+ even if everybody sucked its dick for the next six months.
Also with how “AAA” games have been over the last several years, I DO expect indie games to compete on a “fun” scale. Price is also ALWAYS related to playtime. I will never willingly buy a $20+ game that has only 3-4 hours of gameplay.
They DO compete in the “AAA” space, regardless of what you or I say… they just will have different criteria to meet than the multi-million dollar budget entries, because their cost of entry is different. They’re still in the same market, with the same cutomers, though. That means competition. It’s not indie devs’ fault that “AAA” studios CONSTANTLY drop the ball because they’re more interested in lining exec pockets than producing art.
In the age of $70+ AAA games with additional costs, not everyone celebrated the consumer friendly price. Some independent game developers have expressed concern that their games may not sell as well compared to Silksong and cannot afford to charge less.
Where did this line come from? I see no mention of that quote in any of the links from the /. post, and it doesn't help that the quote doesn't cite a specific developer, either.
slashdot.org/…/hollow-knight-silksong-crashes-sto…
And ScreenRant article does cite some indie developers.
Good. Fuck those competitors. I haven’t played a Nintendo game in years that was worth $60. I think Silksong might actually be worth that amount
In the age of $70+ AAA games with additional costs, not everyone celebrated the consumer friendly price. Some independent game developers have expressed concern that their games may not sell as well compared to Silksong and cannot afford to charge less.
Maybe they would sell more copies if consumers didn’t feel like they are being overcharged. I understand it sucks to compete against a game like this, but it feels wrong to decide to up the price just to get more money out of the people who do want to support you.
Also getting upset at a company that doesn’t conform to the industry pricing also makes you look greedy.
Dear devs: git gud.
teft@piefed.social 8 hours ago
Capitalists hate the free market.
nous@programming.dev 2 hours ago
What are you talking about? Capitalists love the free market. It lets them do any underhanded tactic they want to crush competition and form monopolies. Capitalists have always been the ones pushing for a free market. The ‘free’ is free from regulations. That is not something good for consumers.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 hour ago
Definition wise thats not a “free market” its a market thats regulated in their favor. Its totally correct to say that capitalists hate free market capitalism, because they could never compete if they didnt constantly get tax payer money shoved up their asses and laws passed that prevents competitors from taking any of their marketshare.