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[-] Gobbel2000@programming.dev 27 points 1 day ago

I think it was obvious that it was never going to be a free game again. The problem is making it look like it's free to play and then hitting the player with a paywall after a few games. Also, the subscription model is shitty. I would readily put down a onetime payment for something that works as least as good as the web version, which is a lot more polished than the free alternatives I've seen. But I refuse to buy into this subscription model.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 26 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

You can thank Google for that - they are charging for every API call. A one time payment would either have to be ridiculously high, or it could ruin GeoGuessr.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

I will thank both for no business with either of them.

this post was submitted on 11 May 2025
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