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Despite running load tests that simulated 200,000 users, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 devs admit that they 'completely underestimated' how many players would actually want to play their game (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Brkdncr@lemmy.world to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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They had no problems taking everyone’s money. Maybe companies should limit the number of sales when deploying a product tied to services they operate and need to scale.

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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Woah woah woah buddy did you even take a second to think about the profits? Selfish.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago

I thought about the profits and now I totally get it. Why are so many people trying to hurt the innocent money???

[-] Randelung@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

No play, only buy! dog frisbee meme

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