Greedy Publishers Have Won And Normalized Paying To Play Early : pcgaming

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

Never preorder. Never buy on day 1. Never pay full price.

There are enough games out there to play that you can always find something else until it's been vetted and discounted.

[+] YourPrivatHater@ani.social 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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[-] dan1101@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

It takes two, the publisher to offer the deal and buyers to take the deal.

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 9 points 3 months ago

Sometimes I'm really excited about a game.

That doesn't make me a gullible sucker. I mean, in theory, anyway.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 8 points 3 months ago

I don't mean to insult anyone who really values being there day one, but for me I just don't care about early access at all. Playing a game a few days early is so unimportant to me I would never even consider paying extra for it.

[-] PepperoniNipple@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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[-] PeachMan@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, every time I see one of these stories, I'm very confused. Who is this article for? The people dumb enough to give publishers MORE money for a half-assed, unfinished game? Are they supposed to read this article and be converted? I don't pre-order anything and I rarely spend more than $40 on a game, so I truly don't give a shit.

If some rich douchebag has found a way to separate fools from their money, good for him. LOL

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Just because they're normalised, it doesn't mean they've won. There are still plenty of us out there who refuse to pay full price for a game, let alone do something as stupid as pre-order

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

They won that too, because people wait for sales they never have to reduce their prices

Tough luck if you miss the sale

[-] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Then there's always the other means.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Is that why some games in my isthereanydeal list still are 30 € after years?

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

This one never seemed like a big deal to me compared to some of the other blatantly manipulative practices they sometimes employ

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

I have a few early access games in my library, but they have been "early access" for 5 years now. IMO that doesn't count as "early" anymore. I've never bought a game within the first year of release, much less 5 days before release. But if people are willing to do that, hey, it's their choice to get disappointed 🤷

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