• AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Yeah this whole thing may seem minor to some people but that’s what companies want you to feel. They’ll slowly slip in these greedy practices until it becomes the norm. Not long ago, Yakuza made New Game+ a paid DLC. What’s next? Paid save slots? Paid difficulty settings? I wouldn’t be surpised if that’s where we end up in a few years and we start posting “Remember when [X] was a standard feature in games?” memes.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah this whole thing may seem minor to some people but that’s what companies want you to feel.

      Remember when Oblivion’s horse armor DLC was considered outrageous? $2 for an in-game cosmetic is hardly a blip on the radar now

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      8 months ago

      Yeah this whole thing may seem minor to some people but that’s what companies want you to feel. They’ll slowly slip in these greedy practices until it becomes the norm.

      This is why it’s so important to push back on this crap.

      Don’t buy these kind of games, and never pre-order any game.

      And don’t listen to the shills/astroturfers telling you otherwise.