Trustem_At_ArmslengthMar 23, 2024
stux⚡️
“Micro”-transaction’ed
Mar 23, 2024 at 1:24amWeb
Show threadTrustem_At_ArmslengthMar 23, 2024

@stux faaaaacts.

It's so damn pervasive in the market. I, in highschool, thought getting a better PC would mean less micro-transactions due to playing less f2p games. Lo and BEHOLD ARGH!

I flip flop between jaded and boiling resentment just thinking about what this industry has become.

Show threadone28ozcanMar 23, 2024
@stux my local GameStop still looks like the top image!
Show threadAzureArmageddonMar 23, 2024
@stux bruh tf is that alt text
Show threadTenMar 23, 2024
@AzureArmageddon @stux Seriously..
Show threadch1m3r4c0mpl3xMar 23, 2024

@AzureArmageddon @stux

Their text to speech program fed all of the text into their speech to text program lmaoooo

Show threadChris TrottierMar 23, 2024
@stux I’ll be honest, though. The physical games market it rife with speculation. What used to cost $5 at a flea market has now ballooned to $100s of dollars for extremely common games.

On the other hand, GOG.com and Steam have been lifesavers because I can buy actual good games for less than $1, often DRM-free.
Show threadShadow HeartMar 23, 2024

@atomicpoet @stux true but as WB/Discovery have shown with their tax write-off crap digital content can removed on a whim.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/12/02/playstation-is-deleting-tv-shows-players-paid-for-thanks-to-warner-bros/

PlayStation Is Deleting TV Shows Players Paid For Thanks To Warner Bros.

Sony is deleting shows that you may have paid for through the PlayStation Store thanks to a crumbling deal with Warner Bros.

Forbes
Show threadChris TrottierMar 23, 2024
@Sh4d0w_H34rt GOG.com is DRM-free. Even if publishers remove it from the store, I still own it.
Show threadShadow HeartMar 23, 2024
@atomicpoet if it were normal delisting, yes, but as I understand it, if a property is written off for tax purposes, it can not be redistributed in anyway. Prior examples of WB/Discovery write-offs were followed by reports of those purchased titles being removed from users' libraries.
Show threadChris TrottierMar 23, 2024
@Sh4d0w_H34rt GOG.com lets you keep game installers on your own hard drive. The only way for license holders to remove it from your library is for them to physically show up to your house.

If that were a probability, why don’t they confiscate your DVDs and game discs too?