Wanna know why "modern AAA" games are basically cash shops these days?
Because triple A game studios are now getting close to spending a BILLION dollar on 1 single game to develop
70 bucks for a game simply isn't enough to earn it back
I'm not making this up.. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War budget was..
US $700 million
Glad I'm an indie dev who gives games away for free without this bs
Skins, lootboxes, DLCs, game currency and the list goes on and on!
Kids nowadays don't stand a chance against studios who are using literal manipulation to sell as much as possible
Let's call it what it is.. gambling
"Grooming" them for gambling & over-consumption of junk 😔
Ah well, look at that!
From 2 days ago:
Genshin Impact Game Developer Will be Banned from Selling Lootboxes to Teens Under 16 without Parental Consent, Pay a $20 Million Fine to Settle FTC Charges
The maker of the video game Genshin Impact has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases without parental consent to settle Federal Trade Commission all
@stux i think the gaming industry is taking its cues from shit like the discovery/warner bros merger - where they literally wrote off ENTIRE SHOWS that had not premiered yet so they could get a break on their taxes.
the artists were super fucking pissed too - they told folks to pirate their show because otherwise there was no way for anybody to watch the stuff they spent years on.
its bonkers
That's insane! :o
@stux I haven’t played a game in ages. So imagine my shock when I just wanted to do a quickie on a random FIFA game on a PS4 and for most of the time I was trying to avoid downloading the internet and the other part of time avoiding not to subscribe to stupid services from PS or EA
I think I didn’t even get to play
@stux and then there is me. Playing 8 year old games on the PS4 with my girlfriend. We are having a blast.
There is no reason for us to buy/play those 'quadruple A games'. They don't look so much better and the gameplay isn't more fun. But if they think, they need to put 700 million into a single game, which somehow isn't better then their last game, which costed less... well. I couldn't care less 🤷♂️
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