lexd0g,
@lexd0g@wetdry.world avatar

it's almost like publishers don't want us to buy games

Exagone313,
@Exagone313@share.elouworld.org avatar

@lexd0g There are still DRM-free games on GOG. But major publishers abuse their position with DRM.

Archivist,

@Exagone313 @lexd0g

And guess what? People that buy on GOG are generally pretty happy with their user experience. Heck, pirating a game is more annoying than installing it through GOG because the downloading process is more involved, and pirates probably just ship the GOG installer right in already. GOG is what buying games should feel like in 2023
But NO, you need to buy your games in the walled garden, and they need to be tethered to the Elastic Band of Disappointment™️ that is called internet

kkarhan,
@kkarhan@mstdn.social avatar

@lexd0g Eeyupp...

Or as said: ' is completely justified, because paying customers get the worse experience!'

robin,
@robin@uwu.social avatar

@lexd0g
Reminds me of a recent trio of Louis Rossmann vids, if capitalists' are intent on making paying the worse option we should, in the spirit of the free market, go elsewhere :blobfoxhappy:

Man pays for 4K streaming and get low bitrate 720p, courtesy of Netflix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GZUCwVRLs

Sony removes purchased content from users' accounts because lmao you don't own what you buy (with update)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krXH8jXefqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpzyz5kf_A

Person discovers their perpetual license is no longer usable and Reason Studios are comfortable with stealing from him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAx3yCNomkg

lanodan,
@lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me avatar
blakeisawolf,

@lexd0g do what I do:

  • Pirate the game
  • if there's merch or something that goes directly to the developers then buy that
Pixdigit,
@Pixdigit@layer8.space avatar

@lexd0g to quote Gabe Newell once again: Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem

MagicLike,
@MagicLike@mstdn.social avatar

@lexd0g omg, is that CRIME?? :blobcatshocked:

daviddd,

@lexd0g I was gonna buy battlefield 3 on steam, then I read the reviews that said they bought it and it doesn’t work

It is rly cheap but I changed my mind anyways

lexd0g,
@lexd0g@wetdry.world avatar

@daviddd if youre buying it for multiplayer get battlebit remastered, its super fun and has official linux support

daviddd,

@lexd0g thanks for the recommendation I’ll have a look :3

ipg,
@ipg@wetdry.world avatar

@lexd0g when are game stores gonna put limitations on whether or not you can have a bullshit extra launcher layer before playing games you buy. i feel like with a de-facto monopoly and "pls i give u 2 billion can u put jame on here" they can at least use that power to strongarm shittier devs

lexd0g,
@lexd0g@wetdry.world avatar

@ipg i wish steam did this every single day

c0dec0dec0de,
@c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io avatar

@lexd0g @ipg I remember when the experience of buying and playing a game on Steam was better than piracy… never need to find the burned discs or the right external hard drive, just download it again and you’re good. It was nice.

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