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Krory Since: Aug, 2012
#17901: Nov 22nd 2021 at 8:26:17 AM

I haven't bought a full price game in like 3 years. Between not being able to get a PS 5, and never buying AAA titles until the Got Y edition comes out, there's been nothing there.

Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#17902: Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:24:18 AM

I have never really bought a brand new game, as I've always waited for either the price to get lower or then I've actively tried to save up money for it. The closest I've gotten to a new game is a year or two after release, so I've never understood the extreme FOMO-culture within gaming circles.

RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#17903: Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:29:27 AM

The way I see it is if it has a story, it's like buying a book to avoid being spoiled on the internet. If it has multiplayer progression it's so that players can learn the ins and outs of strategy and show off their high rank as quickly as possible.

Usually the games I order on launch are Nintendo games.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#17904: Nov 22nd 2021 at 10:35:33 AM

Some games I do get on launch, but they're usually Nintendo games or something that I really want. I rarely buy games each year so this is not an issue for me.

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raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#17905: Nov 22nd 2021 at 11:33:31 AM

I for one try to buy games the legitimate way through Steam to take advantage of the sales discount. I'm also on the no-preorder crowd after so many games have botched the landing.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#17906: Nov 22nd 2021 at 12:20:37 PM

AAA games could honestly use a bit of spreading out if you asked me.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#17907: Nov 22nd 2021 at 12:41:53 PM

An AAA game at launch is prohibitively expensive here right now. Can I afford it, yes, but I can't justify that kind of money. I only ever buy them when they're on a deep sale.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17908: Nov 22nd 2021 at 12:43:50 PM

I got gamefly so I can at least rent games.

Don't have to buy em.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Musings Since: Nov, 2021 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#17909: Nov 22nd 2021 at 4:11:13 PM

Even here in Australia AAA games are prohibitively expensive. It's extremely rare I buy games until they are on a big sale.

raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#17910: Nov 23rd 2021 at 10:56:03 AM

Speaking of AAA games, I wonder if Jim ever did a video lambasting the obsession a good deal of the videogame community has on graphic fidelity because that's one of the reason why AAA games cost so much to make.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17911: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:10:25 AM

I don’t know if they did, but I don’t understand the obsession with graphical fidelity as gameplay factually matters more.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17912: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:15:26 AM

People like it when shit looks pretty. Advancements of technology and all that.

Like that Order 16-whatever game that was basically a movie instead of a game.

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#17913: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:21:15 AM

[up][up]And then GTA Definitive Edition happened and they focused more on making everyone shiny like they were coated in grease ( among other things) and we ended up with a product ath both looked AND played terrible.

Sadly, knowing game companies' mandated law to ignore history and learn nothing, we're gonna ge tmore instances of games being shit because they focused more on Shooty Mc Generic's individual bumhairs and the mythical raytracing than they do, you know, making a proper product.

Are explosions science?
Krory Since: Aug, 2012
#17914: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:49:50 AM

I know they've praised Nintendo several times for making their games stylish instead of going for ULTRA REALISTIC GRAPHICS because the former always ages better and often looks better at the time.

powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17915: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:50:09 AM

I actually remember something that the CEO or whatever of Play Station, Jim Ryan, said in regards to retro games.

Basically he was at a Gran Turismo event and saw the PS 1 and PS 2 games and was like “these graphics don’t look good. I don’t get why people like this.” Paraphrasing there but that’s basically what he said.

The reason people still like those old games is because people find them fun. Graphics don’t matter a whole lot.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#17916: Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:52:05 AM

I personally think older graphics can also have their own charm. There's a reason why Retraux art styles are a thing.

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#17919: Nov 23rd 2021 at 12:29:10 PM

The board has elected to create a committee from itself to investigate itself and implement fixes to anything it determines is a problem with itself.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#17920: Nov 23rd 2021 at 12:34:26 PM

Do they expect people to buy this?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
powerpuffbats The crabby fussbudget Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The crabby fussbudget
#17921: Nov 23rd 2021 at 12:50:15 PM

The industry needs a massive cleaning of the house done. Even if it means that games get delayed.

AAAAUUUUGGGHHHH!!!!
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#17922: Nov 23rd 2021 at 7:05:46 PM

or cancelled. Which might be a better fate for them given stuff like Balan, Cyberpunk and the much earlier Sonic 06.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#17923: Nov 23rd 2021 at 7:18:26 PM

Or the recent disastrous GTA Trilogy remaster. Or Acti Blizzard's own Reforged.

Edited by M84 on Nov 23rd 2021 at 11:18:43 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#17924: Nov 23rd 2021 at 8:09:51 PM

Or the trainwrecks that are Battlefield 2042 or the newest entries in the Madden series.

Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#17925: Nov 23rd 2021 at 8:33:50 PM

PlayStation faces gender discrimination lawsuit from former staffer

Not a great look after trying to play moral highground with Activision last week.


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