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Xbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I call BS.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Do they really expect that ppl buy MORE stuff when they make everything even more expensive? I was someone that bought an xbox and ps and switch and so on. But no, seeing the prices of consoles, games and now with fucking subscription models that are probably going to replace a physical disks, i stick to 1 console. And if i cant even buy a disk anymore and am dependent on a fast internet, I quit buying games and consoles and just play my old stuff. Same with software and subscriptions. I buy it because i get lifetime updates (like logic pro or fruityloops) or i actually buy a license and not per month. Or i pirate. Enough is enough.

Oh and if it is digital only you better fucking hope the game is still available after a year or so because maybe they deleted it because, well fuck you thats why.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Buy? Pffft, why sell stuff when you can force everything to be subscriptions!

Sarcasm aside, I've always enjoyed being a PC gamer because it's always been an "open" platform. Easy to pirate, easy to create and sell stuff for it (gfx card driver issues notwithstanding), no need to pay for and lick the owner's balls to even get a developer license.

Although Steam has monopoly power in the PC landscape, GOG exists and I always prefer buying stuff there, so I can have offline backups of any games I desire.