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$70 Mortal Kombat 1 Switch version called "robbery" as graphical comparisons flood the internet (www.eurogamer.net)
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Fans have taken to the likes of X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok to question NetherRealm's decision to market Mortal Kombat 1 as a $70 Switch release. It has been called "robbery" and "disrespectful" to users.

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[–] FooBarrington 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My guy, the complaint is about the price because of the quality. Or, as you are asking, are you saying people didn't know the price when they bought it?

On a side note, preorders are a scam. If you're dumb enough to preorder a game in unlimited supply, that's on you.

I agree that pre-orders are a scam, but it's shitty to say "you knew what you bought!" when some people literally couldn't.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying they knew what they bought, I'm saying it's on them for choosing to buy before they knew what they were buying. Seriously, people need to take responsibility for their choices already.

[–] FooBarrington 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Earlier you said:

Company made a product, set a price. Either you find it worth the price or not, but either way what's the reason to kick up a fuss over an optional good

Now you're saying it's on people who pre-order. Can't we stop pushing this on the consumer and start demanding better from the manufacturers? Why can they sell shitty products, instead of being held to higher standards?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In this particular case, it's not on the publisher. The switch is an old console, and there's only so much they can do with the hardware. It's not a particularly big surprise to anybody familiar with the technology.

Why SHOULDN'T we hold consumers to task for their bad decisions? They are arguably making things worse for the rest of us, by repeatedly rewarding bad behaviour from companies. There is no good reason for them to preorder, they just had to be the first instead of waiting a day for reviews to appear. Well, if you're going to be impatient, guess what? The risk is on you.

[–] FooBarrington 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In this particular case, it's not on the publisher. The switch is an old console, and there's only so much they can do with the hardware. It's not a particularly big surprise to anybody familiar with the technology.

Then they should be open about this before and during release.

Why SHOULDN'T we hold consumers to task for their bad decisions?

Because it doesn't work. One side of the equation spends lots of money to make sure as many consumers as possible make bad decisions, because it makes them even more money. You can't fix this only by changing the other side.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't suggest fixing it. I said the consumers consciously made a bad decision, and they should take responsibility for it. I'm tired of grown ups acting like kids.

[–] FooBarrington 1 points 1 year ago

And by pushing the responsibility onto the consumer, all you do is support the shitty business practices of the manufacturer.