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I used to go into the store to find a game. Now I go into the game to find a store.
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this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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Yes and in the past games used to not have loot boxes and subscriptions.
Your experience in the past does not represent an accurate view of the future of games.
You might have had fun with free shit but that’s not the case for everyone and every game. Especially moving forward with how games are developed nowadays. You are projecting your “good” experience onto many players that didn’t.
If it’s only got a playerbase because it’s giving free shit to attract players for whales then that game is a fucking scam.
I never said it did. You're the one predicting the future of gaming, while ignoring things in the present that call into question your assumptions. So I suggest that your hypothetical probably doesn't represent the future either.
Lol all I did was point out that your claims of facts are not true, and that your prediction about the future ignores important things about the model now. In fact I very explicitly said "for me." So this claim I was suggesting it's the same for everyone is kind of ridiculous. Seems like your MO is ignoring what was said in favor of what you want to be true.