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minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·2 days agoYeah, from a user standpoint, but companies won’t use it as much of a metric as they do sales.
minus-squareshneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agobad reviews -> people hesitate to buy -> impact on sales
minus-squareshneancy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoand how do people know which game to not buy? by reading reviews
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·1 day agoYes, but buying the game to leave a negative review is against the point. what happens is you get: Do not buy! Time at review: 0.9 hours (Total played: 356 hours) Which basically tells people its some bullshit protest.
Yeah, from a user standpoint, but companies won’t use it as much of a metric as they do sales.
bad reviews -> people hesitate to buy -> impact on sales
Not buying -> impact on sales
and how do people know which game to not buy? by reading reviews
Yes, but buying the game to leave a negative review is against the point.
what happens is you get:
Do not buy! Time at review: 0.9 hours (Total played: 356 hours)
Which basically tells people its some bullshit protest.