Yeah I don’t know where exactly I was going with that, but you’re right in the sense that for industry itself it’s good because it’s profitable. it makes sense, although there have been issues with large corporations like Microsoft shit canning everyone at the first sign of a new sparkly thing. Game pass can be and is beneficial in a lot of cases, but what it takes to create something like game pass and it be profitable has its downsides for people that work in the industry, studios that have been bought and abandoned, and in turn the consumers.

Rip

HE IS RISEN

I’m a bit very hammered, let me get back to you here in a little while. Spoiler, I did read some of your first paragraph and I’m pretty sure there’s a middle ground coming up.

Oooo, still not ready to respond, but I did read all of it. Hit me up if you’re trying to get your shit ran in that gears remaster, I’m pretty stoked about that all irony aside.

I am tryina drink some water and rest a little bit but I promise I’ll get back to this thread. I appreciate you talking it out.

That’s the exact problem that we’re talking about.

Being so shortsighted for this quarters numbers, while also not giving a shit about the only thing that actually brings you money.

The consumer.

This is failing because business doesn’t take that into account, and down the line it absolutely plays a part. Let’s keep focusing on milking these 4 “AAA” franchises, and also buy up as many independent studios as we can just to shut them down, that surely won’t have an effect on the industry.

The consumer is the whole godamn point. You don’t get profit without them. They (we) smell this bullshit, and it doesn’t smell good.

It’s not a long term strategy and it never was supposed to be.

Edit: anytime I say you, I just mean companies, not you, I think thats obvious, but I just want to point out I’m not coming at you

Your opinion is valid, but “AAA” studios have lit themselves on fire, and a shit ton of objectively great games have come out and absolutely dunked on them.

A great example of this is balatro. It’s none of what you described, it’s nowhere near your typical cash grab AAA and it’s just a good game that did extremely well.

Another example would be Hades, just a monster of a good game.

Blasphemous 1 & 2, unknown studio, fucking killed it.

Also if you prefer not AAA games for story, what actually is a AAA game?

That’s the solution homie, not the problem.

You don’t have to have an expensive PC, and even if you do, the amount you would save on software would far outweigh that cost in a year or less. And then every year after that, 6 bucks for 3 games dude

AAA vs AA vs whatever else never had anything to do with business aside from marketing, and marketing doesn’t mean shit for the consumer if the game sucks. Just make a good game.

Make the game, and the people will come.

Ur dumb.

Have you ever thought about how we’re different though?

Gross

You wanna elaborate on that perfect analogy?

Spend like 6 bucks on 3 games in the steam most purchased and you’ll be fine for awhile

AAA and AA haven’t meant shit in this industry for a long long time. It’s not even almost something I look for when looking for something new to play.

Oh that looks fun, but the budget just isn’t high enough for me, next.

I like how this prophecy was foretold a clean 1 week after this shit really went downhill. Who could’ve thunk Microsoft would be a shitty money grubbing whore?

Ohhhh hell yeah, I’m glad I came back, thank you

Jesus Christ, I almost came when I read “women” and “ankle” together. You should be ashamed of yourself for tempting me like that you blasphemous heathen.

This comments section is fucking bonkers, I have never been close to a situation where any of these scenarios played out in real life.

Either you don’t talk to women or you have some insecurities you need to reconcile.

I’m sure some of this exists in some people, but this isn’t the whole of reality.

I don’t give a single fuck what happens when I open up, and if anyone around me doesn’t like it, I do not give a shit.

Just be yourself unapologetically, and if the people around you don’t like it, find new people. And this isn’t to say be that person that’s always just a giant shithead and go “I’m just blunt, I say it like it is, I’ve always been this way so it’s fine” What I mean is be kind, be yourself, talk about your emotions, communicate, and if you can’t do that around the people you know, fix whatever hangups you have with yourself in doing that, or fix the people around you.

Godamn son, didn’t have to nuke him

Well put, though.

Lol see where it goes? If you think these AI companies, that are very publicly bleeding money, aren’t selling your data out for pennies on the dollar, you’re just keeping your head in the sand.