Well well well, if it isn’t my old friend: day 1 performance issues.

  • kadu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I simply do not buy games on release.

    I won’t even buy Silksong on release - wait at least a couple of weeks for the impatient to beta test it for you.

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      1 year ago

      Remember, games are now being put out for $70, I refuse to buy those games on principle

      • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        That works for you and me, where we do without.

        But it doesnt hurt the industry enough to notice or care, because the vast majority of gamers are idiots who continue to throw buckets of money at game devs, often while begging for more pointless DLCs so they can throw even more at it,

        and until the little gremlins with fat wallets and minimal sense see the light, we’re just gonna have to sit back and watch all the worst shit continue to get ever more worse.

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        1 year ago

        70 will become 80 before long, 80 will become 90 and so on, if we remain apathetic about changes like this. Its good principle.

    • BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      i paid full price for destiny 2. now its free

      still, that was a better use of my money than black ops 4 was. what a shitty game that was

    • ctobrien84@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s kind of bullshit to call people impatient if they buy a game when the publisher says the game is ready for release. That’s on the punisher, not the consumer. While everyone is fine with pushing the blame on the consumer for buying games at release, I’m over here shaking my fist at the publisher. I get the whole idea of being upset that purchasing on release is perpetuating poor practices, but don’t be sloppy with your aim. This is squarely on the publisher.

      • Linuto@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        The old adage is relevant here:

        Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

      • kadu@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yes, the publisher is to blame.

        But it will keep happening regardless - so you can either keep falling for it and screaming it’s not your fault, or wise up and start having a bit more patience and buying games later.

      • Phegan@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s on the publisher the first time. It’s on you if you keep buying them.

      • chakan2@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s kind of bullshit to call people impatient if they buy a game when the publisher says the game is ready for release.

        At this point…you’re contributing to the cycle of buggy releases. Yes, the responsible gamers absolutely can call out the dumbasses who still pre-order games.

      • stardust@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        Even if customer isn’t to be blamed as you claim being voluntarily ignorant despite past trends at the very least makes them an idiot. And the type to get swindled by everyone since they take everything at face value.

  • billwashere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s like these gaming companies have NO Q&A people at all. Build a lab with a bunch of varying levels of machines and see if the game is playable. It’s not really that difficult is it?

  • malchior@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Why would you rush out and buy a single player game on release these days? You’d have to be an idiot of the highest order. This isn’t 1996 where we had a handful of game releases a year.