Sony would probably make more money if they wouldn’t make so many exclusives

The irony

RDR2 is on the Mount Rushmore of games

Cyberpunk would be my distant second choice from this list. I liked it a lot, that isn’t an insult. RDR2 though… it’s so good

The idea of battle passes is fucking terrible

“Give us even more money for things we easily could have just put in the game, but we need to make our shareholders happier each quarter so we need you to spend more on this random skin that you probably won’t even use”

Didn’t downvote you I just can’t fathom how someone thinks they’re a good idea.

I actually don’t have any

Nothing really to get. These companies have two options: spend millions and do an in-person event or make a YouTube video that gets the same amount of attention and not spend millions

Sucks, but that’s the world in 2023

(Just to be clear, I hate it and I’m not trying to say you’re wrong)

Games didn’t have microtransactions back then, nor did they have a bunch of DLCs for up to like $40. They are well over $100 if you factor in all the content. And that also doesn’t include the preorder stuff.

If you want all of a game, it is well over $100. Sometimes closer to $200. Sometimes more than that.

The eras aren’t comparable. I hate posts that say stuff like “we should be happy they aren’t more.” That’s horse shit. They’re making billions of dollars, the games are no longer made for gamers as much as they are shareholders. Games should be less if they’re going to nickel and dime customers at every opportunity. But they just went up in price. There is absolutely no defense of what they’re doing now and I’m tired of reading defenses of what they’re doing now.

Strange post

It’s definitely still happening where I live. They still do midnight releases for Madden and shit. Never stopped here, I just got too old to justify doing that instead of picking it up after work.

Funny, the only people talking about the Russian angle in this topic are folks like you who made it a point.

You’re getting downvoted for three reasons.

1. you’ve politicized it
2. you have negated someone’s opinion based on nothing
3. you’re complaining about downvotes

Maybe you just created a dogshit post, and it’s your fault and the only person who is butthurt is you

And you don’t need to be a dick

This is a gaming sub, for gaming discussion. Nothing wrong with asking a question and asking about the stuff people tell you. That’s literally the fucking purpose of the subreddit. Would be better if you went and watched some YouTube instead of posting on Reddit tbh

Same, earbuds make it feel like I’ve jammed Legos in my ear. The sound quality is usually significantly worse too. There are good, high-quality in ear speakers… but for like $800. Otherwise, over-ear blows them out of the water.

Source: audio/video tech who produces music in his free time. I use Audio Technica ATH M60 headphones. They don’t have a built in mic though. They’re around $200.