@Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club
Why do companies think it's a good idea ?
2026-07-03 02:19 UTC
Replies (9)
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@jodanlime@midwest.social 2026-07-03 02:30
Maybe it’s the alcohol but I kinda snort laughed at this
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@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-07-03 02:45
That’s why I pirate unless it’s DRM free and doesn’t require an internet connection after downloading the installer.
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@heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2026-07-03 03:09
Upvoted for Geoffrey Rush.
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@beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-07-03 04:54
What they want is software as a service. They want to end game ownership entirely and push gamers into a mandatory subscription. They want to have all games in a catalog like a streaming service that you download to your console to play. They want to sell extra access passes for new and popular games. They want gamers to pay for a $1,000+ console, subscribe to a $20+ a month game library and $40 passes for new games that have not yet been released to the library. They want gamers to pay for online access as well and want the ability to brick a console for cheating, modification, piracy, or user account bans. They will succeed too. Gamers make a bunch of noise, but it’s all sound and fury signifying nothing. They won’t boycott or protest. They will make a bunch of angry memes, write a few articles, spend some time on social media like reddit or lemmy that they would never admit is social media, and then fight scalpers and crowds to get one.
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@november@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-07-03 02:32
Because gamers will keep buying their crap. No one gave a shit when Nintendo did its digital game key shit on the Switch 2. People will keep buying PS5 games.
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@reksas@sopuli.xyz 2026-07-03 12:43
because what you buy is what you support. and a lot of people support this shit
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@architect@thelemmy.club 2026-07-03 13:14
Games going digital is not a fucking dystopia. Jesus Christ there are people being killed and put in jail for moving a box. Get a fucking grip and quit fucking buying their garbage.
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@cockmushroom@reddthat.com 2026-07-03 13:24
Because they won’t be forced to lower the sale pricenin proportion with the lowered production cost. We sold our futures for magic beans when we decided it was “fair” for a store to charge paying customers extra to cover losses incurred from theft.
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@actualaccount@sopuli.xyz 2026-07-03 16:14
I always see the New Text Document in this meme. It adds authenticity.