▲ 1293 ▼ "what happened??" (lemmy.today) submitted 2 years ago by helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 153 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 92 points 2 years ago (2 children) They could have got away still if they actually make good games permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago Yup. Millions subscribe to MMOs and Game Pass. Live service games like Genshin Impact and Fate/Grand Order are incredibly popular. There are also games with crazy intrusive DRM like kernel level spyware and always online DRM that are still installed by millions. How can you look at these stats and not think people are fine with paying for temporary games? If the game is good enough, players don't care. Ubisoft's problem is their games aren't good enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Making good games is probably not as easy as it seems though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today [S] 32 points 2 years ago you seem to be 300x more knowledgeable than the suits that run these companies permalink fedilink source parent [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago So is spending hard earned salary on a Ubisoft game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 54 points 2 years ago Yup. Millions subscribe to MMOs and Game Pass. Live service games like Genshin Impact and Fate/Grand Order are incredibly popular. There are also games with crazy intrusive DRM like kernel level spyware and always online DRM that are still installed by millions. How can you look at these stats and not think people are fine with paying for temporary games? If the game is good enough, players don't care. Ubisoft's problem is their games aren't good enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Making good games is probably not as easy as it seems though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today [S] 32 points 2 years ago you seem to be 300x more knowledgeable than the suits that run these companies permalink fedilink source parent [–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago So is spending hard earned salary on a Ubisoft game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today [S] 32 points 2 years ago you seem to be 300x more knowledgeable than the suits that run these companies permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 10 points 2 years ago So is spending hard earned salary on a Ubisoft game permalink fedilink source parent
