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Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future” (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 75 points 2 months ago (8 children)

"Gamers push back." Just like they pushed back against $70 and $80 games by lining up around the block to buy a Switch 2 so they could buy $70 and $80 games to play on it. Like Rockstar will make a mint selling $100 copies of GTA6.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Push back but won't boycott. Tread on me harder daddy.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    This is the song of the world, a ton of angry voices but then the vast majority of them still buy (in both meanings) the thing. People want to be mad but never inconvenienced. They'll spend so many hours being angry both internally and externally but then still use their vote, be it a political or wallet one, for that specific thing they're angry about. "I'm mad this costs so much, that it's so bad, that it doesn't align with my views but there's no way in hell I'll miss out on it".

    Fucking cowards.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    Nah, not all of us. When switch 2 came out (and because I wanted a hand held) I looked at it, poked at in the shop and decided to buy a DS instead. $80 vs $650. If I'd been feeling more generous, I would have gotten a Retroid pocket 5 or something. I didn't need it.

    The switch 2 is shiny, but it didn't fill any niche for me that one of my other rigs couldn't do (Wii, Wii u, $100 emulation box I built).

    "Bigger, better, faster" is a mug's game. It cannot be won and it's the lynchpin of capitalism. The way to win is to not play.

    Gaming is a luxury good. If the big players are going to go full retard, let them. Let it all burn while you find greener pastures.

    This goes for all tech (and luxury goods), IMHO. Do more with less.

    Reject the status ladder → identify the actual function → satisfy it with the smallest tool that works = you win.

    Then enjoy the absurdity of $650 Switch 2 (and marvel at the cost of Switch 1 increasing in price. Lol no).

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