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There’s a lot you can nitpick about the reboot but for its time, it was a phenomenal game. Had a lot of fun with it

Super spannender Exkurs - vielen Dank für den Aufwand :)

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Ich hab gar kein Konzept von DM. Waren das ok-e Preise?

I think you a word

Right, that was a thing too

Yea that’s a valid point. Not really sure where to draw the line

Well yea, it’s another motivator for people to actively go against the Russian government in one way or another. The more discontent people are with the situation that’s been ongoing for 2+ years, the more likely something’s to happen, I’d wager

This debate had been brought up back when Atomic Heart was bound to be released. Many people argued back then that it’s fine buying the game since the dev team had completely relocated to Cyprus (very popular country for Russians to move to next to Kazakhstan and numerous European countries), thus not funding the Russian government through taxes.

However, given that the dev team still lives in Russia this time, there’s not much to debate. The figures the author mentions check out and there’s no other way to put it, really, that gamers are, in part at least, funding Russia.

Sure, the company might have opposing views to Russia, but firstly, they haven’t moved to a different country, which is at least a little concerning, and secondly, are a legal entity in Russia, so they pay them regardless of motivation.

I mean, it depends. PS5 Pro is an enthusiasts console that, compared to regular PS5 and Slim, won’t be selling as much. Playing the devil’s advocate, you could argue that the higher price point is then warranted since they won’t be selling as many units (99% sure they just made it more expensive because they can but whatever).

In the past, their consoles were sold at a loss, at a lower price point, which they could justify by profiting in other areas of their business, such as games and accessories. Sony could, theoretically, do this to PS6 too to ensure that not too many people are priced out of having a console and retain their status of loyal-ish customers.

Wishful thinking on my part for sure but not too unrealistic when you think about it.

If you put it that way

The value proposition is just heavily skewed towards video games. Some games cost less than a single visit to the cinema and provide heaps more entertainment. Sure, it’s different entertainment and the social aspect of going to the cinema is a factor too, but I’m not much into cinemas myself, so I know where my money goes.

Missing glottal stops in front of the syllable-initial vowels 🤓

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Well said

Well, both

Edit: Class disparity and patriarchy are not mutually exclusive. How is this a hot take?

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Their CEO is a nutjob tho

Or weeping because mod creators pulled their mods in protest :(

Thanks, just made a meme with it :)

Enshittification, the rise of micro transactions in mobile games over actual in-game mechanics that make the game interesting etc