• Xoriff@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    So… At what point do gamers start sending a message. “Microsoft: why are players cancelling their game pass subscriptions?”

    Or does the smackdown happen from the creator side “Microsoft: why doesn’t anybody want to make games on our platform anymore?”

    They wouldn’t pull this kind of shit if there were monetary repercussions. So, why do these bullshit strategies work?

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      8 months ago

      You know how kids will want anything that has their favourite character on it? Gamers are just like that. Elder Scrolls 6 can have 1 minute ads in between areas and it would still top sales charts because gamers cannot stop themselves.

      I really hope the recent pushback Sony got will spark a new norm but I’m very cynical.

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        8 months ago

        I think Sony just delisted Ghost of Tsushima from all countries where PSN isn’t available, even though it’s primarily a single player game that won’t require PSN.

        So Sony is still on their bullshit, even though they conceded over Helldivers.

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        8 months ago

        Someone would just release a mod that replaces the ads with Monty Python sketches.

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      8 months ago

      You can start by not buying GamePass, or preordering games.

      You are asking a lot because gamers are the dumbest fucking people on the planet.

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      8 months ago

      I’ve been an Xbox fan for a long time and 3 months ago my GamePass Ultimate subscription ran out. Been pondering buying up another 3 years to continue it since Hellblade 2 is coming out this month. This recent fiasco has changed my opinion of Xbox and I will no longer be supporting Xbox as I have been. Might buy a month membership just to play Hellblade for less than the actual price of the game, but otherwise I’m done. Fuck them