Are you even going to try to prove me wrong, or are you just going to spew buzzwords in the hope that people will just listen and believe?
Maybe if you don't know shit about how capitalism works.
The fact that vidya remains at the price point once reserved for physical releases with printed manuals despite going fully digital is proof that the industry is fucked at the moment
Why do people still think the USSR was communist?
They would have prospered if they were actual fascists
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Because people think they should be paid for everything, even their hobbies, these days.
Play video games? Upload Let's Plays to youtube and make money.
Draw porn? Sell it desperate furries for mad dosh.
Dabble in code? Make a kickstarter and raise funds for that game idea.
Making a webcomic? Start a patreon and rake in the dough.
Building a haunted house for halloween? Charge kids $5 apiece to see it.
Like watching sports? Start a fantasy league and make money winning bets.
There's no end to it.
The economy is in a fucking gutter, and it's only going to get worse. I'm glad I can do my part for the economy by committing copyright infringement almost every day.
Having to pay money for the game itself is the one thing that should be an acceptable common practice.
It's everything else, from charging money for cosmetic bullshit to charging money for beta tests which should never have become acceptable, you've got things backwards OP.
Nothing I said could be interpreted as political or relating to the United States of America.
I know how you feel, America voted for the chaos candidate, and now we are all going to pay the price
Oh boy, here we go.