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smokin_shinobi, do games w Game prices are too low, says Capcom exec

Didn’t these chucklefucks just charge over a 100 bucks for all the content in their TMNT collab? Super fuck that guy.

Oneeightnine, do games w Game prices are too low, says Capcom exec
!deleted4231 avatar

“Man who stands to gain from an increase in game prices advocates for increase in game prices”.

Seriously though I’m not sure there’s much more room to go on the top end when it comes to prices rises. I’ve got to think at some point you’ll just push more people into buying at sale, or waiting for a game to hit their subscription platform of choice.

Maybe it’s time we re-evaluate what makes a AAA worth £75 in the first place? And, what role do micro transactions have in this system, because anyone who’s ever spent £75 on a new AAA game will know there’s plenty of other ways they try to skin the proverbial cat.

sadreality,

If anything market got so big, we should be getting efficiency of scale...

Greed clowns can't help tho

nottheengineer, do games w SAG-AFTRA members overwhelmingly vote in favour of authorising video game strike

Why would union members ever vote against authorizing a strike?

kn33,

Different people have different priorities. Sure, pay and benefits is a factor that just about everyone considers. The difference lies in the weight that factor holds for them compared to other factors such as a genuine enjoyment from their work, wishing to avoid taking from the strike fund, or any other factor that matters to them.

For most people, the consideration works out in favor of a strike. In a large enough population, though, it won’t for some people. 95%+ is really good. Let’s take it and not alienate those that didn’t vote for it. That leads to attrition of the union.

nottheengineer,

Thanks for the genuine reply. I thought union members trust their union to manage the strike fund well and decide when an actual strike is necessary, but that’s apparently not the case.

kn33,

The members are the union, though? So the union is managing the fund and deciding when it’s necessary through this vote.

gerryflap,
@gerryflap@feddit.nl avatar

Because they can’t just strike whenever they’re slightly upset. Strikes are the weapon you use when the negotiations go nowhere and all other options are off the table. And a strike won’t work with people who aren’t fully committed to lay down the work to fight for a cause. So you’d vote against a strike when you don’t think that the cause is so important that it warrants a strike.

Ghostalmedia,
@Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world avatar

I don’t know why you’re being downvoted for asking a simple question.

Could be a number of things. Some people are begrudgingly in unions. They kind of need to be in the union to get the job, but they might not like the idea of organized labor.

Some people might be tight on cash and might also need their regular wages at the moment.

altima_neo,
@altima_neo@lemmy.zip avatar

You got money saved to survive for potentially weeks without income? Not everyone does.

Astronautical,

I understand why you’re getting down voted, so I’ll explain a bit: although union members are able to leverage protest for a variety of reasons, that’s usually the last thing anyone wants to do. Negotiations are always the first step so that actors or whomever can still get paid, since while on strike that’s not paid labor.

Maajmaaj, do games w Game prices are too low, says Capcom exec
@Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca avatar

Tell that fucknut Tsujimoto to take a fuckin pay cut if he’s concerned about increasing wages. I’m not paying $80-$90 for a fucking game. Hell, I’m still not completely cool with paying $70

NewNewAccount,

Are you buying $70 games though?

Maajmaaj,
@Maajmaaj@lemmy.ca avatar

Probably twice this year. Everything else is either a subscription or on sale.

Saledovil,

The last triple A game I bought at launch was ‘Watchdogs Legion’, to comemorate my new PC. I figured I just build a new computer, so why not celebrate by buying an expensive game. It was a stupid impulse buy.

Nommer,

I’m still not cool with them raising PC games from $50 to $60 almost 20 years ago just because they could and used the console parity excuse due to their licensing fees. I don’t think I’ve bought a AAA game since EA’s stunts around 2012/2013.

Reverendender, do games w Game prices are too low, says Capcom exec
@Reverendender@lemmy.world avatar

I think my salary should go up

AnUnusualRelic,
@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world avatar

Have you considered being a CEO for a gaming corporation?

Reverendender,
@Reverendender@lemmy.world avatar

I’m still working on “Be attractive. Don’t be unattractive.”

applebusch,

Have you seen many CEOs? Those aren’t requirements.

IdiosyncraticIdiot, do games w Roblox layoffs hit 30 staff in hiring team

30 headhunters seems like way too many regardless of size or growth

Paranomaly, do games w Capcom would "gracefully decline" an acquisition offer from Microsoft
@Paranomaly@sh.itjust.works avatar

Capcom was the redemption arc of the decade and, aside from the occasional flash of their greed, doesn’t need to be in anyone’s hands but their own.

KeenFlame, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees

Unity fucked everything up and will no longer be the den facto engine. But they can upgrade to sell on switch and still gain more money than they pay, it’s not required that they upgrade every version of the game. However, it will be a lot of annoying paperwork and they’d have to maintain two branches so I guess that may be why they chose not to.

XLRV, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees
@XLRV@lemmy.ml avatar

BallisticNG is such a good game, sad that the Switch players won’t be able to play this.

AllonzeeLV, do games w Roblox layoffs hit 30 staff in hiring team

When capitalism runs out of places to grow/metastasize, it will consume itself.

thecrowpit24, do games w Why does everyone swear so much in The Witcher 3?

Because they fucking can.

Irkam, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees
@Irkam@jlai.lu avatar

Sucks because we really need a racing game on the switch that’s not MK.

Pxtl,
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

F zero 99?

Irkam,
@Irkam@jlai.lu avatar

Maybe something less lazy.

Pxtl,
@Pxtl@lemmy.ca avatar

I know it’s lazy as hell, but I’m shocked how much I’m enjoying it in spite of that. Its real flaw is the shortage of courses, one that probably won’t get much better because the OG F-Zero didn’t have much variety either.

Irkam,
@Irkam@jlai.lu avatar

Does it require a subscription and does it support local multiplayer? Because that’s the kind of things we’re missing as well.

SomethingBurger,

Yes, and no. It requires Switch online. I guess for local multiplayer, you can use the SNES or GBA game it is based off of.

SomethingBurger,

CTR Nitro Fueled? It’s way better than MK. MK8 isn’t even the best MK.

Irkam,
@Irkam@jlai.lu avatar

A racing game that’s not about karting and more about cars?

Poutinetown, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees

Does Godot work for Switch?

strongarm,

Yes, but you need to work with a porting company or pay for proprietary software

greybeard,

That isn’t for lack of trying on Godots part, but there are parts of making a Switch game that are incompatible with an open source engine. It is possible to have a closed source export profile that targeted the switch, but someone would have to make it, and that someone would charge money for it. Which is almost exactly what has happened.

It is interesting how free it is to build games for consoles these days. Now that everything is on pretty standard hardware, gone are the days of needing a dev kit and special knowledge of how the CPU or other hardware worked. Even the switch is standard ARM hardware, the proprietary part is the OS integration parts, not the hardware.

atocci, (edited )

What the other comment said, but also for an example of a Godot game on Switch, check out Cassette Beasts!

Sharpiemarker,

I’ve had Cassette Beasts in my steam wishlist for a while. How is it?

bugsmith,

It is fantastic. The most polished and stylish monster tamer I’ve played to date. I strongly recommend it to any fan of the genre.

pixel,
@pixel@beehaw.org avatar

I haven’t enjoyed a “pokemon clone” as much in a very long time, coming from both a lifelong pokemon fan and a competitive battler. It respects your intelligence, buildcraft is fun, the monsters are cool, the story is surprisingly good (not incredible but still well done and touching and fun, big pokemon black/white and black2/white2 vibes in that regard just a bit more adult). I loved it

Sharpiemarker,

That’s quite the endorsement! I’m sold.

atocci,

It's so much fun, I legitimately enjoyed it more than the last few Pokémon games. I haven't enjoyed a monster collecting game that much since Heart Gold and Soul Silver. Highly recommend it.

Sharpiemarker,

Brilliant! Thanks for the recommendation.

DoucheBagMcSwag, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees

Save it for new switch

MentalEdge, do gaming w Dev cancels Switch port of Wipeout-style racer blaming controversial Unity fees
@MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz avatar

TLDR: They can’t afford the greater costs of the new license, so they are sticking with the version of unity their current license is for.

This will block them from releasing a switch port as nintendo version gates unity games to a recent version of the engine.

Anissem,
@Anissem@lemmy.ml avatar

Way to go Unity

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