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Ferk, do gaming w New Steam Deck Competitor Features Switch-Style Controllers In Leaked Images
@Ferk@kbin.social avatar

Now we need a Windows handheld mode for these Steam Deck competitors

No, what we need is for game companies to stop using DRM that blocks Linux.

obinice, do scifi w Incredible Mark Hamill Cult Classic Lands On 4K Blu-Ray This Summer
@obinice@lemmy.world avatar

Incredible Mark Hamill Cult Classic Lands On 4K Blu-Ray This Summer

I come to Lemmy to get away from frustratingly annoying titles that intentionally miss out a key piece of information - in this case the title of the film or TV show the article is about - to trick people into loading the page, only to find is a film they’ve already seen or don’t care about or whatever.

I just ignore headlines like this now and move on, don’t give them what they want - clicks.

inkican,

Would that you contributed actual content to the community instead of only complaints about the content.

Tar_alcaran,

Fwiw, they’re right.

inkican,

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Pronell,

I get ya, I hadn’t even really noticed since the movie was named in the box below.

But it is frustrating, and I do tend to block communities and posters that seem like advertisements.

inkican,

I get ya, I hadn’t even really noticed since the movie was named in the box below.

Exactly. Content creators gotta eat too, so there are levels of 'please click on this so I can eat' that I'm prepared to accept in the landscape of 2024 digital information exchanges.

wolfshadowheart, do gaming w See Your 2023 Steam Stats Like Most-Played Game, Top Genres, And More
@wolfshadowheart@kbin.social avatar

I had 666 sessions this year lmao

ampersandrew, do gaming w Dev Behind Highly Regarded PC Game Explains Why He Raised The Price: "Go Pirate It, I Don't Care"
@ampersandrew@kbin.social avatar

The game is Iron Lung, and it went from $6 to $8.

Lolman228,

OH THE HUMANITY!

sunaurus, do gaming w Sea Of Stars Has Huge Day-One Sales, Despite Launching On Game Pass And PS Plus

I’ve played the first two hours on PS Plus and it’s excellent so far. I’m actually considering purchasing it separately on Steam just so I can play it on the Steam Deck as well 👀

redsol2,

I went straight for the Steam Deck version and it is a perfect handheld game. The fights don't drag on too long, and the suspend / resume is really nice to have.

Sickday, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
@Sickday@kbin.earth avatar

I mean yeah. Games are getting more expensive and we're not making more money to be able to afford them. Compound that with inflation of other more crucial goods (groceries, hygiene products, gas, etc.). It feels like anyone could've seen this coming lol.

Tollana1234567, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year

expensive, 60-80$ per game+dlc. and Games are coming out half-assed for the most part. eg, switch game and the pokemon console games from swsh-current.

missingno, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
@missingno@fedia.io avatar

I'm just at a point where so few new releases excite me anymore. The mainstream AAA industry has moved far away from my tastes, and when it comes to the niche stuff I like most, I've already got my favorite forever games so it's actually hard for something new to tear me away from grinding those.

Legendsofanus, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year

On PC atleast, I hardly find it compelling to spend any money on games since you get a lot of stuff for free from promotions. I have a rule to spend only 1$~ on any one game and it has served me pretty well

KingThrillgore, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
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They’re too expensive.

itsgroundhogdayagain, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year

Food and housing is actually more important and, you know, shit is expensive.

SnotFlickerman, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Are there even any really good games coming out this year?

Further, didn’t the Switch 2 already break sales records? 5.4 million consoles? 1.8 million of them in the US?

Looking at the roster of games that have come out so far this year, it looks pretty barren for genuinely quality games. Maybe people just haven’t bought a lot of the kind of forgettable titles? The only games that seem popular that aren’t remakes or re-releases of previous games are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, Split Fiction, Death Stranding 2, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Doom: The Dark Ages, and Elden Ring Nightreign. Of those, only the first four listed score above 90 on Metacritic. Even stuff like Monster Hunter Wilds has been deeply panned.

I think it’s probably a mixture of high prices, lack of money, Switch 2 sales and waiting on better Switch 2 titles other than just Mario Kart World, as well as a lackluster roster of other quality games.

ragebutt,

Games suck now. Movies too. Culture in decline. We (millennials and gen x) got to see the art form (gaming and at least short form video on youtube and vimeo and stuff) evolve from studios owned by people who were passionate about the craft to the current state of big business making “safe” investments. It’s not that only bad games will ever come out from now on, indie studios exist and some big studios take chances, but there will always be a sea of remakes, remasters, endless sequels, generic safe garbage, etc

Also data is about 18-24 year old spending. I bet a lot of switch 2 purchases were by people 30+ for their kids

oxysis, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year

Yeah no shit AAA games are $80 going forward, games from the past few years are $70 if AAA. $60 was the sweet spot for AAA games but then the greedy companies began littering paid games with macro transactions.

Indie is the way forward for gaming, the prices are actually fair and the devs are willing to support them far past when AAA companies will. That and modding for games has only been getting better and better. Last year we basically got a brand new Fallout game from modders, meanwhile Bugthesda can barely wipe their own ass.

psvrh, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
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Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year

scrubbles, do gaming w Young Americans Are Spending A Whole Lot Less On Video Games This Year
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https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/pictrs/image/bb492203-e1f8-4659-9988-9b1000dbc3d0.png

Interesting, would be nice if they showed what the average increase in prices was on this graph too, I bet there could be a correlation…

megopie,

Almost like there’s some kind of deeper generational economic divide, almost like all the people who own all the stock are retiring and starting to live off investments, and thus companies are pressured to payout ether in buy backs or dividends, so prices are rising while quality and pay falls, and only those benefiting from the record profitability can afford the new prices.

Sort of like the allocation of resources and labor are being redistributed to a retiring and wealthy leisure class and the burden to support that is falling on the younger generation.

LodeMike,

Presumably the spending is adjusted dollar amount.

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