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hazelnoot, do gaming w PlayStation trophies will now unlock the ability to purchase real-life merchandise of some franchises | VGC
@hazelnoot@beehaw.org avatar

“unlock the ability to purchase” 😕

thingsiplay, do gaming w PlayStation trophies will now unlock the ability to purchase real-life merchandise of some franchises | VGC

You have to “work” hard to get the privilege to give them money and buy something, that is made rare. People will buy, because they think they “earned” the right to, and that they get something others don’t have. Not the biggest fan of something like that.

fakeplastic, do gaming w PlayStation trophies will now unlock the ability to purchase real-life merchandise of some franchises | VGC

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  • theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar

    I hear you, but ime, the people that are this obsessed with trophies would LOVE to have exclusive merch to show off to their friends. So for me, it’s more of a “good for them. anyway…”

    KairuByte, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC
    @KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    No one in the comments seems to understand why this is relevant. This is the opposite of the normal pattern of prices dropping as time goes on, solely because of trumps tariffs.

    This isn’t a “oh I’m not making enough money” situation, this is a “oh if I sell it for the current price I’m losing money” situation.

    Could some of it also be corpo greed? Absolutely. But the core reason for the price increases is trump, and his republican lackies.

    Don’t let them pawn off blame to the companies.

    NewNewAugustEast, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC

    Keep raising it, or lowering it doesn’t matter.

    Would never own an Xbox. Microsoft products? Hell no.

    KairuByte,
    @KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    That isn’t the point…

    Flamekebab, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC
    @Flamekebab@piefed.social avatar

    I’m sure they’ll be flying off the shelves.

    B0rax, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC

    Tariffs…

    Vodulas, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC

    Brilliant move. Not enough people buying your thing? Raise prices!

    Hexagon,

    The raises will continue until sales improve

    lunarvortex, do gaming w Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase | VGC
    @lunarvortex@lemmy.ml avatar

    The customer doesn’t boycott then the customer shall continue getting ripped off

    Megaman_EXE, do gaming w Palworld will leave Early Access in 2026 with a ‘massive update’ planned for version 1.0 | VGC

    My only issue with palworld is the gameplay loop. Your options seem to be collecting pals, exploring, building bases, and then fighting the arena bosses. It feels like it has solid fundamentals, but it just doesn’t feel like a fully fleshed out game

    theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar

    They definitely have a lot to add with this 1.0 update. Others have pointed out that they never delivered with their last game, Craftopia.

    nokturne213,

    I found it pretty boring too, and far too micromanagey.

    mysticpickle, do gaming w ‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram | VGC

    Horizon: Temu Dawn

    astutemural, do gaming w ‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram | VGC

    Let them fight

    theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar
    HappyFrog, do gaming w ‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram | VGC

    God I hate copyright

    theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar

    In Sony’s defense, this actually seems like a case of copyright working as intended. Tencent basically started creating a Horizon game before getting approval from Sony, then they asked Sony and Sony said no, so they just went ahead and made it anyway, but they did the bare minimum to obscure that the game used to be a Horizon project. If Sony can prove that these facts are true, they definitely have a case. On the other hand, Tencent may have a point when they say that Horizon is in itself a derivative concept, so it’s a bit silly to accuse anyone of ripping off a franchise that is not particularly original.

    HappyFrog,

    I dislike the way copyright is intended :/ people should be able to do what they want.

    theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar

    totally fair. However, I think there’s a case to be made for it, at least so long as we have to live under capitalism. If an individual artist comes up with a unique character that becomes popular, that character is an important piece of that artist’s livelihood. Ripoffs and clones would eat into the artist’s livelihood, and now the artist doesn’t have enough money to live on the earnings from their art alone. They have to go get a soul-sucking job to make ends meet. Should we not be protecting that artist’s livelihood from copycats that would seek to profit from the artist’s creativity without paying the artist for that right? Should we not be doing everything we can to ensure that artists can live off their artwork alone, if they are talented enough?

    prole,

    My neighbor spent 3 years recording an album, but I have a larger online following, so I just took it and put my name on it and now I’m making $10 per sale.

    Fuck copyright! Do what you want!

    eezeebee, do gaming w ‘That claim is startling’: Tencent fires back at Sony’s lawsuit accusing it of ‘cloning’ Horizon with Light of Motiram | VGC
    @eezeebee@lemmy.ca avatar

    INB4 Nintendo sues Sony for filing Nintendo-like lawsuits

    theangriestbird,
    @theangriestbird@beehaw.org avatar

    we copyrighted that behavior last week! keep up!

    Ganbat,

    American court grants Nintendo trademark on unenforceable trademarks

    orenj, do games w Nintendo’s Switch Mario Galaxy collection will retail for $70
    @orenj@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    lol no thanks

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