alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1306arrow-down14
arrow-up1302arrow-down1external-linkSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squaredanekrae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month ago I’d rather own the games that I pay for than “rent” them in the first place. But people will still pay up anyway.
minus-squareLunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoGamers have a very short memory. The “ooh shiny!” mentality means that, as a demographic, they are willing to tolerate a high degree of abuse as long as they get to placate themselves with self amusement software.
But people will still pay up anyway.
Gamers have a very short memory. The “ooh shiny!” mentality means that, as a demographic, they are willing to tolerate a high degree of abuse as long as they get to placate themselves with self amusement software.