alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1317arrow-down14
arrow-up1313arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squaredanekrae@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months 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-up7arrow-down1·4 months 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.