nanoUFOMtoGames@sh.itjust.worksEnglish·2 months agoValve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residence(www.pcgamer.com)external-linkarrow-up1155arrow-down120message-square69fedilink
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkValve unintentionally set the stage for today's digital economic hellscape, according to its former economist in residence(www.pcgamer.com)nanoUFOMtoGames@sh.itjust.worksEnglish·2 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareCookieOfFortuneEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down3·2 months agolinkfedilinkIs it a hellscape? The last two GOTYs have no micro transactions. The new Elden Ring DLC is more of a traditional expansion Indie gaming is alive and well and it’s easier than ever to develop and publish.
minus-squareholgerssonEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkIt says “digital economic landscape”, so not just games and microtransactions, but having a distribution platform vendor-lock you in, not actually owning pieces of media you purchased on that platform and in a broader sense even art as a commodity
minus-squareYeetPicsEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·2 months agolinkfedilinkNot to mention the infinite supply of awesome indie games I have access to at the click of my mouse…
minus-squarecordlesslampEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agolinkfedilinkAlso all the live-service cash-grab high budget AAA keep failing one after another.
Is it a hellscape?
The last two GOTYs have no micro transactions. The new Elden Ring DLC is more of a traditional expansion
Indie gaming is alive and well and it’s easier than ever to develop and publish.
It says “digital economic landscape”, so not just games and microtransactions, but having a distribution platform vendor-lock you in, not actually owning pieces of media you purchased on that platform and in a broader sense even art as a commodity
Not to mention the infinite supply of awesome indie games I have access to at the click of my mouse…
Also all the live-service cash-grab high budget AAA keep failing one after another.