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Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early access periods (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.world

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Just more AAA bullshit...

And I'm sure a ton of gamers who will reward this behavior too.

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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There seems to be a widely held belief by corporations that star wars fans are suckers. Prove them wrong.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Sit back and watch this crap make record profits. It's not Star Wars fans. It's The Gamers™ who will pay anything for anything as long as it's a videogame, like crackheads. The people who think this is outrageous weren't going to buy it anyway, and those who are going to buy it will do so no matter the backlash. The overlap of people who wanted this game bad enough to care but also have the principles and values to consider the financial strategies abusive and complain about it is a very slim band of people. They will make headlines, sure, but they won't move the balance enough to even tickle Ubisoft's wallet.

This has happened before, this will happen again.

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

What will stop them from claiming record numbers even if no one buys? And if a few people buy what stops them from simulating other players using clever AI so the few existing players think it is full? Simulate wait times, upgrade servers to support unexpected server overloads, etc. It's all about generating fake hype these days to sell stuff.