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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    651·
    7 months ago

    Early access like BG3 where you got act 1 a year early can be cool.

    “Early access” where you can play the game 48 hrs early if you buy the super deluxe edition is ridiculous

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      152·
      7 months ago

      “Early access” where you can play the game 48 hrs early if you buy the super deluxe edition is ridiculous

      Honestly, that’s a form of premium that I’m onboard with. I wouldn’t buy it myself…but by the same token, I don’t mind waiting 48 hours, so it has a very minimal negative impact on me. A game could just as easily have crashed into a bug and slipped release by much more than 48 hours.

      And if you’re getting a game 48 hours prior to release, you’re at least getting a finished game. The curse of early access schemes is games that never really make it to a finished game. You’re paying more, but you’re still getting the product, and it’s pretty easy to judge what you’re getting and whether it’s worthwhile to you.

      Game publishers normally do have some form of leveraging price discrimination to get people who want a game sooner to pay more…but it’s usually in the form of prices dropping over a much longer period of time, older games costing less. I don’t mind waiting 48 hours. Frankly, I’d rather wait a couple of weeks anyway for bugs to be patched and reviews to come out. I care more about waiting five years (though there’s the whole [email protected] crowd who intentionally wait a period of time after release, maybe a year or more).

      • loobkoob@kbin.social
        91·
        7 months ago

        And if you’re getting a game 48 hours prior to release, you’re at least getting a finished game.

        True. But, personally, I think it has all the downsides of pre-ordering but at extra cost. The game could be an absolute disaster (Suicide Squad, anyone?) and there’s no way for anyone to know that. Not waiting to be able to properly inform yourself about what you’re spending money on is so stupid.

        I’m honestly reaching the point where I think pre-ordering games should be legislated against. Sure, it’s only stupid people being parted from their money, but it’s clear some consumers need protecting from themselves and it’s only really the corporations that would lose out.

      • BossDj@lemm.eeEnglish
        62·
        7 months ago

        As long as we start rephrasing for what it is. Premium users don’t get it 48hrs before release. It’s released and anyone who pays can get it.

        It’s withheld from everyone else until the elites get their go at it.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        48hrs of early access is also nice for games like MMOs, getting a chunk of people through starting zones before the masses is good for everyone. Competitive games can get more dedicated players out of the lower leagues a bit faster.

    • TurtlePower@lemm.eeEnglish
      81·
      7 months ago

      Xenotilt is early access.

      Moonring is early access. Hell, it’s technically some sort of beta-not-a-release…thing.

      I played Inkulinati in early access.

      I played Potion Craft in early access.

      They were not without their issues and bugs, but they were typically updated and fixed within reasonable amounts of time. (Sometimes too reasonable… Get some you time Dene!) If it was something game-breaking, it would get updated asap.

      I guess the lesson here is small indy studios are usually a safe bet when it comes to early access if you do a little due diligence, but never trust the big corpos.

      • remus989@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        That’s not what they meant though. In this case people are paying extra to GET the game 2 days early so they get a head start. I agree with your thoughts though.

  • fluckx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    7 months ago

    110/130 for a game? I’m looking forward to the articles saying gaming is dead because people no longer buy 'premium" games.

    Or that people are only interested in free games with lottery and gambling mechanics because nobody is apparently paying 100+ for a game.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      7 months ago

      I used to love the AC series, going so far as to get the collectors edition with the figurine. But they made so many editions I ended up not getting any for fear I wasnt getting the complete one.

      I hate multiple editions, like one special edition is fine and after some time a complete edition with added content is tolerable.

      But day one multi releases get skipped for me.

  • JCreazy@midwest.socialEnglish
    20·
    7 months ago

    I don’t buy games until they drop below $15. Way too much to play to deal with this bullshit.

    • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      7 months ago

      Yeah, and too many solid games that I haven’t gotten around to even buying yet that are much cheaper.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
        7·
        7 months ago

        I can’t wait to catch up on all the games coming out now in a few years with my steam deck oled 2.0, considering how much fun I am having playing everything from the 2010s on my Deck right now.

    • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      7 months ago

      Amen brother. Patient gamers unite!

      The other benefit of this is you can usually play older games on maxed out settings (PC). I would barely run Crysis on my PC when it came out, but when I finally got to it few years later (and with newer computer) it was easily maxed out and looked amazing (and it still does even today).

  • raptir@lemdro.idEnglish
    13·
    7 months ago

    Well I’ll just wait for the ultimate edition to go on sale for $50 or whatever.

    I guess this is kind of the logical conclusion of the “never buy unless it’s more than 50% off” attitude.

    • TheOgreChef@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      I mean, this plan is the best plan. Ubisoft games go on sale almost instantly and the ultimate editions are sub $50 within 3-6 months. I’ll just go back to my Balatro trance and check this out in 2025.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    124·
    7 months ago

    As long as those editions are optional, I think it’s okay for there to be choices. They make absurd collector’s editions because they always sell, always!

    On the other hand, the failure rate of AAA games is at an all-time high. So it’s a huge risk to buy a 1.0 of anything based on a carefully edited trailer.

    • LilDumpy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      7 months ago

      Honestly, it’s the failure rate and quick fizzle out that’s got me waiting with any game.

      Bethesda and Starfield did it to me. Still feel bamboozled by buying that day one. I love RPGs, I love space, I love crafting, but it just fell so damn flat. And then all the rhetoric and displeasure of Dragon’s Dogma 2 and mtx. It’s a no for me.

      But then again, I have a hard time splitting from my money since I don’t have a lot of disposable income, so I prefer to make the wisest ROI choice I can.

  • Heavybell@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    7 months ago

    God I’m glad I don’t like star wars anymore. It’d suck if ubisoft put out a game I actually wanted to play, and ruin the easiest boycott ever for me (by making it harder).

    • Phil_in_here@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      I still fucking love Star Wars. I’m super excited for this game.

      I will never pay $110 for a god damn video game. And neither should any Star Wars fan.

  • ExfilBravo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    Does AAA studio stand for Always Asking for Assets? and a AAAA studio is Assholes Always Asking for Assets.