If you hadn't noticed, these 5 disturbing trends prove we're in the dark age of PC gaming
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Do you feel PC gaming is getting darker, more broken, and devoid of hope every year? You might not be alone.
  • Zeroxxx@lemmy.idEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Personally I disagree.

    I am having fun playing some excellent indies that is released this year. This is not possible 25 years ago.

  • nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Kinda trash but I hope maybe some interesting discussion about just the trends both positive and negative.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Nah, it’s getting better every year. Adding crappy games doesn’t change the huge backlog of great games I have.

    My response to the points:

    1. Don’t buy games until reviews are good - don’t buy on release day, and certainly don’t preorder
    2. See 1
    3. See 1, but replace “games” with “PC hardware”
    4. We probably need a law here, but until then, see 1
    5. This is stupid. Buy indies, they don’t pull this crap.
    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I would like to point out that indies do indeed pull crap, just different crap. Just look at the ocean of abandoned Early Access games for one example of it.

      Just pay attention to the reputation of the developer and see if you like what they make.

  • ringwraithfish@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    5 months ago

    It’s the enshitification taking hold, which is essentially Wall Street pressing their thumbs on creators to squeeze out every bit of money they can.

    There are diamonds out there though, and not a surprise they always come from private or indie companies. These are the games I’ve gravitated to.