I'm not a huge fan of pirating games, but shit like this gets me there real quick.
Im a big fan, the only way I play new games is by 🏴☠️, if its good I go and buy it on steam or gog. Most the time pirated versions run better anyway since all the DRM is removed.
I learned, decades ago, that piracy was always the best option
I like to actually buy indie games like celeste or scarlet hollow, the devs deserve it
What is the difference in price based on? Are they offering an extra discount due to lack of activity? Just random A/B testing? Demographics?
I remember hearing some time ago that mobile games give you progressively cheap "special deals" to make you buy anything from them, as that makes future purchases way more probable
I imagine it's similar here - "Oh, you didn't buy any games recently? But what if they went on sale?"
I was going to sell my xbox for a ps5... but no way am I buying into that bullshit.
I only buy nintendo, not much better over here.. PC is and always has been king, haven't even bought the switch2 due to all the bull with not owning anything anymore with it.
My wife and I got a switch a few years ago. It was our first console either of us bought that was current and we were both blown away by the sheer cost of games. We're too spoiled by the sales on PC, so the idea of spending more than $20-30 for a major title is just foreign to us
I get most of my gametime in on a steamdeck. And I'm sitting the SW2 out entirely. Completely underwhelming.
Yeah, I have a Playstation and wtf...
I like price discrimination. Price discrimination lets airlines price first class tickets above cost so coach tickets can be priced at marginal cost. It's a way to charge the rich more. If you have an extensive library they figure you're not poor. If your wife's library is small, they might be guessing that she can't afford to buy a lot of games.
Edit: to judge price discrimination, you have to hold constant how free/competitive the market is. If things are bad because of monopolization or other shenanigans, that's a separate issue. But if there's good competition, the price discrimination will be a good thing.
That is the most ignorant thing ive read all day. Congratulations.
The base game is $60 on the PlayStation store for me 😭
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