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[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Taking games that already exist and locking them behind their subscription. They already did it to Into the Breach. Time to boycott the the makers of these games for making shitty deals (Supergiant Games, Devolver Digital, Subset Games).

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 22 points 2 years ago

Subset Games is two people. The game has been available on Windows, Mac, and Linux for five years, during which they gave away a significant expansion for free. You're not punching up by calling for a boycott against EA or Activision here, these are indie developers and this is presumably their livelihood.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Instead, they are asking all who want to play on mobile to add a Netflix subscription. What?

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

It's not that deep, bro, just don't fucking play it?

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So you care about me caring only enough to tell me I shouldn't care. Genius

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I care about as much as you care to care because the care bears care to care and I'm living on a prayer

[-] DriftinGrifter 1 points 2 years ago

Care to explain that statement in caveman

[-] DriftinGrifter 1 points 2 years ago

Bear cool but I still don't comprehend

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago

Instead? Instead of what? Just not developing a mobile version?

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

No, you claimed it's only two people and I shouldn't punch down. Instead, these two people think everyone else should pick up a Netflix subscription just to play their game. Boo hoo

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago

The game's been out for five years, they gave it away for free on epic's shop, it's available on three other operating systems without subscription, do you want them to come round and suck you off too?

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

No. That's a lot of words to not understand that I just don't want a Netflix subscription in order to play a game. Hope I have a PC, what? But, since you finished it off with absurdity I have no more reason to speak with you.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago

OK great, yeah nobody except the people profiting off it likes games being locked behind a subscription, but the only absurdity here is your sense of entitlement

[-] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Presumably they could never afford to port to mobile themselves, without cooperating with Netflix. Since you don't want to pay for a Netflix subscription... You're not missing out on anything. It wouldn't have existed if not for Netflix.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I understand I'm not paying for it (not because I don't want the game; I'd gladly pay for it alone), and so I'm not playing it. I am missing out, what are you talking about? I'm voicing my displeasure with the situation. And it's totally valid. I think defending the subscription model is absurd.

[-] chloyster 19 points 2 years ago

The games already exist, but not on mobile. I'd agree if they were available on mobile already and then went behind a paywall subscription. If the games would never exist on mobile if Netflix wasn't paying for them to be there, then I don't mind as much

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I hear what you are saying. I thought a little about that myself, if they are paying to get them onto the platform. But that's just it. I don't know about ios, but it's Android that Into the Breach is on. That's the platform. Netflix is no gaming platform. Why didn't these studios bring their games directly to Android? I say fault them.

[-] chloyster 3 points 2 years ago

I def do wish that these companies were able to publish it themselves so they didn't have to go with Netflix, I can agree with that

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

What's great is you can find cracked versions. I played ITB on my phone and I don't have a Netflix account

[-] AaronMaria@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was excited, until the last three words. A Hades Series would have been really nice.

[-] GrapesOfAss@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

You can already play Hades on mobile using switch emulation

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Or remote play

[-] rinzler@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I'm no joke considering buy an iphone, becauseso many console games coming to the platform

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Probably cheaper to just buy the console

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