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@For-Kier Kim is, like, my favourite Kardashian so I know exactly how you feel.

@Dman10 Demon's Souls was frustratingly difficult, in a genre that wasn't as popular as shooters, yet souls games eventually became juggernauts. Difficulty is not that off putting to millions of people. Not when there's someone on twich streaming about it.

@THEBrew exactly. It becomes a self-fulfilled prophesy. People buy what everyone else is playing, hence the success of games like Minecraft, Fortnite, etc.

@anon_pel222 yeah, the nerve asking us to pay in sales instead of giving everything for free (*shakes fist)

@datamonkey gamers (myself included) have been wrong about tons of things. Hardly anyone admits so. We tend to remember the times we were right. How many predicted Genshin Impact or Helldivers II to be that successful? Also, bear in mind that, when we make a prediction, we don’t need to bet our hard earned money. They do.

@dskatter it’s not meaningless. It suggests that it’s a good game. Whether that game sells well or not is a different story.

@Sakai two things can be true at the same time. People should have ignored the haters because they’re good games, but being good games alone doesn’t guarantee success.

@ShogunRok so you admit it!!1

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy 1. It’s video games. Either way I’ll live. 2. How likely is that to happen? When I walk outside my house, especially when I drive, there is higher chance or worse, die. But I walk outside anyway. 3. How many times do you go back to old games? I hardly ever do. Even when I do, it’s when I play the remaster, not the original. So, I don’t see it as that big of a deal for me. If I ever lose access to my ps games, I’ll simply game on my laptop. Plenty of steam, epic, ubisoft games I haven’t played yet.

Unsurprisingly, all the experts in the comments asserting it’s because of this or that. Reality, as usual, is far more complex.

I never liked this comparison. It’s a home console vs a mostly handheld. Either way, whichever ends up selling more matters to me as much as Taylor Swift’s record breaking sales.

Up until the ps4 generation, I loved physical games. When the ps5 started, I saw no benefit in having physical copies and only drawbacks so I haven’t bought a single one apart from Ratchet & Clank and that one came with the console

@MichaelNau I’ve learned from a young age that you can try as much as you want to stand your ground and bring change, but the vast majority of people couldn’t care less. So what happens is you deprive yourself of certain things without any meaningful change. I remember when the war in Iraq started and some were boycotting American products, but most weren’t willing to sacrifice McDonald’s, so that quickly failed.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. As a person with tenure at a public uni, my job is as secure as it gets. But seeing people losing their jobs and then applying for jobs for months without a single reply or interview is simply heartbreaking. It should touch everyone, but unfortunately it doesn’t until it personally affects them.

@gaston usually the entire essay is written by AI and they don’t even bother reading it a single time to see if it makes sense or sounds ok. They learn nothing and waste our time since there aren’t any reliable, uni approved, AI detection tools.

Just like when my students use AI for the essays, for me it’s all about how you use it. If it’s lazy copy-paste without much thought behind it, it’s definitely an issue.

Wow. Sounds right up my alley! Also realized it’s really cheap (even cheaper thanks to plus), so I decided to buy it and support the developers. I’ll get to it eventually. For now, Hades II has totally consumed me.

@BAMozzy in other words, it’s more nuanced than “if it’s good, it will sell well”.

@trev666 it’s not like many people played Returnal anyway. And with a completely different name, it could have attracted millions.

@thechetearly I don’t know about that. Crimson desert did exceptionally well. Also Saros way below all the rest, so plenty of games, most of which older ones, are selling better.

Once again, goes to show that the whole “make a good game and it will sell well” is a myth. Many good games sell well, but unfortunately not all of them.

Excellent! This way, these trolls get clicks and manage to hurt the game way before it’s out. And by the time the truth is restored, people have already formed a negative view. The best part is when people double down because they don’t want to admit they got played.

He’s 100% right, but hardly anyone is willing to admit it to themselves.

@Rich33 tbh, I don’t think they need to include such relationships. That’s not something they’d be interested in developing, so it wouldn’t be their vision. Though I get the sentiment

@Matroska man, you completely missed my point. I’m not talking about exposed nipples, but having Conan and He-man covering everything else part from the nipples or wearing full armour but leave only most of their butt exposed. How would you feel about full armour and a thong? Wouldn’t it look ridiculous?

Just to clarify, I like the first and the third one they posted.

@Hoodie718 it’s definitely one way to promote their game. Act like victims and ask their audience to buy their game to support a “cause”.

@Matroska there is a huge difference. Conan is a tough guy who doesn’t wear any armour. Now picture him wearing armour that covers most of his body, but exposes the area around his nipples. What purpose would that serve?

I kind of like the first one, as it reminds me of Xena, but in general, I agree.

Just bought it. Thanks. My best friend is a huge fan of TMNT, so I’m looking forward to some coop action

Dear God, that’s bad. And that’s coming from me.

@LifeGirl as opposed to any other industry at the moment?

We have more video games than ever. Not every studio can be successful.

@Lanmanna your analogy doesn’t work. People can buy different consoles or play most games on PC.

It’s more like, you have Target, Walmart, etc. and Walmart only allows you to buy groceries online. You can still shop elsewhere.

@species indeed. Because we all know that every game that has sold well on PC was great to begin with. What an uncomfortable truth.

Glad I didn’t pay attention until we got official word

@Kiltedhaggis there are some truly miserable people online that hate their life so much that other people’s misery is all they have going for them.

@Yousef- yes, how awesome! People losing their jobs. Pop the champagne!!!

@ozkrmz good for you, man. Seriously. If your backlog is enough for you, then this is perfect.

@Lavishturtle for something to be ironic, you’d have to compare apples to apples.

@Americansamurai1 now, that would be cool!

@Scarface993 my niece and nephew use my ps4 and have access to my account. No matter how old the account is, it doesn't necessarily follow that it's used by an adult.

Ok, I did it and I really don't get it. Couldn't have I passed my phone to someone else to scan their face instead?

@ItsAlwaysSunnyyy definitely not. If it weren't for the ability to stream games, most of us would have ditched it a long time ago.

Well, that explains...a lot!

Personally, I think all games should be free with zero MTX. Anything else is, frankly, unacceptable.

I've only played for a few hours, but I'm finding it a bit hard. I'm sure it'll get easier soon, but yeah, I get frustrated with some level designs.

Synth riders is the gift that keeps on giving!

Hades II, baby!

Personally, I found "not-Pikachu" far worse.

They cancelled so many GaaS. Why not this one, too, I wonder. It makes very little sense to me.

Alright, I'm sold. I'll give the demo a try.

@Northern_munkey I expected more of the same, but so far I’ve encountered tons of changes. Like they went of their way to make it as different as possible while at the same time making you feel like it’s still very much Hades. Quite frankly, I’d say it’s the perfect way to make a sequel.

I think you should give the first one another try. But if you find yourself not enjoying it, you definitely won’t enjoy this one either