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The Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play It (www.thegamer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 days ago (2 children)

"Capitalism is when pay money for things. I am very smart."

Jesus Christ, I am begging people to actually learn what capitalism is before writing takes likes this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

These days its increasingly 'capitalism is when you pay money for the chance to have a thing'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean, that's literally what it is?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Chance as in gambling, so often you don't even get what you pay for even with 'reputable' brands. This is particularly bad with appliances.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Well, for starters, games are going to get more expensive.

That is their prerogative. Mine is not buying overpriced games.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

That's always been the case. They can charge whatever they like, I'll only buy if I think the price is worth it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Play that years down the line. The first one was OK but I paid like $15 for it with the expansion. Obsidian hasn't had a clear jump in quality since the MS purchase. Possibly even signs of writing regression with Avowed so can't imagine much hype for this game

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Grounded is fun, and 2 is right around the corner, though they did (and plan similarly for 2) to release it in phases in early access and gather community feedback at every step

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

$80? No problem! 🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

..and that's why you support decent indie developers and pirate this trash

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Just don't play it

Since you know, it's trash

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Oh, it just modern Obsidian, no one is going to buy it anyway.

Came and went.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

It's crazy to think that a handful of people who have floated around Obsidian/Interplay/Black Isle have created (in my opinion) some of the best games to have ever existed.

You put a name like Chris Avellone or Tim Cain onto a project and I'm going to pay more attention to it than any AAA with millions put into trailers and other bullshit to sell you down the river.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I came!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Avowed was cool but not really worth the 70. I doubt TOW2 is worth 80, and specifically especially because Microsoft/ActiBlizzard is just following the Nintendo train, which is what everyone knew was going to happen with triple A studios.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

It is called "a practical joke".

[–] [email protected] 139 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I'm not going to bother reading the article, because you can both be anti-capitalist and participate in the system as it exists today. The developers can't pay rent with good vibes.

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