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What’s a modern standard in gaming that needs to die? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by NilesDobbsS@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone

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What’s modern gaming convention that should no longer be practiced?

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[–] Hiveul@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Releasing a so called full game, but including the dlc into the disc

That one doesn't seem quite as common anymore. It's more common that the disc will have an unfinished version of the game and require a Day 0 patch in order not to be a hot mess.

[–] MR502@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So if you buy a physical copy of the game and don't have an online connection to update you can't even play the game?

[–] Hiveul@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

well... in most cases, you "can"... but you might not want to... imagine being stuck with Cyberpunk or No Man's Sky exactly in the state they released in.

However, there are a few examples where, yeah... you actually couldn't really. THPS5 famously released in a state where the Day one patch was basically most of the game, with only the tutorial and level creator being accessible without it. I'd say there's a risk this could become the new normal, but I have a feeling everything will just move to digital marketplaces before stuff like that becomes commonplace.