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

submitted 9 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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[–] DJGloegg@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Releasing physical copies that only contain the download code

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

Also selling a game but in reality, when you buy it, you only buy a license, to play it through the service (such as steam)

Always online drm

Not always allowing full refunds fot people with various issues. Such as game crashing

[–] AtheistOfGallifrey@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The download code thing really kills me.

I got my son (5yo at the time) a Just Dance game for our Switch, and I couldn't download on his profile bc he didn't have an active online account, and if I downloaded it on my profile, he couldn't play the game on his

To top it off, there was never a physical copy of the game sold; all the boxes had codes in them

[–] Tyrondor@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Same here, the switch e-shop is not available in my country so I have to get physical copies. I went to a game store in another country a few weeks ago and I couldn’t buy half of the games on display because they were only download codes. Drives me nuts

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