inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoRandy Pitchford asks fans if they'd swallow future Borderlands exclusivity deals, almost 10,000 people say just put your damn games on Steamwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down17
arrow-up1349arrow-down1external-linkRandy Pitchford asks fans if they'd swallow future Borderlands exclusivity deals, almost 10,000 people say just put your damn games on Steamwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoI long for the era when fans who were asked if they would swallow future exclusivity deals would stare blankly and say, Wat?
minus-square_cryptagion [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoWhile deals weren’t really a part of it, exclusivity has been a feature of console gaming from the very beginning.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoSo has fire insurance on game company office buildings, but fans never cared about it or boycotted games over it, etc.
minus-square_cryptagion [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoYou went from apple and oranges to apples and bolt carrier groups.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoOk let me Sheldon it for you: Yes, deals existed “back in the day” as the saying goes, but fans were not aware of (or reactive to) the business aspects of gaming enough for the deals to be the subject of headlines or controversy.
I long for the era when fans who were asked if they would swallow future exclusivity deals would stare blankly and say, Wat?
While deals weren’t really a part of it, exclusivity has been a feature of console gaming from the very beginning.
So has fire insurance on game company office buildings, but fans never cared about it or boycotted games over it, etc.
You went from apple and oranges to apples and bolt carrier groups.
Ok let me Sheldon it for you: Yes, deals existed “back in the day” as the saying goes, but fans were not aware of (or reactive to) the business aspects of gaming enough for the deals to be the subject of headlines or controversy.