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I propose 2024 is the year of early access games boycott.

Bring back completed games only.

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[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have 10 times more full release fail buys than early access. While early access often costs half of a AAA title. So you better switch those images.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Preordering is a bigger issue than early access. At least with early access there is an existing game people can review.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't regret the $20 I spent on Dyson Sphere Program, spent more time enjoying that than I have playing most of my library of supposedly "finished" games.

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[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

I buy what game I want, whether it is EA or not. Worked out great with BG3. Palworld is another one with tons of content for an EA title and I had a blad with the universim during all of EA and it is now released with even more content.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Techtonica is early access and looks like it's going to be amazing.

The real problem is old companies like EA and Bethesda releasing crap on Launch Day and expecting its customers to be its beta testers for the next couple of years while they slowly patch the game into a playable state. (Or not. Why should they care? They got your money.)

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[–] BA834024112@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] UnPassive@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Don't preorder, and only buy early access if you're happy with the game as it is at the moment you buy it

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I wait until the complete game is on sale and has mods that are stable. Just got firewatch for $2 and got the VR mod off itch.io which has its own single mod manager. Such a awesome game so far, story wise and with the vr mod.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

It's a democratic economy! Why should capitalists get to make all the stupid decisions?

[–] Zok@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Project zomboid fans 🫥

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean? Suicide squad early access purchasers got their games automatically completed!

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[–] Masterblaster@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

yall spend money on GAMES?

[–] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

No. I like supporting great artist like Tynan Silvester early on.

[–] farsinuce@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago

No! I want my illusion of choice!

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe instead we should push the revoke the law that forces you to buy early access games?

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