Yeah, definitely shady. Also if you try to buy Reach separately, it shows up on the marketplace page as “DLC” and gives you a warning that “You must have The Master Chief Collection in order to play.”

Capitalism is a system that rewards accumulation of capital.

When that system is being used to provide basic needs, then people need to reward those who hold capital in order to survive. 

Capitalism is the belief that we should have a ruling class, and what qualifies people to be part of the ruling class is how effectively they can hoard wealth.

Why would I buy a landline? Don't those explode when you step on them?

Why would I buy a landline? Don't those explode when you step on them?

Do you understand how the interest mechanic works? You get +1 gold for every 10 gold saved, up to +5. That’s why people are hanging on to 50 gold.

If you’re not collecting interest income, you’re making money about half as slow as everyone else.

Kirk and Jason have held me at gunpoint and forced me to buy Outer Wilds, so I guess I’m going to play that this weekend.

This is assuming IP law itself is reasonable, which often isn't the case.

Are the eagle wisps literally just the Mario Kart blue shell? Because one of the things I liked about All-Stars was their item design was a lot more fair.

I know that microsoft has made a commitment that any first party games they publish will be cross-platform between Xbox and Windows. Is there any similar plans to make Game pass be cross platform as well, or is this staying xbox only as far as we can tell?

I know that microsoft has made a commitment that any first party games they publish will be cross-platform between…

*Removed Herobrine

Look, the publisher will always look for whatever monentization schemes that they can viably implement in order to maximize profit. This is true regardless of whether they have to pay their workers more or spend more time on a game.

If a publisher could make some change that would increase their profits, such as raise…

Game price has very little to do with production cost.

Yup, can’t do local multiplayer with mouse and keyboard.

The cloud lasts for less time the more players there are in a match.

That has nothing to do with how detailed the patch notes are.

YOU hold up nicely ten years later.

Here’s the rule of thumb if you’re still confused:

Is the winner of a game/activity largely determined by player skill/knowledge? If yes, then people will find a way to compete with it.

Dismissing Smash’s competitive scene as incomprehensible because they’re playing a party game is weird, because that’s basically just…

I don’t play fighting games very often, but I think they are a good spectator game. The audience, players, and commentators all have the full view of everything that’s happening in a match, while other competitive games like fps or moba games struggle with camera focus and are less viewer friendly.