Because they’re expected, and nobody needs or uses them. If you’re close enough to a gamer to buy them a gift, you don’t need help, and if you’re unsure, they’ll happily tell you what they want. It’s probably not a... shadowbox or a game that everyone already has (or doesn’t want).

Perpetual / longterm NDAs are rarely enforceable. 

I was more referring to day one patches. 

On Rockstar’s part, this is a case of zero to gain, reputation to sink further than it already is.

Man, you did not win this exchange. Not only did you simply assert without evidence that this is “brand loyalty”, you discounted the overwelming ergonomic research that is the impetus for practically every third party controller mimicking the xbox, not the PS layout (including almost every third party PS controller).…

All discs are download codes anyway. 

Not even close.

I didn’t say they shouldn’t release it, but there was a “moment” for this game where the people who grew up with it had the right gap for a combination of the game being fresh enough to really still be invested, but far enough for it to be an experience that wouldn’t have been possible with a close sequel.

There was a time where this would have been gigantic, but over the past decade, it feels like the HL ship has sailed. It’s now moved from “I need to know what happens next” to a pure nostalgia play. I’m still glad for it, but man, they really missed the window for me.

Same, I’ve never liked a persona game, though I’ve tried many. Yakuza, on the other hand...

On one hand, nostalgia... on the other, I never removed, looked at, or messed with the VMU.

We’re talking about video game companies

I don’t think it was the fixes, it was the massive DLC and additions. It kinda reminds me of when TW3 added a whole bunch of new systems way later. 

Exactly this, see my other comment. I was nonplussed read this article and frankly a good bit of the comments section. I used to vet every bar that wanted to sell my beer (northern California), and the problems were almost never at the line. I did give more than a few trainers in keeping tapping devices clean.

Yep, best practices is a pH test at the line after cleaning, but not many techs do this regularly. There are now safer bear line cleaners, that I imagine the industry will be moving towards. 

Also, yakuza games include libraries of classic sega games which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, it includes UFO catcher games as well... 

There is such an amalgam of good and bad information here (and in the comments section). Without writing a book, I am a former professional brewer of 15 years, and Micromatic trained draft tech. Of course that was a lifetime ago, but I don’t believe that much has changed.

¿por qué no los dos?

There are absolutely ways to fight them, and they work to varying degrees. They’re not anywhere near perfect, but there are absolutely steps companies can take to help mitigate their effects. 

God that thumbstick placement... It’s worse than not having an ergonomics engineer on staff, it’s like they have a team of them with a standing order to do the opposite of whatever they suggest.