I plan on buying a used copy, assuming physical media isn’t completely eradicated by that point. 

If I thought that money was going to the people who actually make the games, instead of overpaid executives and shareholders, I’d be okay with it too. 

I’d love it if refusing to wear a mask in public was handled the same as attempted murder. Because that’s what it is. But digging graves is a fair option too. 

The confusing names aren’t a mistake. Come holiday season, when the kids ask for a new gaming console, a LOT of parents and grandparents aren’t going to care about the letters at the end of the name. They’re going to see “Xbox” and they’re going to see it’s cheaper than the PS5, and Microsoft will be laughing all the…

The story and characters are definitely a driving force, but I don’t think they’re the centerpiece. The immersive world is what drew me in, and I say this as someone who played the games for the first time when the remaster came out in 2018.

I listened to Killer Cuts on repeat back when I was a young teenager. Loved it so much, I even bought the vinyl when it came out a few years ago. Huge nostalgia blast. 

I’ll buy a digital game if there’s literally no other option, but other than that, it’s strictly physical. It’s honestly getting harder and harder with each passing year. Articles like this remind me that I’m in the minority on this one, and it’s deeply saddening.

This far in advance, any hype generated by the announcement is immediately dampened by the excruciatingly long wait. With everything that’s going to be vying for my attention between now and the release date, I might as well just forget about it and hope it creeps up on me a month before it drops. 

Eh, I’ll still happily take their free games every week and then proceed to not play them. Neither of these companies get my money. 

Murdering innocent people, watching your buddies die and tricking naive kids to enlist, all to fill a rich man’s pockets... that’s not serving your country in any meaningful way. Volunteering for relief efforts, protesting injustice and inequality, and voting out the people who perpetuate those things will do far more…

From the few articles I bothered to read, he’s the kind of guy who cheats on his wife multiple times and films children in a public restroom. It doesn’t sound like the persona and the man himself are all that different. 

Oh yeah. I was just researching upcoming JRPGs, looking for something interesting, and came to the same realization. Action, action, action. Everything’s moving to real time combat and it’s a little disheartening. 

If someone isn’t capable of understanding an issue that affects millions of people, they shouldn’t be allowed to vote on that particular issue. 

I’m with you. I concluded pretty early on that Cuphead isn’t for me, and I watched somebody else play through the whole thing so I could appreciate the art and music at least. Is it optimal? No. I wanted to enjoy the gameplay too.

I would be much more accepting of higher prices if it meant that developers got to go home after eight hours and see their families, or if they weren’t rewarded with unemployment after launching a successful title. Right now though, these price hikes put more money in the pockets of CEOs and shareholders, nothing else.

There’s a special place in hell for people who trick vulnerable children into risking their lives and mental health. Just to grow a politician’s fanbase or to make a rich man richer.

Everyone’s already laid out the numerous advantages of physical media, and you can add me to the list of supporters too. I’d also like to point out that digital downloads isn’t the endgame for most of these companies. Streaming is.

Just try to imagine what kind of shit you’d have to do to get banned from a service that thinks it’s okay to film a child in a public restroom. 

Love the idea, but what happens if racists start using the phrase as code for white supremacy? 

If I thought any of that money would go towards improved working conditions for the animators, the price tag would be a little easier to swallow (but still way too damn much).