I wish I could believe this, but I just don’t see it happening. There’s very little incentive for large companies to provide a variety of options for consumers, like physical copies and digital downloads. I think those things are going to go away. Slowly, yes, but eventually.

To be honest, I wouldn’t have as much of a problem with the subscription model if I could be sure that alternatives would always exist, but I don’t see that happening. If gaming follows the same trends we’re seeing in other media, I’ll eventually be forced to adopt or quit.

I’m right there with you. And it saddens and confuses me how quickly people entertain this nonsense. “Apple Arcade is probably going to be good”? Define ‘good’. In their rush to be on the forefront of every new tech trend, people are failing to think this through to its inevitable and consumer-unfriendly conclusion. 

People who truly love games tend to want to own them, and don’t want them to disappear at the whim of a businessman. I love gaming, but I can’t in good conscience support this shift towards making people rent all their media, and leaving them with nothing if they choose to stop paying. We moved away from arcades to…

The only thing that could make me even slightly interested is a single-player mode. At least throw in some bots. 

I don’t think we’ll even have digital-only by that point. That isn’t the endgame for these huge corporations.

I only spent a little bit of time in arcades, all the way from the late 80s through the late 90s. However, they were home to some of my fondest gaming memories: seeing Street Fighter II in motion for the very first time, watching my friends beat House of the Dead, and spending hours upon hours practicing Dance Dance…

I’m cautiously optimistic here. I know the games themselves went from being decent horror titles to lackluster action titles after the midpoint of Resident Evil 4, but RE7 and RE2 Remake showed that the series is still capable of being incredibly scary. If a new movie can tap into that, I’d give it a watch, unlike the…

A group of powerful people wish to see me, my family and my loved ones dead, or at the very least enslaved, impoverished and suffering, just to maximize their own ridiculous wealth. They’re willing to break the law to achieve this, or if it suits them, they’ll simply change the laws entirely.

Was that sort of language commonly used by the staff in the school where you worked? Poor kids.

If I could be sure that extra $10 or $20 was going to the people who actually made the game, instead of shareholders, I’d absolutely be on board with a higher price. 

Nah, you got it wrong. Go back and read it again. 

Because the man filmed a child using a public restroom, and the people who own Twitch decided this was perfectly fine, as long as they keep making money off of him. If they’d shown an ounce of moral fiber and permanently banned the guy, those other streamers that are actually worth supporting would inevitably get at…

If enough people boycott on a single day (particularly one of the company’s bigger business days), it absolutely can have a noticeable effect. That being said, I’m with you; I’d have more respect for folks if they left the service entirely, especially after that whole Dr. Disrespect fiasco.

I was really excited for this, but the Amazon exclusivity just killed it. If I can find one secondhand down the road, and it isn’t jacked up to a ridiculous price, I’ll pick it up. But in the meantime, I’m happy to bow out and free up another pre-order spot for somebody else.

Agreed. I’d love to play an MMO at my own pace. I’ve tried to get into other games late in their lifespans, and at that point, nobody takes their time anymore. If you can even find people at your level, they’re usually racing to hit the level cap on their sixth alt and have zero patience with you if you want to…

Because Americans traveling abroad have a long, long history of being ignorant and disrespectful of their host countries. Because a lifetime of being told that the U.S.A. is the greatest nation in the world and that everyone else is inferior causes people to plow roughshod over other cultures and make asses of…

PES... I’m sorry, eFootball PES 2020 is right around the corner. In terms of sports games lifespans, 2019 already has one foot in the grave. If you’re lucky, you can probably find a used copy at your local thrift store for $3 or less.

There’s the usual amount of complaining every month, sure, but giving away an outdated sports game is an entirely different level of disrespect. Even the coldest, most jaded businessman can’t help but feel guilty about that one.

Came here to mention “roguelike” myself, but you already nailed it.