I’m mainly talking about these new “but they’re different” games, that have gotten so fucking popular, lately.

“Honky Stair Rail” and “Genshin Implants” or whatever the fuck they’re called.

I don’t care if you can play them without spending any money. I don’t care if they’re any good. None of that matters. The whole model of the game being funded by whales, spending money on in-game items and currency IS LITERALLY EVIL.

There is no way to do it ethically. That is an impossibility, on a fundamental level. There is no excuse for anyone to give these so-called developers and publishers ANY amount of money, attention, or engagement.

The only acceptable way to pay for a game as a service is a traditional MMO subscription, where you pay a flat rate per month/year to access 100 percent of a game’s available gameplay.

I don’t care what your excuse is. I don’t care that you like anime tits and ass. I don’t care if you think your chosen free-to-pay game is different. It’s not.

Stop supporting this shit. Support real games.

A couple of years ago, I would have considered this to be a popular opinion, but about 35-40 percent of the internet posts I see in 2024 are related to either “Honky Stair Rail” or “Genshin Implants,” and it’s starting to freak me the fuck out.

  • Chill Dude 69@lemmynsfw.comOP
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    6 months ago

    This is exactly what I’m talking about. And honestly, if it had just remained on the mobile platform, I could dismiss it. Like, “well, people are free to waste their time and/or money.”

    But these new games like “Honky Stair Rail” and “Getshit Implants” are available on PC and consoles. They’re moving into territory that has traditionally been occupied by less hyper-monetized games. That means the developers of traditional games will be feeling more and more pressure to add hyper-monetization features into their games.

    It’s scary. As I’ve mentioned, that could eventually lead to a second video game industry crash.

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      6 months ago

      Right, it’s invaded games in a big way, all the big shooters like COD & Fortnite are basically cosmetic stores pushing micro transactions and battle passes. Now games are built with features paywalled and the only updates after launch are adding paid cosmetics.