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Some countries like Ukraine are told that they need a console to make an account, you can't make this shit up lmao
It's no accident that many of these games are releasing their anti-features only after millions have purchased them and missed their return window.
EA did the same recently with Kernel anti-cheat in games they haven't serviced in years, games that actively cannibalise their latest titles!
Less players means less server running costs. Helldivers 2 might turn back or end up with this disastrous policy (for consumers) but until we have regulations on this, many companies will see the benefit of rugpulling software.
Supposedly steam is allowing returns no matter the playtime.
that's good, surprising though because technically it's not their policy
I guess they don't like being sued. And I think they will just take the money for the refunds from Sony's payout.
I don't think I've ever seen a game on Steam with "Overwhelmingly Negative" reviews before. Usually "Mixed" is already a good indicator to leave your hands off a game.
That's because there's a review count requirement for both the extremely good and the extremely negative level. So you can't buy your own game, review it, and have it be overwhelmingly positive because the only review is positive. Thing is, bad games tend to not get bought by many people, so overwhelmingly negative is rare. So yes, mixed reviews are already damming.
still enjoying it lol
You know your not being snarky big dev defender saying this right? You are aware the actual devs, the creators of the game have asked people to review bomb it. This is the major order right now. It's to give the devs leverage to get Sony to back the fuck off.
I really couldn't care. It's as easy as using making an account. People really have nothing else better to do with their lives. In fact, most people do, that's why steam charts haven't reflected any change.
You realize about 1/3 of all players physically cannot make a PSN account, right? This isn't just 'gamers having nothing better to do with their lives', it's an actual legal and economic issue.
VPNs are free and easy to make, and where did you get 1/3 of all players?
Do you have a source on the devs endorsing review bombing for leverage? I only see posts about the CEO apologizing for the policy.
Spitz is also the pos who told people to just refund and leave. Now they wre doing damage control acting like they are on the players side. The devs are not the good guys here just smart enough to act like they are
Did you read the comment? He told them to refund it if they are unhappy because the review scores and revenue are all sony sees or cares about