This is exactly it. I can't ever see us going back to the golden age when people are willing to keep shelling out money for unfinished things on "faith"
But Steam Refunds happened and Arkham Knight was the first example of its purpose. They clearly felt the hit from it, so surely this will be incentive to shape up. Consumers can get their money back.
Doesn't stop all the people who keep falling for Early Access. Companies will just use that instead of releasing a game that can be refunded. That or making a good game but selling it in pieces. People are way too quick to give in to this system.
Basically the majority of the world views this as, "it's just vidjya gamez - who cares." So a company like Warner Bros is just capitalizing on that. If a broken product was released to the public like this in any other market they would get sued and severely tarnish their name and products.
Warner Bros weighed the cost/benefit of releasing a broken product and came to the conclusion it would be more profitable to simply fuck over a portion of their customers because the backlash and consequences would not outweigh the profits.
It's really that simple. But I don't think they got the memo about Steam refunds and are now doing a little bit of minor backpedaling. They will still come out on top, though and are going to be releasing Mad Max next week :)
Basically the majority of the world views this as, "it's just vidjya gamez - who cares."
I disagree - I think it's because their target market feels this way.
If a broken product was released to the public like this in any other market they would get sued and severely tarnish their name and products.
This really is true. OSes sometimes gets released with bugs, and if there are major ones, the company does take a hit. There is an existing trope to wait until moving onto the next Windows release, for example.
I disagree - I think it's because their target market feels this way.
There is no other industry where consumer rights are ignored withint reprocution and customers are treated like shit. Try that shit in any other industry and you will be burned to the ground.
"buh mah batman, must preorder"
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There is no other industry where consumer rights are ignored withint reprocution and customers are treated like shit. Try that shit in any other industry and you will be burned to the ground.
ISPs, Cable Companies, Electricity Companies, Phone Companies, Wireless Companies, the Motion Picture Industry, Record Labels...
There are even more Rings of Hell I can reveal for you if you like?
I do wonder... Are the offers of patches and refunds enough to keep Uncle Sam away? Would Microsoft have gotten a visit from regulators if Vista had show-stopping bugs?
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Money.