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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip -1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Yeah but the Xbox fanboys are seething and Sony fanboys are whetting their lips at the thought of Starfield on ps5.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yo of all the games to be hungry for, Starfield ain't one lmao

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I don’t think anyone is really that excited for Starfield at this point.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’ve yet to see a single PS person excited about getting Starfield. At most, they’re like, “Oh, that’s nice,” and go back to doing other things.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months ago

I was being sarcastic. No one cares about Starfield.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And everyone else just realizes how bad this means things are going for the gaming industry as a whole.

This isn't good news for anyone who likes actually owning their games instead of just having a license, if they own a console.

That ship sailed in PC gaming forever ago, which is honestly fine considering storefronts like GOG exist, but it's still going to be a gut-punch to people who have invested financially heavily in the Xbox ecosystem.

It's going to mean smaller selections of games, more gambling/gacha bullshit, and "you'll own nothing and you'll be happy" will dominate the industry. When licensing runs out for music, they'll just pull a game instead of trying to "fix" it, if it's not profitable enough. We're entering an era where there will be a dead-zone of lost media and history because so much of it is increasingly locked up behind corporate barriers.

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 6 points 5 months ago

It's going to mean smaller selections of games, more gambling/gacha bullshit, and "you'll own nothing and you'll be happy" will dominate the industry. When licensing runs out for music, they'll just pull a game instead of trying to "fix" it, if it's not profitable enough. We're entering an era where there will be a dead-zone of lost media and history because so much of it is increasingly locked up behind corporate barriers.

I have some bad news about the past few years for you...

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Of all the games you want, Starfield is not one of them.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago