I was thinking about it the other day and have similar thoughts / questions. In the age of gamepass / lots of indie titles / backward compatibility, I don't see how a high priced game with bugs and/or incompleteness is still viable.
I was able to wait on Hogwarts Legacy and Jedi survivor, while I played Gris, Bramble, and Batman Arkham Knight.
I know this is the 'patient gamers' community, but I genuinely don't see any other way to play games nowadays. Why would I spend $60-70 on a game that barely works and has more content coming later? I don't see how the gaming industry even survives when it keeps reinforcing the idea that we shouldn't buy games at launch. Is $20 just the regular sustainable price for games to a game company, and the people spending $60-70 are the overpaying suckers?
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