Gamers have had enough of unfinished games being sold for premium prices, and are urging people to stop encouraging them with purchases.
It’s no secret that several recent AAA releases have adopted the 'launch first, fix it later' approach, and it’s driving gamers around the bend.
Luckily Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finished, and it's amazing. Check it out below.
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One of the biggest examples is Cyberpunk 2077, a game that got torn apart by critics and consumers for its relentless bugs and glitches, many of which prevented players from progressing and enjoying the game.
Another is Starfield, which received positive reviews but didn’t live up to the hype in terms of content with many players agreeing most of the 1,000 planets you can visit in the game are pointless. Like most Bethesda games, it also had its fair share of glitches and bugs.
Both of these examples either have or will be receiving post-launch support adding new content and fixing the various problems reported by players.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like this trend is going anywhere anytime soon, prompting players to say enough is enough.
One Reddit user, Sifro, recently made a post urging consumers to not give in to the temptation of buying unfinished AAA games, using the logic of: “If you keep buying trash, companies will keep making trash.”
They went on to outline the terrible state of the games industry right now, especially with many £60/$70 games releasing in an “unfinished state.” They’ve urged players to “vote with your wallet,” in the hopes of forcing big-name developers and publishers like EA and Activision Blizzard to put more care into the games they release.
Responses from other players were mixed, with many believing it’d be too optimistic to think game corporations would be moved by such a protest.
“I don't buy s**t, and they keep making s**t. It's perplexing," read one comment. “I don’t buy trash but they keep making it. You are screaming into a void. The vast majority of gamers, the ones whose buying habits actually matter, aren’t on this subreddit," added another.
“Too late. I know that might be hard to hear, oh road-worn and weary traveller of 22 years," said one comment.
Luckily, there is hope, are there are loads of new releases that are well worth the premium prices charged for them, like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Baldur’s Gate 3.
Topics: Xbox, PlayStation, PC