Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down122
arrow-up1308arrow-down1message-squareThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareMiller@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 hours agoThis is the triumph of short-termism, they are urinating in their water supply, people will just stop playing. There are just so many other things to do, training people to hate games is probably bad practice for game manufacturers.
minus-squareThe Ramen Dutchman@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours ago people will just stop playing Not from what I’ve seen, sadly.
This is the triumph of short-termism, they are urinating in their water supply, people will just stop playing. There are just so many other things to do, training people to hate games is probably bad practice for game manufacturers.
Not from what I’ve seen, sadly.