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@Absurd_Unknown So true!😂

@MattackGaming Or Rogue-like slop. It's like 10 to 1😆

@Absurd_Unknown Funny how they don’t pick on extraction games. Why is no one talking about extract slops??

@MattackGaming It's the result of years of bullying from people calling every single Action game 'souls slop.' The kind of person who's only games played include the latest Madden and the latest COD calling every sword game souls slop has bullied devs into moving away from it. Just my theory🤷‍♂️

It’s neither. Just a different style of soulslike. The genre has evolved

If they don’t pick Timpressions I will riot

@mrpyo1 That’s how I feel about Black Flag. It’s an amazing pirate game and an ok AC game

Got damn, people really still dislike Assassins Creed Odyssey, the thing is it's a really good RPG first and Assassins Creed 2nd if that makes sense Kassandra is legit a top tier character

Checking out The Mound with my brother (and giving away a PS5 key) x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Peak incoming!!

Connor McGregor legs are the Patches of real life….

I have wondered for awhile now why no one has started making Armored Core-likes. Guess it’s finally happening!

@PhoenixKa1 @Asmongold @kick Yeah, I have been heavily PlayStation for years. But now I am transitioning more and more to Steam

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick So far been doing good, PC is my main. But lately I've been addicted to helldivers 2.

asmongold spitting facts about physical media

@PhoenixKa1 @Asmongold @kick Nothing wrong with that. Best of luck to you.

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick Only hope I got left is the hope you all still fighting is enough. Me though I'm just trying to enjoy gaming the best I can.

@PhoenixKa1 @Asmongold @kick I get it. I am still hopeful, though

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick I'm tired of fighting bro I really am, been fighting to long. Hate to be that guy, but I think I'll leave the fighting to you and others. I've been fighting since before microtransactions became the norm, getting tired of not getting anywhere.

@EtherwXlf @Asmongold @kick True. But I don’t think physical media is the answer. Digital is better. Better for the company and the consumer. But only if it’s done with protections in place to keep the corporations from abusing their upsides at the expense of ours.

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick I get it, it's just funny phrasing. People don't really care about digital rights when they've done almost nothing about it for the past 20 years except spend less and less on physical media. The digital push didn't come out of nowhere. Physical PS sales are down to only 15%.

@PhoenixKa1 @Asmongold @kick Unfortunately. But I think it’s important to talk about it and advocate for change

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick Yes and I agree, hopefully some day we get better protection or a better alternative. But until then we unfortunately have to put up with this if we want to game or do anything really.

@PhoenixKa1 @Asmongold @kick Which is why they are allowed to do it. I am saying they shouldn't be. Better consumer protections or an alternative is what is needed.

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick Yes you can if I sign/agree to a terms of service, EULA, contract, etc. Even states in the TOS that you are buying a license and a privilege to the digital content, and that you in fact do NOT own it. It also states you will NOT be refunded as well.

@EtherwXlf @Asmongold @kick "Exactly" was me agree with him. Not me preparing to restate what he already said. lol

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick "Exactly. [what he didn't say]" Your not wrong in what you're saying but that's nowhere near what's "exact" lol

You are missing the point. It’s not about what they do before they sell it. It’s about what they do after they sell it. Such as removing over 500 movies from peoples accounts that they paid for without refunding them (which they did recently). If I sell you something I can’t just take it back or remove your access to it. It’s not they we are complaining when we could just go somewhere else. It’s that they are stealing from the customers that do choose them. Which should not be allowed.

@MattackGaming @Asmongold @kick you don't like what one pizza place is selling you and what they're charging, then as a consumer don't buy there and go some where else that best suits your needs and wallet.

@Asmongold @kick Exactly. The problem is not that Sony won’t sell physical games anymore. The problem is that Sony is allowed to do whatever they want with the digital games they sell you

Long post--sorry. The fixation around physical media is a red herring. People who obtained physical copies of Crimson Desert early weren't able to play it because the PS5 locked them out of playing it. You can look this up, multiple articles about the topic. Clearly physical media didn't save you then, and it won't save you when a licensing agreement expires and a game will no longer run on your software until you download an update that might remove features/content. A good example of this is ironically Mixtape. Because the game has a large amount of licensed music, it's plausible that one of those contracts will expire and a patch will be pushed that removes a song from the game. If you don't download that patch, you will no longer be able to access or play the game. Physical media isn't the holy grail, consumer rights and protections is. Why aren't we using Apple lighting cables and we are using USB-C instead? It's not because of Apple, it's because of the EU. While PC players have more work-arounds for this issue, console players are at the mercy of updates they have no choice but to accept. Physical media won't save you from that. The convenience of digital downloads should not be viewed as a forfeiture of consumer protections. The reason why record labels still sell vinyls is because people still buy vinyls. While there are I'm sure some people who still purchase video games physically, I would guess that number is decreasing every year. If physical copies were popular, Gamestop would still have video games in it instead of Funko pops and tshirts. I know this is the unpopular take to have. but you can't expect companies to keep making physical editions of games if not enough people are buying them. My point with all of this is that a lot of peoples' concern and frustration comes from the lack of control they have over the media they "own". Physical media does not solve this problem when it's at the mercy of the software running the consoles/game launchers. If you want to solve the problem, you should be supporting initiatives like Stop Killing Games @StopKilingGames.

“True pro gamers don’t need a controller in their hands, they need a controller in their soul”😂