I tend to let the media in question speak for itself. This generally results in my avoidance of EA, Activision, Ubisoft, and Sony, because they ruin everything. I probably have the closest to a boycott on Sony, but I do still play my PS4. I haven't bought from a Sony-owned studio since 2019 and I don't have PS+, but am I otherwise supposed to smash my PS4 to spite Sony? That's only harming me. My threshold is probably further than most, as I don't research every company to look for perfection but look more for something indicative of a company that just can't let anything stand that isn't up to wokeness standards.
That said, I never pre-order games and I almost never pay full price. I used to and learned my lesson a number of years ago. No dev has earned anywhere close to enough of my trust that I would pay for their game that's not even finished yet. My target is $10-$20 to buy a game. They aren't making much money off me.
I tend to let the media in question speak for itself. This generally results in my avoidance of EA, Activision, Ubisoft, and Sony, because they ruin everything. I probably have the closest to a boycott on Sony, but I do still play my PS4. I haven't bought from a Sony-owned studio since 2019 and I don't have PS+, but am I otherwise supposed to smash my PS4 to spite Sony? That's only harming me. My threshold is probably further than most, as I don't research every company to look for perfection but look more for something indicative of a company that just can't let anything stand that isn't up to wokeness standards.
That said, I never pre-order games and I almost never pay full price. I used to and learned my lesson a number of years ago. No dev has earned anywhere close to enough of my trust that I would pay for their game that's not even finished yet. My target is $10-$20 to buy a game. They aren't making much money off me.