I'm not sure they really ruined much. If you wait for a year after release games are patched, complete and go on sale for 75% off or more. That wasn't the case for games in ye olden pre-DLC times.
Publishers just shifted the bulk of income to the impatient. If you're a little bit patient it's cheaper and more convenient to get games and there are more games than ever.
It's not like back in the olden days when every year and every released offered something exciting and new. Technological progress has all but stalled and games are just remakes these days. Doesn't matter if you play them now or in a year.
I'm not sure they really ruined much. If you wait for a year after release games are patched, complete and go on sale for 75% off or more. That wasn't the case for games in ye olden pre-DLC times.
Publishers just shifted the bulk of income to the impatient. If you're a little bit patient it's cheaper and more convenient to get games and there are more games than ever.
It's not like back in the olden days when every year and every released offered something exciting and new. Technological progress has all but stalled and games are just remakes these days. Doesn't matter if you play them now or in a year.