It's funny that it makes sense in every involved, game studios no longer need to pay for physical assets and go through a middle man retailer so get at least 70% return per sale and consumers get the game more conveniently.
The issue is their own reputation and actions have dashed those arguments for it. They can't be TRUSTED with a digital only model because of shit like this.
You know who can? Steam. And that's why they make SO MUCH money. It's also why we need to golden throne Gabe so Steam doesn't fall to incompetence like the rest in comparison.
For now. Steam's workers are very communistic and it's a matter of time before it falls too. GOG might be the future, or perhaps a new one that doesn't exist yet.
So about games 'going digital' from now on...
It's funny that it makes sense in every involved, game studios no longer need to pay for physical assets and go through a middle man retailer so get at least 70% return per sale and consumers get the game more conveniently.
The issue is their own reputation and actions have dashed those arguments for it. They can't be TRUSTED with a digital only model because of shit like this.
You know who can? Steam. And that's why they make SO MUCH money. It's also why we need to golden throne Gabe so Steam doesn't fall to incompetence like the rest in comparison.
For now. Steam's workers are very communistic and it's a matter of time before it falls too. GOG might be the future, or perhaps a new one that doesn't exist yet.
GoG is owned by CD Projekt which already went full ESG.
Once a market leader is established, it's very difficult to dethrone them. They have all the inertia.
Stuff like the colossal mistakes MySpace did, for example, happen maybe three or four times in a generation.