Well they just lost any hope of capturing deployed US servicemen. Not sure how big an influence that is, but it certainly won't do them any favors.
This decision smacks of retarded bean counters and more retarded management. They think they have a captive audience that just has to bend over and take it, but they will find out that perpetually antagonizing your customer base isn't a viable strategy in the long run.
It's bigger than I think people realize. It's essentially what started this death spiral for Xbox. Don Mattrick telling Geoff Keighley that U.S. servicemen can buy an 360 if they don't have an internet connection (that and Sony putting out the "how to share games on the PS4" video).
People need to go find new hobbies. The problem I see is people are just making do with the enshitifocation of gaming. But, people need to walk away from it until it learns to fucking behave.
Well they just lost any hope of capturing deployed US servicemen. Not sure how big an influence that is, but it certainly won't do them any favors.
This decision smacks of retarded bean counters and more retarded management. They think they have a captive audience that just has to bend over and take it, but they will find out that perpetually antagonizing your customer base isn't a viable strategy in the long run.
Gaben wins again by doing nothing
And this is why every AAA slop either has another launcher which doesn’t work offline or has Denuvo which has a periodic online check in
It's bigger than I think people realize. It's essentially what started this death spiral for Xbox. Don Mattrick telling Geoff Keighley that U.S. servicemen can buy an 360 if they don't have an internet connection (that and Sony putting out the "how to share games on the PS4" video).
People need to go find new hobbies. The problem I see is people are just making do with the enshitifocation of gaming. But, people need to walk away from it until it learns to fucking behave.