Me and 13 of my rowdiest buddies are at the bar just losing our shit when he does the American crow call we just start breaking shit and setting things on fire. We're firing guns inside like Yosemite sam. We're going fucking ballistic
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you’re the one filming it”❤️🩹
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Eventually, even digital data will no longer be owned by individuals on their own initiative. Whenever there is a major change or accident in the world, in a country, in a government, in an idea, in a trend, access to it may suddenly be cut off.
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We will not be able to freely access the movies, books, and music that we have loved. I would be a have-not. That's what I'm afraid of. This is not greed.
> raise console prices
> get rid of physical media
-> you are here <-
> raise game prices to $100 and beyond
> completely remove the ability to share any digital games
> buying new games will become an expensive hobby, but don't worry they'll definitely make a subscription tier for new games that come out
> hardware will become pricier, the cheapest way to play is using cloud gaming services
> offer a subscription that is reasonable at first
> gradually raise subscription prices
You will own nothing and be happy
If we don't act about Sony's outrageous decision to stop physical media in 2028, gaming might be doomed
There has to be a video game crash. There HAS to be.
- Digital-only route
- Digital content being removed from accounts
- $1000 consoles
- Subscription-focus
- 10 year game dev cycles
- layoffs
- studio closures
- even small indie game studios face closure
- AI slop-filled digital stores
Gaming got too big, too mainstream, too exploitable, executives got too greedy.
This hobby has become a hellish nightmare.
Surely we are at the bursting point?