Xbox users booting up their console today were greeted with a large splash screen prompting them to buy it now that the new campaign is out, and some of them aren’t too happy about it.

  • slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I just hope and pray that when Gabe Newell decides to retire, he hands the reins for Valve off to someone like-minded.

    A huge part of the reason PC gamers have it so good is because GabeN refuses to sell Valve (and by extension, Steam) and also wants to deliver the best product possible. He’s content with merely making lots of money, instead of trying to squeeze every last cent out of Steam at the storefronts expense.

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      1 year ago

      Being in your 30s really means getting to grow up though the golden era of gaming. Real life gets in the way now so I just have the games I liked, maybe buy one or 3 (non AAA) titles a year, and that’s good for me. I’m still young enough to be confident I’m not being an old fart when I say, there really is barely anything worth your time or money in the industry anymore. There are of course exceptions, but man, its rough.

      I hope it all fails and has to start again before ‘valve, and EA company’ becomes a possible timeline

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        1 year ago

        This is 100% true. Also I miss cheatcodes, they were added fun, it wasn’t about cheating and beating the game, but just having nonsensical fun while playing.