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mornelithe on 11 July 2014
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IkePoR said:

That entire argument could, and actually should be completely flipped around.  Why are you blaming a multi-billion dollar company for doing what it exists to do?  Trying to make money.  Isn't it up to the consumer to judge what is and isn't healthy for the industry?  Isn't it the consumer, who, through their wallets, tells developers the direction to go in?  So then, should it not be the consumers fault, when they allow such things to become profitable?  Why would you blame Sony, or Microsoft, or EA, or Activision etc... for doing what they do, and turn a blind eye to the consumer who is encouraging such practices?  Seems like misplaced blame, frankly.

If people don't like the idea, I'm sure Sony will harpoon it before it goes live.  However, given the popularity of the Steam Early Access program, I wouldn't count on it.

Just becaue you're cool with them giving you the finger while they make their money doesn't mean everyone is.  There's ways to make money while still respecting the consumer.  To pretend that the things those companies you named dropped have to do all the slimy things they've done over the years is not true.

Where in my statement did I say I'm cool with them giving me the finger?  *chuckle* See, they don't give me the finger, because I don't buy shit games.  $60 pays for allot of gas to get me to places I need to go, or allot of fishing equipment, or etc...  The days where I just throw $60 at an unknown quantity are long, long over.

Bolded:  That's not their problem, until we make it their problem.  If everyone jumps on the train, they assume it's been accepted, and run with it.  The fault rests with the consumer, not the company.

Italics: I never said they have to do them, I simply said the consumers allowed it to occur.  Again, the consumers are responsible for this.  Companies exist to make money, consumers have to keep them in check...and when they don't, the industry assumes it's accepted and then moves on to the next new revenue stream.