It's smart from a business perspective if it's legally ok. Tho I admit it's not something I like to see, and wouldn't blame people hating it. It goes into that discussion of legally correct, morally incorrect. It's a balance, a business is about making morally wrong decisions as much as possible for benefits. But yeah, all of this is to shift to the all digital future, which again, benefits these companies. Tho I would say the reason why many people don't enjoy games as much anymore is because they are adults now and understands how the world functions. Games used to be a way to escape from reality, but nowadays it's associated with real life more than ever. You need real money to get something or progress in-game. Games felt special because you were thrown into a world with other people at the exact same time. So then, all of your knowledge and skills resets and everybody tries to achieve the same goal from scratch. Nowadays, we have the internet for the best solutions and games have been stuck in a rut for a decade now. Modern games requires grinding, and spending time or money to get the advantage. So the problem with early access? Nothing, content creators gets them anyways. But these decisions does further damages the worth of gaming imo.
Last edited by Shatts - on 20 August 2023