That doesn't apply to Valve or Sony selling the games. It'd be the case if they were developing it

So far i've only seen or remember two such instances; Ubisoft did it with the recent M&M and Square Enix is doing it with Nosgoth

Well Sony and Valve still make money off of it though...

Yes, but if you care about that person, then it affects you as well. Of course this is on a much larger scale, but the result is the same. We do care about our fellow gamers, but its impossible to tell them that the company they love is abusing them.

Of course it effects you as well, but it's not like once they do come to the realization that they've made a mistake, that point is completely glossed over to replaced by sympathy.  In my experience, it's a mixture of relief, sympathy and in some cases a small amount of 'I told you so'.

And you're right, it is impossible...currently, to tell people that the company they love is abusing them.  But, we better damn well find a way to get through to them, or we'll simply remain unfocused and incapable of steering the industry in the direction we prefer.  Of course, that presupposes that everyone or the majority thinks like I do, which may or may not be the case.

Well Im open to suggestions:)

If I had the answers, I would've said something a long time ago.  Now, I'm just glad that I really enjoy reading, because if the industry does go Belly-up, I have other alternatives to gaming.  I've altered my purchasing practices to coincide with my principles, ergo, I don't buy games that I'm not certain about, I don't take flyers on things anymore, I'm more than happy to wait several months+ after launch, just to see how things pan out, and I most certainly don't contribute money to things that I wholeheartedly object to.  Yes, I do pass on a great deal of games, but I'd rather stick with my principles than sell out because of something shiny.

That's something everyone can do, but I can't force them to, they'll have to learn about this stuff in their own time.

Yeah, Im also a retro gamer, so Ill survive...

If I had the answers, I would've said something a long time ago.  Now, I'm just glad that I really enjoy reading, because if the industry does go Belly-up, I have other alternatives to gaming.  I've altered my purchasing practices to coincide with my principles, ergo, I don't buy games that I'm not certain about, I don't take flyers on things anymore, I'm more than happy to wait several months+ after launch, just to see how things pan out, and I most certainly don't contribute money to things that I wholeheartedly object to.  Yes, I do pass on a great deal of games, but I'd rather stick with my principles than sell out because of something shiny.

That's something everyone can do, but I can't force them to, they'll have to learn about this stuff in their own time.