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Do the announced changes at Halo Studios (prev. 343 Industries) have you optimistic for the future of the franchise?

Yes 16 50.00%
 
No 12 37.50%
 
Still need convincing (sp... 4 12.50%
 
Total:32
Angelus on 25 May 2023
VersusEvil said:

So let’s access this digital vs physical argument.

If you support physical releases;
- you support killing the planet with plastic
- you support disgusting hoarding tendencies
- you support £70 releases
- you support anti consumer practices from game stores
- you support abuse to workers from managers at game stores
- you support developers getting less profits
- you support holding back the games industry from moving forward
- you support stopping people who can’t get to physical releases (maybe they have disabilities) from being able to enjoy games
- you’re simply seen a trash human being and should stay quiet.

If you support digital releases;
- you support the health of the planet
- you support cheaper games (AW2 is £49.99)
- you support developers getting more profit
- you support a industry that wants to move forward to a much more healthier timeline
- you support everyone being able to enjoy gaming regardless of disability’s.
- you denounce relics like GameStop from screwing over hard working people with anti consumer practices
- you denounce the game store employee abuse and stand up for your fellow humans
- you’re seen not as a trash human being but someone we should look up to and follow their advice

It's science



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Machiavellian on 25 May 2023
VersusEvil said:

So let’s access this digital vs physical argument.

If you support physical releases;
- you support killing the planet with plastic
- you support disgusting hoarding tendencies
- you support £70 releases
- you support anti consumer practices from game stores
- you support abuse to workers from managers at game stores
- you support developers getting less profits
- you support holding back the games industry from moving forward
- you support stopping people who can’t get to physical releases (maybe they have disabilities) from being able to enjoy games
- you’re simply seen a trash human being and should stay quiet.

If you support digital releases;
- you support the health of the planet
- you support cheaper games (AW2 is £49.99)
- you support developers getting more profit
- you support a industry that wants to move forward to a much more healthier timeline
- you support everyone being able to enjoy gaming regardless of disability’s.
- you denounce relics like GameStop from screwing over hard working people with anti consumer practices
- you denounce the game store employee abuse and stand up for your fellow humans
- you’re seen not as a trash human being but someone we should look up to and follow their advice

I doubt people all downloading digital games is any more healthy than purchasing a physical copy.

I doubt one game showing a reduce price is conducive to most digital games still priced the same as physical

Still do not see developers getting bigger cut for selling their games digitally than physically.

The health topic is very debatable.

Not sure how disability has anything to do with it.

The whole gamestop point where is this even coming from.

I have not gone to any game store and experience abuse, who hurt you???

I would say all your points are pretty bias if anything.  The only reason to go digital over physical is that the industry is pushing for it or more importantly, they want a bigger cut of the profits.  Hell, we are seeing physical games which are just a download code to download the game digitally.  The majority of games have day one patches so your physical copy means nothing because years later if you want to start up that game and the patch service is no longer there you are left with a nice coaster.

The only benefit I see is to devs and publishers being able to sell you a broken game on release where you are at the mercy of their patch and after a number of years the game is worthless unless you are able to get those patches.  So they can then sell you a remaster of that game years later which will also be broken and the cycle repeats.



VersusEvil on 25 May 2023

Versus (1) - Empire (0)



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VersusEvil on 25 May 2023

2023/2024
- CP77 PL
- Starfield
- Baldur's Gate 3 (possibly)
- Dragons Dogma 2
- Avowed
- Fable

Xbots eating RPG goodness for the next year and two.



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Ryuu96 on 25 May 2023

This should be the start of 1 WRPG per year.

2023 - Starfield
2024 - Avowed
2025 - Fable
2026 - ?

Unknowns - The Outer Worlds 2, InXile's RPG.

As an WRPG fanboy, I'm so fucking excited.



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Machiavellian on 25 May 2023
Ryuu96 said:

This should be the start of 1 WRPG per year.

2023 - Starfield
2024 - Avowed
2025 - Fable
2026 - ?

Unknowns - The Outer Worlds 2, InXile's RPG.

As an WRPG fanboy, I'm so fucking excited.

Just think of it this way, MS will corner the market on WRPG and Sony will corner the market in JRPG, let the battle begin.



Ryuu96 on 25 May 2023
Machiavellian said:
Ryuu96 said:

This should be the start of 1 WRPG per year.

2023 - Starfield
2024 - Avowed
2025 - Fable
2026 - ?

Unknowns - The Outer Worlds 2, InXile's RPG.

As an WRPG fanboy, I'm so fucking excited.

Just think of it this way, MS will corner the market on WRPG and Sony will corner the market in JRPG, let the battle begin.

Hmm...Debatable.

Nintendo might have the JRPG market more than Sony does.

Sony doesn't even develop any JRPGs themselves or have any JRPG studios, they just moneyhat Final Fantasy.



Ryuu96 on 25 May 2023

And if The Outer Worlds 2 launches within 1-2 years of Avowed then everyone at Obsidian deserves a raise.



Spade on 25 May 2023

Physical > Digital 

My boi @NobleTeam360 agrees. 

Therefore, it is correct. 

Stay mad kid(s). 



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Imaginedvl on 25 May 2023
VersusEvil said:

So let’s access this digital vs physical argument.

If you support physical releases;
- you support killing the planet with plastic
- you support disgusting hoarding tendencies
- you support £70 releases
- you support anti consumer practices from game stores
- you support abuse to workers from managers at game stores
- you support developers getting less profits
- you support holding back the games industry from moving forward
- you support stopping people who can’t get to physical releases (maybe they have disabilities) from being able to enjoy games
- you’re simply seen a trash human being and should stay quiet.

If you support digital releases;
- you support the health of the planet
- you support cheaper games (AW2 is £49.99)
- you support developers getting more profit
- you support a industry that wants to move forward to a much more healthier timeline
- you support everyone being able to enjoy gaming regardless of disability’s.
- you denounce relics like GameStop from screwing over hard working people with anti consumer practices
- you denounce the game store employee abuse and stand up for your fellow humans
- you’re seen not as a trash human being but someone we should look up to and follow their advice

LOL

I mean I'm 100% digital and really believe physical should go away for some of the reasons you mentioned but some were hilarious :D

Never got abused by any managers :)