Players are now less "accepting" that games will be fixed, say Paradox, after "underestimating" the reaction to Cities: Skylines 2's performance woes - eviltoast
Paradox Interactive delayed jail management simulator Prison Architect 2 indefinitely this August, commenting at the ti…
  • Alice@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 month ago

    GOOD. I can’t think of any other industry where I’m expected to buy broken products and hope someone will come and fix it later.

    …OK, I just remembered every apartment I’ve rented and spent the next several days on the phone with maintenance. But other than that

    • luciferofastora@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      I mean, your counterexample is already the epitome of exploitation, so I’m not sure citing it would exonerate Paradox here :D

      • Alice@beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Yeah, the backwater slumlord who managed to avoid ever meeting me in person while bleeding me dry for three years isn’t the nicest comparison.

    • luciferofastora@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      I mean, your counterexample is already the epitome of exploitation, so I’m not sure citing it would exonerate Paradox here :D