A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it’s price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don’t meet the system requirements, or just haven’t had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
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Confirmation bias from hanging out on federated gaming forums on a tech site. The average gamer is very much okay with (or at least complicit with) all of these. Pre-orders, microtransactions, and subscriptions are at an all-time high.
Agreed. Most people dont like them but a LOT of people will say “Oh this doesnt count” or “Its only $X” and just go along with it.