• Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    There are good new games, but i cannot afford to pay for them. Especially when I blow through them in a couple of weeks/days.

    Which is why I pirate them as a lot of new games lack quality content, are often buggy, and riddled with dlc/micro transactions. Why risk my money on a buggy undeveloped game when I can ‘test’ them for free, at times I have gone back and paid for a game I really enjoyed… but that is super rare.

    Plus GPUs are overpriced, especially with AI taking over as it is, the price is just going to go up.

    Why bother with all of that when I can just boot up Factorio again. Additionally mods really make old games feel fresh again… And they are free.

    • Damaskox@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      My principle is “One euro, for one hour”.

      Does the game cost 40e? Am I unsure whether I’d enjoy the game for 40 hours? I’ll get it for free first. Does it stick for that 40 hours or more, or will I get sure enough while playing to play that 40 hours at least? OK, take my money. No? It gets forgotten in my folder, and probably deleted later.