The debate of used games has gone on for some time. In fact, it's one of the most hotly contested aspects of the gaming industry today. Gamers are happy because it lets them get games cheap and readily available. A counter to this has typically been online passes. If you buy the game new, you can use the code to access online multiplayer and even sometimes free DLC.
But, this raises the question. Are single player games viable anymore?
From Horse Armor to Mass Layoffs: The Price of Greed in Gaming. Inside the decades-long war on game workers and the players who defend them.
maybe a real enemy is people who use terms like "the real enemy"
there can be more than 1 bad thing, t's not like a kids show with 1 big bad
Executives seem to often have an obsession with perpetual revenue growth. There is always a finite amount of consumers for a product regardless of growth. Additionally, over investment is another serious issue in gaming.
honestly, the "real" enemy of gaming, is ourselves
if nobody bought horse armor, shitty dlc would have died almost overnight
if we stood firm and nobody bought games from companies that were bad with layoffs, it would be solved
we're the idiots supporting awful business practices, we are the ones enouraging it
Greed and greedy people have and always will be the main issue for everything wrong in the world. Everything is a product to be exploited for monetary gain. Even when there are things that could help progress us along for the sake of making our lives easier that thing must be exploited for monetary gains. Anything that tells you otherwise is propaganda to make you complicit.
I've never thought "DEI" (although the way most people use it doesn't match it's real definition) is the problem with games. Good games have continued to be good when they have a diverse cast, and likewise, bad games have continued to be bad. There isn't a credible example I've seen where a diverse cast has been the direct cause of a game being bad.
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Single player is more viable then ever now. Multiplayer based games tend to have more paid post release DLC than single player games(maps, skins, weapons etc).
I can see your point and the sad fact is they are becoming less viable. There just is no way of making sure single player games are bought new than used. I guess the best way to make money is to add dlc missions and charge extra but that screws over the people who buy new and also might not be good for the story.