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Gamers need to start boycotting Game Companies!
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I’m just a smart buyer. No boycotts needed.
mcjmetroid
Member
This!
Don't don't pre order games especially digitally. I cannot understand people who still do this.
Yep I agree its called Integrity....but we have just as much of a chance of getting Gamers to Boycott game companies as we would trying to get Addicts to Boycott there Dealer.
Do you think addicts leave there dealer just cause hes cutting there product?
Fatchance.
Gamers are in all honesty the weakest group when it comes to upholding there own claimed ethical standards and the way games are designed to emotionaly highjack our dopamines centers mixed with the fact that so many gamers clearly wrap there idenity up in there games. The likelyhood of forming an effective boycott is zero and game companies know and depend on this.
Do you think addicts leave there dealer just cause hes cutting there product?
Fatchance.
Gamers are in all honesty the weakest group when it comes to upholding there own claimed ethical standards and the way games are designed to emotionaly highjack our dopamines centers mixed with the fact that so many gamers clearly wrap there idenity up in there games. The likelyhood of forming an effective boycott is zero and game companies know and depend on this.
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newtypepilot
Member
boycotts won't have much of an impact because the general public is too stupid and they make up the majority of the sales.
1) company release broken unfinished game.
2) outrage from consumers.
3) company does the usual PR spin saying they'll fix it and promise to do better.
4) consumers eat it up thinking company actually listens to their feedback.
5) broken game is swept under the rug
6) release trailer for new game and the same idiots are praising "day one!!"
7) repeat
it's been the same loop for years now.
1) company release broken unfinished game.
2) outrage from consumers.
3) company does the usual PR spin saying they'll fix it and promise to do better.
4) consumers eat it up thinking company actually listens to their feedback.
5) broken game is swept under the rug
6) release trailer for new game and the same idiots are praising "day one!!"
7) repeat
it's been the same loop for years now.
normalguy09x
Member
Us gamers dont boycott anything. Lets see. We have no problem with $70 games. We also have no problem with buying digital games and digital only consoles. We also have no problem buying online only games now rebranded as "live service games". How about paying to play a game online? We have no problem with that as well apparently.
darrylgorn
Member
OP, you need to enable the six month protocol.
HoodWinked
Member
they work when the alternative is just as cheap, "good" and convenient.
Hogwarts Legacy had no chance there is only one Harry Potter.
But if, lets say there were an alternative universe where Madden and NFL2K both existed, a boycott would easily work.
Hogwarts Legacy had no chance there is only one Harry Potter.
But if, lets say there were an alternative universe where Madden and NFL2K both existed, a boycott would easily work.
IAmRei
Member
i think, it's because we gamers are not majority, majority are mostly people who are not active on internet forum and do not understand the issue with games that not good as product (a.ka. faulty games or repetitive money grab franchise). so the majority that still bought the faulty games, doesn't even care about our concern.
-Zelda-
Banned
Leaving out my own opinion on all of this, are you trying to get banned? I have seen people banned for mentioning stuff like this here. Recently, in fact.
CYRU5_DA_GR34T
Member
The suits really did take over, it's all on a conveyer belt now
-Minsc-
Member
The last game purchases I made were a few slashed priced games off GoG last summer.
What a person should do is not boycott developers but simply buy a game here and there and not buy a new one until the previous purchase is decently used.
There's a saying out there. If I'm stupid enough pay for it, they are smart enough to take my money. Addiction and emotional fulfillment is a highly profitable business.
What a person should do is not boycott developers but simply buy a game here and there and not buy a new one until the previous purchase is decently used.
There's a saying out there. If I'm stupid enough pay for it, they are smart enough to take my money. Addiction and emotional fulfillment is a highly profitable business.
NiiloPielinen
Member
I think the problem is that games keep getting more complicated code wise but the companies still use dev-time estimations from games made 6-7 years ago. They throw in more people thinking it should cover the difference but do not understand that bigger games also increase complexity. X amount of people doing Y amount of work doesn't scale up in the same proportion.
Badlucktroll
Member
i should boycott konami if these modern remakes suck
The artful mincer
Member
What the deal with this image? Is this players that said they would boycott the games but didn't
LegendOfKage
Member
Wait, are you saying what we need to do is stop saying what other people need to do?
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Cyberpunk was a great game and was perfectly playable on PC and next-gen consoles at release. Buggy as hell, but no more so than a Bethesda game.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Boycotts are dumb.
Not pre-ordering games is smart.
Not pre-ordering games is smart.
nightmare-slain
Member
The time to boycott or hold these companies accountable was long ago (probably around 2006). The ship has not only sailed but fucking hit an iceberg and sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
Unless people stop being fucking idiots preordering games then nothing is going to change. I'll hold my hands up because I do have Diablo IV preordered and I preordered Tears of the Kingdom but I had a good idea that TOTK would be good and I need Diablo IV on day 1 and want the preorder bonuses. If it sucks I'm not going to cry about it. That said, you have people preordering shit like Redfall, Gollum, The Last of Us PC, Forspoken, etc and they get pissed when it turns out to be a fucking mess and act like the studios owe them. No, they don't owe you shit. It's your own stupid fault for preordering the game. You chose to hand the money over so that's on you.
Unless people stop being fucking idiots preordering games then nothing is going to change. I'll hold my hands up because I do have Diablo IV preordered and I preordered Tears of the Kingdom but I had a good idea that TOTK would be good and I need Diablo IV on day 1 and want the preorder bonuses. If it sucks I'm not going to cry about it. That said, you have people preordering shit like Redfall, Gollum, The Last of Us PC, Forspoken, etc and they get pissed when it turns out to be a fucking mess and act like the studios owe them. No, they don't owe you shit. It's your own stupid fault for preordering the game. You chose to hand the money over so that's on you.
Teletraan1
Banned
It all depends on who is boycotting your product. Is it people with purchasing power or a bunch of people with none bitching on twitter? Cry bullies attempted to take down Chick-fil-a for years as the company saw exponential growth. They only succeeded in taking down a few locations by pressuring lease holders in malls and airports. Otherwise the boycott was useless. Some of these recent boycotts seem to be working only because people who actually used/consumed the product are deciding not to. Boycotting something you never were going to buy in the first place doesn't work. See Hogwarts Legacy.
cireza
Member
833 members ? Wow, the publisher must have been trembling in fear.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Came in for this. Why the hell it took so long?
FrozenFlame
Member
Steam group for those that were going to boycott Modern Warfare 2 (the original one) because it didn't had dedicated servers. As you can see, it was just a tantrum for attention because they ended up (purchasing) playing the game.
DaGwaphics
Member
These honestly seem to be more you problems than anything else.
Don't spend time playing yearly releases with cut and paste updates and don't buy games at launch without checking on the status of the game first (never pre-order).
Quasicat
Member
I get it. I’m still boycotting the East India Tea Company…fucking monopolies.
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Before you try to teach people to boycott, i would first try to convince people not to pre-order games or buy games on day one.
Laptop1991
Member
I already have, Starfield will be the first new game i will probably buy for 2 and a half years since Cyberpunk, if it works ok
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Barking at the wrong tree, pal. I don't recall ever buying a game on launch, and the only games i play on launch these days are game pass titles.
Nobody needs to buy games at launch. Only the ones without self control would do. How are you going to tell people that can't even hold out on buying games on launch to not buy the games at all?
Nobody needs to buy games at launch. Only the ones without self control would do. How are you going to tell people that can't even hold out on buying games on launch to not buy the games at all?
Gamer79
Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
If they release with the nickle and dime shit then hell yea!
Gamer79
Predicts the worst decade for Sony starting 2022
So sad but so true
-Minsc-
Member
My brain just made a connection that pre-ordering and crowdfunding are basically the same thing. This is assuming a person pays up front when doing so. I don't recall pre-ordering so I have no idea how it works. Might have pre-ordered the GameCube but that was in ancient times so I have no memory of how it went down.
Madserb2023
Member
There is no need to boycott, just stop preordering games. Stop buying games day 1. Wait for reviews and performance analyses before buying etc.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
well, the market is going to decide. "Boycott" is something used in social media/"activism" to drive clickbait shit.
Pagusas
Elden Member
Nah, games are entertainment, time wasters, the thing you do in life when you aren’t actually living it up. Boycotting such a thing would be the stupidest of first world problems ever. Just go do something else and stop giving a thing meant to be an entertainment product so much free rent in your head.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Online boycotts and change.org petitions never work....
cash_longfellow
Gold Member
Fuz
Banned
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I got burned with my share of bad picks during the cartridge and CD rom days.
But during the 360 era, every game had a demo or trial. And in modern day, you got day one reviews and YT videos up the wazoo.
I dont think I've bought one bad game yet the past 15+ years. Maybe a bunch that turned out to be meh after a decent demo, but no outright clunkers.
Just wait for reviews. And if the company doesn't patch up the game, or it's repetitive then dont support them. At best, play it on a sub plan a year later where they get pennies on the dollar from Sony or MS vs. full price.
But during the 360 era, every game had a demo or trial. And in modern day, you got day one reviews and YT videos up the wazoo.
I dont think I've bought one bad game yet the past 15+ years. Maybe a bunch that turned out to be meh after a decent demo, but no outright clunkers.
Just wait for reviews. And if the company doesn't patch up the game, or it's repetitive then dont support them. At best, play it on a sub plan a year later where they get pennies on the dollar from Sony or MS vs. full price.
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-Zelda-
Banned
I would not worry too much about it, Lakitu. Just send a few more of those Spiny creatures his way and the problem will take care of itself.
Eotheod
Member
Holy shit you people are batshit crazy. It consumes your life doesn't it, do you stay awake at night muttering about the insipid uprising of equality and social rights movements? Are the games hurting you? Are you okay?
I will agree in the context of shit releases being broken and just expecting consumers to grin and bear it. Obviously developers and publishers can not delay further due to budget costs ballooning on bigger titles, but the damage is clearly being done. Whether it's a case of bigger ideas catching up with limited returns on hardware advancement, or lack of developer bug squashing who knows.
What I do know, is the agendas that people so vehemently hate on a political scale are doing fuck all to the games industry. The games industry was already a social movement in and of itself, and I'm sorry that people who are snowflakes to allowing others to live freely feel the need to suddenly be concerned.
An individual's view on a game is very much their own personal view, and by pushing that "agenda" onto others it doesn't allow for freedom of thinking but instead a mob mentality. The same mentality that is apparently oh so bad in other certain social discussions. Ironic hey?
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