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Starfield design director calls out unfair game criticism: 'Don't fool yourself into thinking you know why it is the way it is' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

And that's why I never buy on release. Studios have consistently rewarded waiting for months to a year since you'll pay a lower price for a better product.

The only reasons I'd buy at launch are:

  • I'm a game reviewer and somehow didn't get a free copy
  • I'm a streamer, so that's the cost of doing business
  • it's an MP game and I can't convince my friends to play something else

I play almost exclusively SP games, I don't stream, and I am not a reviewer, so it's in my interest to wait several months for patches and sale prices.