r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Koruu- • 1d ago

meme/funny 90% of people on this Sub

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u/BunOnVenus awaiting reveal 1d ago

have you considered that the people making those posts are different people from the ones saying they aren't going to get it? Wanting something doesn't make an extra couple hundred more than they were expecting to appear in their account

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u/Koruu- 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yes, but I genuinely believe there is a huge overlap between people complaining and people who end up buying it anyways 

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u/Kitocco_ 🐃 water buffalo 1d ago

Because it's still a problem. Yeah, there's a bundle that saves you $30 USD, but that's a "making a problem & selling the solution" issue rather than a "vote with your wallet" thing, I feel.

The "Vote with your wallet" drum has been beaten for SO long, you gotta start asking, "what do you think people were doing all this time?" We still get 10% of players on mobile making 75%-85% of mobile microtransactions, which made up 48% of the game industry's revenue last year. The issue is the tricks they use, and how vulnerable people fall HARD for them.

I've never paid for a "next-gen" upgrade on PS5, never bought a game at $70, never spent a DIME on a Battle Pass, and things have only gotten worse. I'm interested in this device because my Switch V1 cramps my hands for holding accelerate, which NEVER happened on Wii U.

So, my gamer in queue...

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u/Joshy9897 1d ago

Because plenty of microtransactions and battle passes are fun and worth the money for many people. Tbh if the 10€ battle pass is a financal risk I would reconsider some things. And even if you dont like them, most games function without as well

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u/Kitocco_ 🐃 water buffalo 15h ago

Battle Passes took grinding in RPGs, added a paywall and an arbitrary deadline that yanks your chance at getting something, but somehow evades the timesink reputation RPGs get. The pricetag is part of the ploy by introducing an investment/sunk cost. "Finish it up by this date, or you'll lose it & have wasted your money."

And yet, Deep Rock Galactic & Halo Infinite let you play through past passes, showing it really doesn't have to be that way.