@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agoCiv 7 will potentially launch with controversial Denuvo, according to Steam's back endwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down12cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkCiv 7 will potentially launch with controversial Denuvo, according to Steam's back endwww.pcgamesn.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square51fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoWere there some problems with sales of the previous Civ games or something that necessitate this?
minus-square@Etterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish27•4 months agoProbably just some executive being a typical 9-figure jackass.
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish10•4 months agoYeah exactly, from my understanding these are some of the most popular and best selling games around so… completely unnecessary
minus-square@GiveMemes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoIt’s also that their monetization scheme begets piracy. A game and the dlc for it should never cost more than $100
minus-square@weker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•4 months agoThat’s a strange hill to die on. I mean sure I will also never buy this game but with inflation it’s just a matter of time. I would much rather have a higher initial cost with no macro transactions in game.
Were there some problems with sales of the previous Civ games or something that necessitate this?
Probably just some executive being a typical 9-figure jackass.
Yeah exactly, from my understanding these are some of the most popular and best selling games around so… completely unnecessary
It’s also that their monetization scheme begets piracy. A game and the dlc for it should never cost more than $100
That’s a strange hill to die on. I mean sure I will also never buy this game but with inflation it’s just a matter of time.
I would much rather have a higher initial cost with no macro transactions in game.