• Eggyhead
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    1. It’s $80
    2. It’s on Gamespass, where I assume a lot of doom fans who might have otherwise purchased are likely to be.
    3. It’s shouldered up against Expedition 33 and Oblivion Remake, both over $20 cheaper and highly acclaimed.
    4. It’s $80
    5. (Edit) shitty DRM
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      up against Expedition 33

      I mean… I don’t play Doom due to DRM but also to be fair Expedition 33, which I’m enjoying quite a lot on Linux, is “just” 40ish hours whereas Doom is (check notes) less than 20hrs to complete? WTH. Nope.

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        Mostly this. I’m not paying for something that comes with malware. Not for $80, $20, or $1. Nobody should pay for malware.

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          Yup. I would have bought Persona 5 Royale and SMT V on day one, if there was no Denuvo. I normally don’t open my wallet for $60 games.

          Super Robot Wars Y? Not on my radar anymore. Denuvo has cost the companies at least $300+, and I am not a rich dude.

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          I might create a VM to play it for $1 tbf. But yeah I think I’m drawing the line at $5 for anything with denuvo

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        Denuvo is the only reason I’m waiting. I’m on Linux, and I’m not risking that Proton change license issue. And also I hate the performance hit that Denuvo causes.

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        24 hours ago

        Not in Australia, it’s $120 here.

        Todd, Marty, Phil and Satya can suck an egg together.

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        Steam, the cheapest I see it as is 79,99€ where I am, which is actually US$90. I just assumed the US store did a straight numeral conversion to dollars, but you’re getting a discount too, it seems.

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          79,99€ in Germany

          I am interested, but not that much to pay more than 20€ in a sale in a few years. It was the same with Doom Eternal. And I haven’t bought it to this day 😅

          Maybe it will never be bought 🤷🏻‍♂️

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        Depends on your location in the world. Which shows just how arbitrary the price actually is.

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          Because of the tariffs that only apply to the US, see, they have to charge more for digital goods in other countries because reasons.