nanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 3 months agoCiv 7 will potentially launch with controversial Denuvo, according to Steam's back endwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkCiv 7 will potentially launch with controversial Denuvo, according to Steam's back endwww.pcgamesn.comnanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square51fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAurenkinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoWere there some problems with sales of the previous Civ games or something that necessitate this?
minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·3 months agoProbably just some executive being a typical 9-figure jackass.
minus-squareAurenkinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoYeah exactly, from my understanding these are some of the most popular and best selling games around so… completely unnecessary
minus-squareGiveMemes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIt’s also that their monetization scheme begets piracy. A game and the dlc for it should never cost more than $100
minus-squareweker01linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 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.