Name: PERFECT DARK
Platforms: Xbox, PC
Genre: FPS?
Release Date: TBA
Developer: The Initiative
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
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Name: Mass Effect
Platforms: TBA
Genre: Sci-fi
Release Date: TBA
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: EA
#Trailers/Gameplay
The Next Mass Effect - Official Teaser Trailer
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The subreddit and discord are such a shitshow right now. People set expectations that will probably never be reached by any piece of media ever, and were disappointed when it ended up being what everyone else thought it would be, a pretty fantastic video game. Yes, the technical issues suck, nobody deserves to be shipped a broken product, but people are ripping this game to shreds because it didn’t cure their depression and get them a raise.
Cyberpunk 2077 manages to rake in 8 million pre-orders, almost 60% of which came on PC platform. The huge hype surrounding the title surely does help, but my argument remains the same. DRM may protect the launch window of games, but it does not determine their success in term of sales numbers. In fact, DRM might only contribute to additional performance issues on top of others that typically cannot be fully-addressed with day-1 patch. With Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red has again demonstrated that a good and convincing game would generate huge interest without relying on DRM.
I believe that despite having an almost fully-digital game distribution nowadays, consumers should still strive to obtain ownership rights to the digital “copy” of the game. Sure, there are always “filthy pirates” around the corner who would abuse the system, looking for free games, but any pro-consumer move would further increase the incentive for genuine consumers to make fair purchases. …