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phenotype76 t1_jectq4p wrote

Reply to comment by ChickenFajita007 in Got my pre-order in, but just noticed the small print: No game included - Wtf Nintendo, still being cheap are ya by BacklogGamingJunkie

Maybe, yes.

There was a glorious time when every console would come with a hit AAA game packed in for free, possibly even more than one. Don't play defense for the corporations trying to squeeze more money out of us where ever they possibly can.

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ChickenFajita007 t1_jecwu4s wrote

When was the last time a brand new AAA big budget game was given away for free in a bundle?

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phenotype76 t1_jeegrk7 wrote

Quite some time. And thanks to people like you playing defense for the corporations, they won't likely be pressured to do so in future. Great job, now things are worse for consumers! You're definitely playing for the right team lol.

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EarthDragon2189 t1_jeeq5mf wrote

Few Reddit commenters are as annoying as the ones who accuse people of "defending" corporations when they're just...explaining how stuff is.

Like seriously where in their comments is ChickenFajita defending anything?

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phenotype76 t1_jeg96d2 wrote

>Like seriously where in their comments is ChickenFajita defending anything?

Specifically, the sentence "Did you think you were doing to get the game for a massive discount?" which I interpreted as him being snotty to someone hoping to get a pack-in game (and from his other posts, my interpretation was correct.)

This is an example of playing defense for a corporation's right to make you pay more money than you might have had to pay a few generations ago. We used to get pack-in games, and as consumers our interest is to decry the fact that they've stopped, not to dissuade people from hoping they'd start it up again.

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