inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoStar Citizen has a disastrously laggy stream with horrendous vibes, which isn't a great look when you're past $1 billion in fundingwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down17
arrow-up1286arrow-down1external-linkStar Citizen has a disastrously laggy stream with horrendous vibes, which isn't a great look when you're past $1 billion in fundingwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squaredeadcream@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoThey can still sell ships after releasing the game. Sure there will be a bit of a shitstorm they promised not to do that but their cult will survive it.
minus-squareCrypticCoffee@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoThat’s a fair point. We’ll see. Do they even have a viable post-release business model?
minus-squaredeadcream@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoMy guess is that if they get there (a very big if) then they will just copy a microtransactions model that every online game has.
They can still sell ships after releasing the game. Sure there will be a bit of a shitstorm they promised not to do that but their cult will survive it.
That’s a fair point. We’ll see. Do they even have a viable post-release business model?
My guess is that if they get there (a very big if) then they will just copy a microtransactions model that every online game has.