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Issues & Activism
[Oct 28, 2024, 7:34 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

The most promising Disco Elysium successor studio says workers must unite to topple Valve's 'digital fiefdom' of Steam - PC Gamer.
As if the $50 Red Dead Redemption PC port wasn't enough of an insult, you can get Red Dead Redemption 2 for less than that on Steam right now - PC Gamer.

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Re: Issues & Activism - Disco Elysium's Economics Ignorance is Showing
Oct 29, 2024, 06:33

Jonjonz

Re: Issues & Activism - Disco Elysium's Economics Ignorance is Showing Oct 29, 2024, 06:33

Oct 29, 2024, 06:33

Jonjonz

The shear ignorance of so many developers as to the reality of all retail channels taking a 30% cut always is amazing. That is how retail exists. They pay the game pubisher a set price to stock their items, and they add 30% to the retail price. One of the most ignorant spews I have seen this year. The real reason for the job losses, is AI and general improvements to existing job productivity, fewer knowledge workers can do the same work. It has zero to do with how retail works.

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