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this is where I realize I'm dead broke because 30$ more each month would significaltly change my way of living, then I complain I can't play games ffs I can barely live

Satisfactory's dev team is a great example for correct communication. They uploaded a video talking about what they're NOT adding to the game. They have a vision for their game and they know what they're not going to do. That's respectable.

30$ is cheap for a game nowadays. But if you make me buy a game for 60$ it better be worth every cent, and the companies that charge that price tend not to put out quality to match the cost.

17:21 The reason gaming companies don't like and are fighting emulation is for the same reason phone companies brick old versions of their phones over time, because it forces you to buy their newer game instead of buying a less expensive game or even playing a free game were they don't make any money

Just need to point out to Mark that the profit from selling a cartridge back then was A LOT less for the Dev than in today's situation. Inflation and prices did and should've gone down as long as you take profit (not price) into account.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT WADES STAFF INFECTION JOKE

Bob is 100% right. I have never played a half life game and likely never will. If half life 3 were announced, I would absolutely love it just because of the memes that would come from it.

Btw the ridiculous reason why they shut down the storage or roms was because they might be used for recreational purposes, which apparently the storage of films and music are not used for. I also only watch the game awards for the announcements because why would I care if other people like the games I like?

11:14 Let's be honest here, big gaming companies are making a ton of money. More than they would just by selling the game at ∼100 dollars. And they are selling games at those prices already, some editions of the games cost way over $100 And if they could increase the price, they would still add microtransactions and battle pass. Cause big AAA publicly traded companies need to have ALL the money. Increasing prices is not going to fix the issues of the game industry. Lay-offs are not happening because they lack funds, it's cause their profits are going down. Some people forget that USA isn't the only country And not all games have regional prices (At least most AAA don't.) 30 dollars is a ton of money in my country...

Bob, the equivalent of Film Festivals in the game design community are Game Jams. If we had more people get into Game Jams and maybe start offering small cash prizes for Game Jam winners, we could get more buzz circulating around the indie game sphere.