Gaming companies ruining the beauty of endlessly moddable abandonware by āremasteringā it, then pumping it full of unnecessary updates, just to open up micro transaction shops under the guise of āmod marketplacesā isnāt all that surprising, as it isnāt their first attempt at shifting industry practices in the interest of profits.
Still pretty upsetting to watch however, bc these types games were supposed to be an escape from the $60-$80, lootbox and season pass laden, always online experiences that had poisoned the industry in recent years, but such hasnāt been the case of late.
Idk how, or why, or whoās at fault, but there was a weakness in this seemingly impenetrable wall, and the companies found it, and have every interest in exploiting it, and that kinda sucks, bc it really felt like the last thing that was truly pure in an industry theyād already squeezed a lot of the fun out of.
Gaming is a hobby for me, but like many other hobbies itās definitely gotten to a point where it feels as if Iām being priced out of it. Iām happy some of yāall found a way to monetize it, even if just to keep priced in, and honestly who wouldnāt wanna get paid doing what they want to do rather than what they have to do, esp in this economy, but Iād be lying if I didnāt say I believe some parts of gaming should just be kept sacred from the involvement of money.
Reviving old, abandoned games through modding wasnāt just a hobby for some, it was protest against what the gaming industry had become, it was community, it was an opportunity for people to offer not only content, but also skills and information that would have otherwise cost them money to attain.
It was freedom, but once freedom stops being free of cost for one, even if well meaning, unfortunately that will affect everyone else in that ecosystem, and Iām sad to say itās been affected for a while.
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