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        6 months ago

        Well I mean for an indie dev I guess it actually is a great time. Great engines to choose from (Unreal, Unity, Godot) and now you don’t even have to think too much of supporting all of the platforms anymore.

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            I agree but it still exists and is technically a great option nonetheless. If one doesn’t agree with the licensing mess, they can choose from other options which is just great in my mind.

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      I guess it depends how old you are but this is one of the worst times to be a gamer IMO.

      I think when the PSP came out that was the peak time to be a gamer. Micro transactions weren’t a thing yet. Games being released were finished products. We still had access to our old games and you could get a handheld Playstation for a few hundred bucks.

      Games were still being made to play locally with your friends and not just online. Blizzard was putting out bangers and didn’t completely suck. The games we bought we actually owned and there was no always online DRM. people had way more disposable income to buy games and more free time to play them.

      I would argue this is the worst time to be a gamer.

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        Old things going to shit doesn’t prevent new good stuff from absolutely slapping.

        And there’s more of that than ever, if you look.

        And that’s not to say games preservation and exploitative practices don’t need addressing. They do.