Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.message-squaremessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1614arrow-down151
arrow-up1563arrow-down1message-squareThe gaming industry didn't remove cheat codes because they broke game balance, they removed them so they could sell those exact same advantages back to us as microtransactions.Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square105linkfedilink
minus-squareBlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·18 hours ago Cheat codes were a byproduct of flimsier game development standards. No, they’re either remnant of beta testing or just recognition that playing game with cheats is just fun for significant part of the audience
No, they’re either remnant of beta testing or just recognition that playing game with cheats is just fun for significant part of the audience