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AAA game price increase
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Queen6
macrumors G5
I just followed the instructions on Mac Source Ports. I have Windows systems so is easier for me. Original Doom 3 bought directly from Apple back in the day. Doom 3 I did solely in macOS via an older Mac (32 bit OS) as Apple kindly depreciated the game 🙁 (not Apple's fault more the laziness of the publisher to update to 64 bit). Very easy as just copy the base folder.
The BFG version was bought on GOG. I pulled the data files (base folder again) from the Windows install and copied to macOS, hope helps 🙂 Both RBDoom-3-BFG & dhewm3 run really well on Apple Silicon under macOS 12 Monterey.
Think there's a note to create the data folder first then move to Library/Application Support as some have had issue. I didn't and was able to create data folders for both games directly in the Library.
If you get stuck PM me, I'll happily help...
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Marsikus
macrumors 6502
diamond.g
macrumors G5
Which will be fine for as long as MS allows Bing Rewards to pay for (or reduce the price of) it...
Prof.
macrumors 603
Queen6
macrumors G5
That's a thing but asking $60+ for a broken product is just BS IMO, actually taking the piss. I'm all for supporting dev's but they need to deliver. I know is a complex field, reeked with havocs, but if selling to the general public needs to be viable product....
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diamond.g
macrumors G5
Retrovolve – N64 Games Were Ridiculously Expensive When They First Came Out
GamePro magazine assists us in digging up MSRP information for various N64 games.
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tevion5
macrumors 68000
This isn't a crowd pleasing take but I think there are solid arguments that the recent price adjustments are if anything overdue. I hate battlepass and lootbox style monetization systems, but expecting game prices to stay at 60 bucks forever since the mid 90s with inflation overtime isn't realistic in my view, and encourages these worse sneakier monetization practices. Personally I would prefer to drop as much as even 100 dollars / euros on a game I will play for many hours like Starfield or Diablo IV if that was the only cost to get the full experience.
orionquest
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Yeah so do I, it's one of few games I won't mind paying full price at launch. Other games I generally just wait for a sale which are often enough you can always get deals. Plus I have such a backlog getting new games isn't always the priority when I have enough to play already. So pricing going up doesn't bother me as much, but it better be good. (like way better then Fallout 76 😉).
Microsoft Games are usually included with the Xbox GamenPass, so no need to spend $70 for those games.
Let’s be a little nicer here shall we? Those games are not garbage. Superman 64 is. Just look at the Steam reviews and how happy people are with these games.
God of War is not for me. I will never call it garbage though.
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I was able to get some in-depth from the admin of Mac Source Ports via his Discord, for how to do the job without a PC at all, so I’ll let you know if it doesn’t work.
robbietop
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You want complicated and fun games in 4k HDR at 120hz, game developers have to be paid money to make those games to the tune of 150-300 people.
Then there is online support for the multiplayer, because apparently no one wants to play a single player anymore. Then there is marketing, DLC, post game patching, reviewers to buy off, etc.
You want games for "free"? Get GamePass, I guess.
Then there is online support for the multiplayer, because apparently no one wants to play a single player anymore. Then there is marketing, DLC, post game patching, reviewers to buy off, etc.
You want games for "free"? Get GamePass, I guess.
Marsikus
macrumors 6502
Or just wait for another Steam sale, it’s like almost for free.
Queen6
macrumors G5
Nygaard
macrumors member
According to
Whether games these days are equivalent to what they were 20 years ago is a separate question. Regardless, market saturation and digital distribution have driven prices into the ground – supply and demand.
It's also funny to think that people will spend $15 on a nice burger, fries, and drink without batting an eye, but a $15 game is a major financial decision to mull over while eating your burger. Better wait for a sale. Heaven forbid its a mobile app, where you are required to summon a committee and produce triplicate signed documents before considering such a purchase.
According to some inflation calculator, here are a few figures of dollars in 2000 adjusted for inflation to 2022:
| 2000 | 2022 |
| $30 | ~$50 |
| $50 | ~$80 |
| $70 | ~$110 |
Whether games these days are equivalent to what they were 20 years ago is a separate question. Regardless, market saturation and digital distribution have driven prices into the ground – supply and demand.
It's also funny to think that people will spend $15 on a nice burger, fries, and drink without batting an eye, but a $15 game is a major financial decision to mull over while eating your burger. Better wait for a sale. Heaven forbid its a mobile app, where you are required to summon a committee and produce triplicate signed documents before considering such a purchase.
mansplains
macrumors 68000
As promised, I booted up Terraria and for the past few days the game ran fine with some exceptions.
- For whatever reason, it performed better for me in windowed view, rather than fullscreen. Maybe because I scale my display?
- Performance suffered with several points of lighting. The single player world I was on has a lot of lights at home, so when I spawned it was apparent.
Overall, the game ran fine for me, I don't know what the light source threshold is before I have hiccups, but that may not be the cause of lag anyway for all I know. One of the new achievements involves placing a bunch of torches and surviving an attack from them, and the amount of torches necessary didn't cause lag for me.
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Marsikus
macrumors 6502
LeeW
macrumors 601
You're not really a 'gamer' then. Seriously though, I have a lot of gamer friends and that concept of not needing to be there on launch day is not an option. Gamers will find $70 even if it's too expensive.
Spaceboi Scaphandre
macrumors 68040
A lot of normies either just want the latest Madden and CoDs, or want the biggest releases day one to avoid spoilers. That last part is especially prevalent ever since Fallout 4 with the Boston Salt Party which was a troll campaign to spoil the game's story on par with the Harry Potter spoilers. It gets even worse with Playstation Exclusives as The Last of Us Part 2 was spoiled like crazy a month in advance.
robbietop
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Yeah, but the Last of Us 2 was a schizophrenic mess to some people and is still nowhere near the amount of love as the first