• ripcord@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Is that what the situation is? I think that’s also only the case on 4k with brutal mode enabled or whatever.

    Obviously that’s still not great if so, but I’d still put it in the eyeroll category personally. I don’t really feel butthurt if I have to run at 1080p or enable vlss or not get 120fps or whatever, especially on day 1 for a game.

    But I come from an era where there were games you had to shrink some 3d games lower than 320x200 to get a playable 10fps, so I’m also probably feeling some “back in my day we walked uphill both ways - kids today” energy here. What do I know.

    • Anarch157a@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      16 hours ago

      You had the luxury of 320x200 ? What were you playing on, a Cray Supercomputer ? /s

      The thing is, we keep being bombarded by promises of how spectacular and wonderful New Game X will be, just to be punched in the face by stuff that falls short of that. This emotional roller coaster has actual costs, not only in terms of money, but also mental and emotional health. Is the reason why some countries, like mine (Brazil), have consumer protection laws that explicitly prohibits misleading advertising. And yes, showing a beautiful demo on a trade show counts, to then deliver a half-assed product falls squarely on the misleading advertisement category. This means people (at least here) can expect a certain level of performance and polish from games, this being backed by law.

      Basically, is not about feeling entitled, is about ensuring our rights as consumers are not trampled by devs.