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There's hope that the gaming industry won't follow Nintendo 's lead with $80 pricing. On Wednesday, Microsoft that those who already pre-ordered Obsidian 's shooter at $80 can get refunds at the point of purchase.
Unfortunately, you can't simply get a $10 price adjustment. You'll have to refund the full $80 and then pre-order again for $70. I'm beginning to think consumer-friendliness isn't the priority here.. A Bluesky user summed it up in a reply to Obsidian's U-turn. "Consumer advocacy in this awful state of the industry WORKS," @johnbrebbiato reach $189 billion this year, a 3.4 percent increase. That's a combustible mixture if ever there was one.Ironically, Obsidian's sci-fi RPG deals with themes of late-stage capitalism. The developer even deployed in-world satire to announce the pricing change: "Dear Galactic Citizens! We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing..." Winking at one's audience is usually a good thing, but this strikes me as more of a "dude, read the room" moment.
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