Community MetaSteam | October 2019 - The Horrors Of Empty Wallets, A Digimon Story

[PC-tan]

Good news!!!! After a year and a half or so I was finally able to pay off one of my credit cards. Yay!!! Before when I had my old job I was earning more than what I was spending on my credit card.

I technically have 3 cards, two of which are payed off and the third one at least won't charge me Interest or any fees for the next year and a half (it's a card for medical stuff) so as of right now my total debt is around $1,600 USD. That's not too terrible.

Also since it's October I plan to at least buy 2 games (Digimon and Ryza, maybe another one as well?) So hopefully I can keep my game spending to under $200USD a month and that would be great.

Are there some well known games releasing in December by the way?

As for RDR2 unless there is some very special pre-order type of thing I will just wait until a price drop since I already have the game on PS4 (I got the ultimate edition one from GameStop for $100USD). I of course will be picking it up from Social Club/Rockstar Launcher if it's only going to be a Rockstar and EGS thing.

Also there have been times when 4chan has told the truth/sort of

 

[Trisolarian]

i very seriously doubt it ... add one zero to that number and then maaaaaaybe

Lol, exactly. 12% cut, available essentially ONLY on any sales grossing past $20 mill (or 200 lolololol)..... I think tim wants a new fancy car or island or something first.

 

[Le Pertti]

What I expected from RE7.... spooky and eerie like Outlast and the like... did not expect chainsaw battles!

This game... this game

 

[lashman]

Good news!!!! After a year and a half or so I was finally able to pay off one of my credit cards. Yay!!!

congrats!

i wish i were this lucky ... been only going deeper and deeper in debt so far

Lol, exactly. 12% cut, available essentially ONLY on any sales grossing past $20 mill (or 200 lolololol)..... I think tim wants a new fancy car or island or something first.

yeah, we'll see ... i mean - they might not want that much if their goal is to herd people to their shitty launcher (just like ubi are) ... because honestly, neither T2, nor Tim give a fuck about egs sales in that arrangement ... Tim's only goal is to get the game off steam, and T2's goal is to get the vast majority of the people using their shitty launcher ... so they might actually not want a lot of money from Tim ... you never know

 

[Trisolarian]

congrats!

i wish i were this lucky ... been only going deeper and deeper in debt so far



yeah, we'll see ... i mean - they might not want that much if their goal is to herd people to their shitty launcher (just like ubi are) ... because honestly, neither T2, nor Tim give a fuck about egs sales in that arrangement ... Tim's only goal is to get the game off steam, and T2's goal is to get the vast majority of the people using their shitty launcher ... so they might actually not want a lot of money from Tim ... you never know

We've been surprised before.

This EGS shit, all of these launchers, reminds me of the current clusterfuck going on with streaming movies and tv shows. It hasn't gone to quite that level of shit but we've got powerful industry forces trying to make it so.

 

[fantomena]

Everyone expecting it to be RDR 2 EGS/R* launcher exclusive or Valves VR game and in the end it will turn out to be Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 they are in Czech as far as I know or a new game from the makers of an older game.

 

[prudis]

in the end it will turn out to be Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 they are in Czech as far as I know or a new game from the makers of an older game.

unlikely EG.cz owner absolutely hates warrhose

 

[lashman]

This EGS shit, all of these launchers, reminds me of the current clusterfuck going on with streaming movies and tv shows. It hasn't gone to quite that level of shit but we've got powerful industry forces trying to make it so.

... and it's all gonna end in piracy (in both cases)

 

[Tizoc]

I am just writing what comes to mind here

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[fantomena]

RDR 2 on Steam this december.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC November 5th - Rockstar Games

Today, we're proud to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, with special bonuses available to players who pre-purchase through the Rockstar Games Launcher starting October 9th.

www.rockstargames.com

Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC will also be available to pre-order at the Epic Games store, Greenman Gaming, the Humble Store, GameStop and additional digital retailers starting October 23rd with a pre-order bonus of 25 Gold Bars for Red Dead Online. Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC will also be available to purchase on Steam this December.

 

[Alextended]

Who needs digimon when we have this coming.

 

[Samson]

... and it's all gonna end in piracy (in both cases)

I hate to use the talking point, but outside of cases where launchers are unsupported in your region or games overpriced, piracy shouldn't be a huge problem since the launchers are still free.

The thing that's going to cause piracy in games to return is subscriptions.

 

[Arsene]

RDR 2 on Steam this december.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC November 5th - Rockstar Games

Today, we're proud to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, with special bonuses available to players who pre-purchase through the Rockstar Games Launcher starting October 9th.

www.rockstargames.com

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

 

[Samson]

Now I haven't watched any of the recent videos but what I am hearing of the gameplay just makes it seem like gameplay elements that have been done but your average mainstream gamer will be 'awed' with.

I stopped reading here. If you're not even going to bother watching the latest stuff, who tf cares what you think lmao.

People's boners for Kojima and hate boners for Kojima are hilarious.

"Yes let me write three paragraphs of shit about a game I'm not even keeping up on, pseudo-analyzing it. That'll show those Kojima-leg humping nerds that they're definitely the nerds, not me."

 

[arts&crafts]

Yeah, to me it makes sense for Rockstar to be everywhere since that sweet MTX revenue is irresitable to shareholders. I'd expect a timed exclusive at most but who knows? Rockstar will do what they want and i can't think of what EGS could offer aside from a smaller profit cut than elsewhere. I mean the amount of cash Rockstar could be tempted with is what? 10 million? Pah! £20 million? Yawn...

How close are Rockstar and Epic anyway?

Epic has unlimited money (to an extent). Unreal engine + Fortnite. These "exclusive purchases" arent even a drop in the bucket. Also if they are only "guaranteed sales" and not even a bonus payment than Epic is probably making money off just the game sales themselves at some point.

 

[Ascheroth]

Who needs digimon when we have this coming.

Whynotboth.jpg

1 day before Digimon, huh. I was waiting for a date, lol.

 

[lashman]

I hate to use the talking point, but outside of cases where launchers are unsupported in your region or games overpriced, piracy shouldn't be a huge problem since the launchers are still free.

A LOT of people simply don't care ... we can talk all we want about other launchers being free ... but a huge amount of people really don't give a crap and will just go back to pirating (regardless of what we think about this)

 

[arts&crafts]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

1 month Rockstar store exclusive? lol so random

 

[fantomena]

1 month exclusive is literally nothing.

 

[Tizoc]

I stopped reading here. If you're not even going to bother watching the latest stuff, who tf cares what you think lmao.

People's boners for Kojima and hate boners for Kojima are hilarious.

"Yes let me write three paragraphs of shit about a game I'm not even keeping up on, pseudo-analyzing it. That'll show those Kojima-leg humping nerds that they're definitely the nerds, not me."

Heh fair enough. Thing is that I go on A LOT of media black out for games, even the ones that interest me. However much of the impressions I read about the gameplay just sounds....like stuff that's been done. I am not very trusting of Kojima's writing and story appraoch post MGS3.

He got some good gameplay ideas but again, the gameplay points just aren't all that impressive so far.

 

[Le Pertti]

Hahaha oh wow, guess Rockstar was expensive when all they could afford was one month.XD

 

[Deleted member 113]

Was that supposed to be "Christmas"?
It certainly didn't feel like it for me.

But, on the plus side, I just won a free copy of Neon Tail, a promising "Jet Set Radio-like" game, which launches today.

 

[Samson]

A LOT of people simply don't care ... we can talk all we want about other launchers being free ... but a huge amount of people really don't give a crap and will just go back to pirating (regardless of what we think about this)

I just don't think that's true generally.

The convenience level is just high enough that for games people really want, they'll simply buy them (e.g. Borderlands 3).

But it's also just low enough that for games people are on the fence about wanting, they'll simply ignore or forget about them (more run of the mill indie Egsclusive-type games).

The latter thing is the much bigger issue for indie devs I think. Because there are so many decent games coming out on Steam regularly, unless you're a huge title like Blands 3, I think there's a chance your Egsclusive game is simply forgotten. And to some extent, being forgotten is actually worse than being pirated. At least when your game is pirated, you're still getting some public discourse out of that. If your game is forgotten to the extent that people don't even bother pirating it...well good luck.

 

[arts&crafts]

Was that supposed to be "Christmas"?
It certainly didn't feel like it for me.

But, on the plus side, I just won a free copy of Neon Tail, a promising "Jet Set Radio-like" game, which launches today.

Dang where did you win a key? Looks great.

 

[MJunioR]

So, technically we have four ex-EGS exclusives coming this December

 

[NarohDethan]

One. Whole. Month.

EGS is pathetic.

 

[Deleted member 113]

Dang where did you win a key? Looks great.

On twitter.

They had a contest that ended today, and I was one of the winners.

If you're interested, the game will launch today on early access for $9.99, with a 20% discount, so it should be very affordable during this first phase.

 

[Alextended]

I guess Rockstar asked for an obscene amount (rightfully though I'm not interested in the game any more) so they half-bailed out.

At that point they might as well not do the deal but I guess they still want the headlines. They're gonna be super clickbaity after all.

RDR2 IS ANOTHER HYPED AAA EGSCLUSIVE FOR EGS! STEAM IN DESPAIR... READ MORE INSIDE!
...FOR A WHOLE MONTH! A SMALL WIN FOR EGS BUT A WIN NONTHELESS SHOWING STEAM IS NO LONGER THE PRIORITY IT USED TO BE! ETC.!

So maybe the month is not worth shit but the marketing they'll get around just that month which they wouldn't if it was a simultaneous release is.

 

[PC-tan]

Me wondering what games are coming out in December (I posted about it 30 min ago on here) and guess what it was RDR2.

As for Epic well I guess they just couldn't afford to keep RDR2 to themselves

 

[NarohDethan]

Not even with Fortnite money EGS could afford more than one month, holy shit

 

[Samson]

Was that supposed to be "Christmas"?
It certainly didn't feel like it for me.

But, on the plus side, I just won a free copy of Neon Tail, a promising "Jet Set Radio-like" game, which launches today.

This looks comfy. Nice colors.

 

[Tizoc]

So, technically we have four ex-EGS exclusives coming this December

Oh shit
Those other games not RDR are gonna deal with what the other games on Steam gotta deal with when a big game is releasing soon.

 

[Arsene]

So how much did Epic pay for the 1 month exclusivity? At least 10m right?

 

[NarohDethan]

Epic must be kicking itself by wasting money on The Division all those titles nobody remembers anymore. Maybe if they hadnt they could have afforded two months!

 

[Stone Ocean]

RDR 2 on Steam this december.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Coming to PC November 5th - Rockstar Games

Today, we're proud to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC on November 5th, with special bonuses available to players who pre-purchase through the Rockstar Games Launcher starting October 9th.

www.rockstargames.com

Rockstar infinite money > Epic infinite money

They legit could only afford a month lmao

 

[arts&crafts]

On twitter.

They had a contest that ended today, and I was one of the winners.

If you're interested, the game will launch today on early access for $9.99, with a 20% discount, so it should be very affordable during this first phase.

Definitely may. Thats a great price. I really enjoyed that other JSR-like game recently, but its name escapes me.

 

[Firewithin]

most likely wont double dip for RDR2 as i never finished it on ps4 since i got bored. im sure my pc cant handle it anyway

 

[Copons]

RDR2 on PC -> cautious arousal

 

[lashman]

RDR2 on PC -> cautious arousal

more importantly: RDR2 on steam

now poor dex3108 will have to play through the entire game again (and maybe post some pretty screenshots in here for a change )

 

[dex3108]

 

[lashman]

that's the moment you've been waiting for ... isn't it? haha

 

[fokkusu]

 

[NarohDethan]

Joke’s on Epic I’ve been waiting for more than a year, an extra month wont even register in my radar.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

whatever it is - if it's no on steam then i don't care ... i don't like any of their stuff enough to use their shitty launcher standalone

It'll almost certainly need the R* launcher on Steam too

 

[lashman]

Joke’s on Epic I’ve been waiting for more than a year, an extra month wont even register in my radar.

lol, exactly ... same

i probably wouldn't even have started playing it before December anyway, lol

It'll almost certainly need the R* launcher on Steam too

yeah, of course ... just like they already smuggled it into GTAV

 

[fantomena]

I mean seriously though, RDR 2 1 month exclusive is so goddamn pathethic. I have so much to play these days that 1 month will be easy peasy.

 

[Alextended]

It was in GTAIV too (I think).

 

[lashman]

It was in GTAIV too.

they jammed it in there as well? jesus ...

 

[Hektor]

Epic really out there wasting money to spite steam users lmao

Can't even get mad at one month exclusivity for an already 12 month late port

 

[Cordelia]

One month egsclusive ROFLMAO