No Game Is Worth Paying Extra Just to Play Early
These days, with what seems like every new release, game publishers find a way to squeeze just a little more out of players beyond the asking price of their games, whether it is in the form of cosmetics, unannounced expansions, digital goodies, or, more recently, advanced or early access. Compared to everything else, this latter practice does not sit right with me because it directly feeds into FOMO and the vulnerability of fans whose loyalty these publishers have cultivated over decades with releases from developers who probably don’t want this enforced in the first place....