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Microsoft reportedly estimated that Game Pass led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, with 82% of copies sold being on the Game Pass-less PlayStation 5 (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seriously. I never would have bought Earthion, TWICE, if I hadn't pirated it and fell in love with it. I firmly believe in financially supporting creators that make things I love. I DON'T believe in taking the risk of paying asking price for a game I may not enjoy in an era when demos are a rarity. As a point of comparison, Trails in the Sky FC has a demo, which I played, and convinced me to buy the full version. Pirating Switch content isn't worth the time an effort to me, and without the demo, I never would have bought it.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I've been seeing a lot more demos of games on Steam in the last year or so.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I have noticed a bit of an uptick on Switch, too, but not nearly enough when games are running upwards of $60 at retail. I'm not paying that much for a 100 hr JRPG with a combat system I don't enjoy. Trails sold me on the combat system alone.

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