Lately I’ve been seeing more virtue signaling from gamers warning each other to not pre order upcoming games. What are you 5 years old lol you need reminders from internet strangers to not spend your money on a series that burned you in the past?

  • PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    Ironically, I don’t think it’s the FOMO of the game itself that drives them, it’s the FOMO of the pseudo-social experience of the day one purchase-play-social media feedback cycle.