Jim Sterling | Paying To Play Early: Gaming's Sad New Scam (The Jimquisition) @JimSterling | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Videogames are increasingly trying to get you to preorder or purchase expensive deluxe editions in exchange for "early access" to a game several days before its official launch date. This latest trend is a sure sign that, as publishers desperately try to keep squeezing blood from the same shriveled stone, they're running out of aggressive monetization schemes.

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