Does anybody keep in mind when Black Friday and different vacation gross sales had been a giant deal within the Play Retailer? I recall shopping for superior video games and apps like Reside Wallpapers at important reductions, and often adopted up with shopping for extra video games from taking part builders all year long.
The previous couple of vacation seasons have been dreadful. 80% off for in-app purchases, subscriptions, “cash & boosters” from the identical outdated conflict and backyard video games which were destroying the cell gaming marketplace for 5 years. There’s not a single premium, paid sport or app on sale.
There’s a new 80% off (for 3 months) subscription that lets me watch one thing referred to as the Culpo Sisters…I do not know who they’re and have little interest in discovering out.
I am so disillusioned… I keep in mind taking part in Shadowgun 10 years in the past and considering that THIS was the way forward for gaming. And now? Shadowgun appears to be like higher than 90% of the video games on the Retailer in 2022!
I am not wealthy however I am a standard paying buyer. I search for and purchase nice premium cell video games – and there are nonetheless some builders value supporting (like 10 Tons, Helpful Video games), and I am going to purchase a paid sport to help different builders, even when I think I won’t play it that usually, to help the ecosystem. A couple of {dollars} right here and there may be mighty value it, and I usually have Rewards cash to spare. I subscribe to Play Cross, a number of film/movie providers, YouTube Music. But it surely looks like Google Play and the overwhelming majority of cell sport builders don’t need my cash.
I lastly purchased the bullet and ordered a Steam Deck. I do know that it isn’t a robust gaming PC however I do not thoughts. It is reasonably priced, cell, and has a limitless stream of wonderful video games which might be usually on 80% off gross sales – the real type of 80% off sale!
My cell phone (Galaxy Fold 3, finally 4) is arguably extra highly effective than the Steam Deck; and ten years in the past, as talked about above, I believed the way forward for my gaming expertise can be on my telephone or pill. I’ve sadly been disabused of that notion, and I am very disillusioned that most individuals need to fork out on in-app purchases, cash and boosts whereas taking part in primitive iterations of early 2000s browser video games. And, I suppose, pirate apks from builders who, 10 years in the past, could have shared the identical enthusiasm as me.