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Message: [QUOTE="cloudsets, post: 285109, member: 4264"] If only that Stop Killing Games movement had come out swinging a little sooner, then perhaps an end-of-life plan would be in place instead of simply total abandonment of this [URL='https://genshinlab.com/genshin-impact-revenue-chart/']$1.10B game[/URL] on a platform with a [URL='https://www.gematsu.com/2022/05/ps5-shipments-top-19-3-million-ps4-tops-117-2-million']117-million-unit install base[/URL]. I tend not to play these kinds of games purely because I always get the creeping feeling that I will miss out on content, as is an intentional part of their FOMO marketing. I simply do not have the necessary time to invest in a single video game on its schedule,s o I can't accept time-limited access like that. Even for a game as charming as [I]Genshin Impact[/I]. This kind of abandonment might simply be the result of allowing this business model to become normalized. The game will go away eventually, and you will miss its content if you did not pay for it. That's the entire way these games make money. I agree that this shouldn't happen. I agree that it is bad that it is happening. That said, I think accepting the existence of games built on this model (so long as there is no legal, financial, or social incentive not to ensure continued access in some form or another) means you also have to accept their inevitable death. For me, games might as well not exist if they cannot be pirated at this point. I have no trust that the legal rights holders will not prevent me from playing the games I bought unless I can crack them and end up with a working product. By and large, I only buy games that either have been cracked or that I know I could crack without largely reconstructing their content given enough time investment. I already don't think that it's okay that I might have to break copy protections on the games I buy just to keep playing them. As a result, I can't bring myself to make the extra compromises that come with this. [HR][/HR] As for [I]Genshin Impact[/I] specifically, I can only assume PS4 players aren't collectively whaling for Hu Tao as much anymore and that the gamers who can afford to buy a PS5 and render their PS4 e-waste are spending more. Given that its PC hardware requirements are 8 GB of RAM and an Intel Iris Xe, I also assume the majority of the player base does not use hardware specifically dedicated to gaming. Especially considering that the current version also seemingly runs on just about any Android device from the past 8 years. Navigating the world without a smartphone or computer is incredibly difficult when employers need you to apply online and many businesses and even governments require you to use an app to access fundamental services. Console gamers are a niche demographic, and last-generation console gamers with expendable income even more so. I can only suggest switching to mobile or PC. The minimum and recommended hardware requirements are listed [URL=https://www.hoyolab.com/article/40408846]on the official website[/URL], and there is a decent chance that you will be able to play it on something else you have access to. [/QUOTE]

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