While I understand the point this meme is making, I can’t wholeheartedly agree with condemning games labeled early access. Basically every modern AAA game comes out buggy, undercooked and unfinished, which means it’s in early access. Games not being labeled as such doesn’t change the fact that it’s not finished. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were trash games, buggy as hell and completely unfinished. For all intents and purposes, they should have been labeled Early Access.
The sad reality is that games being released in “Early Access” is not a detriment to 99.9% of consumers, so it’s going to keep happening.
But the post isn’t negging on Early Access in general, it’s pointing out that Early Access games shouldn’t have DLC, and I agree. It’s Early Access, which means it’s unfinished. Why the hell is there paid DLC content? That’s essentially expansion content without even finishing and releasing the game.
Honestly it’s ridiculous, as even “full release” 1.0 games tend to be unfinished messes until six months after release these days.
While I understand the point this meme is making, I can’t wholeheartedly agree with condemning games labeled early access. Basically every modern AAA game comes out buggy, undercooked and unfinished, which means it’s in early access. Games not being labeled as such doesn’t change the fact that it’s not finished. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were trash games, buggy as hell and completely unfinished. For all intents and purposes, they should have been labeled Early Access.
The sad reality is that games being released in “Early Access” is not a detriment to 99.9% of consumers, so it’s going to keep happening.
But the post isn’t negging on Early Access in general, it’s pointing out that Early Access games shouldn’t have DLC, and I agree. It’s Early Access, which means it’s unfinished. Why the hell is there paid DLC content? That’s essentially expansion content without even finishing and releasing the game.
Honestly it’s ridiculous, as even “full release” 1.0 games tend to be unfinished messes until six months after release these days.