Regardless of whether you care about physical media, we can all agree that the enshittification of gaming is in full swing

11h

If Physical was really "Dying," then Sony wouldn't have to Kill it.

19h

At what point does a game mechanic stop being fun and start feeling cheap?

22h

If you want to file a complaint against Sony, check your local/national competition authorities!

Mindgames of PvP - Relation between ranking and identity?

The $70 Digital Illusion: The microeconomics of why we are losing our games. - repost without any external links, I was unaware--but the post was getting traction so here it is:

The $70 Digital Illusion: The microeconomics of why we are losing our games.

Discs situation is crazy, and we don't need discs

Death of physical media: perspectives from the developing world

/r/truegaming casual talk

How killing physical discs might lead to Steam on Playstation.

For gamers

No, 85% of people don't prefer to buy digital.

As a gamer, I've always felt that modern story-driven games eventually start repeating themselves.

I'm currently working on a story-driven semi-open-world crime game. I'm building almost everything—from the story, missions, dialogue, AI behavior, combat mechanics, and driving physics—by listening to feedback from real gamers throughout development.

There's an opportunity cost flaw in having overtuned gameplay options even if you don't use it

The Sad State of Modern Gaming

Scholarship on video games

Participants Wanted – UK-Based Competitive Online Gamers (18+)

"Every event has to move you closer or further from your goal, or it's just window dressing" -- a 1988 design note that still holds up

Ego centric data for gaming?

Do you binge a game that you have been waiting a long time for on release day or do you take your time with it

I think its time to frame Steam Sales as a rental in $/h rather than "cost to own" to determine "value" anymore

Do you ever feel it's necessary to play the previous game when the sequel or remake comes out?

I hate that everything is a cash grab in modern gaming

What makes a game boss mechanic scary?

As AI costs rise, there’s little evidence of major utility in game development

I feel like Fable’s marketing is more about introducing the core mechanics and features of the franchise to a new generation of gamers

Making gamer friends seems harder than it used to

Physical discs don't mean anything.

What do we "owe" our teammates?

I think Tetris has more in common with classical composition than most people realize

Talking with the engineer who wrote Call of Duty's original matchmaking system. What goes into matchmaking and why is it broken.

Why X game failed ?

GTA VI physical disc petition launched

Why shouldn't a publisher charge more than $80 for a game?

Why 2D Indie Games (like Graveyard Keeper) are the ultimate cure for modern gaming fatigue

Propaganda and video game politics.

Replaying a game when the sequel comes out

I wanted to like The Last Guardian, but the gameplay made it one of the most frustrating games I've ever played

Why are there so few RPGs based on real historical events?

What actually makes you to hit 'buy' on an indie game? Is it always the gameplay?

Lockpicking - Something I did not expect about Gothic Remake

Single Player Game - 2 Min Survey

"Terra Nil" and the Arrogance of City Builders: Why the hardest level in a strategy game is learning how to leave without a trace.

What hard/tedious mission got you to quit a game you were otherwise enjoying?

Contextualization and vestigial mechanics.

How important is difficulty in conveying immersion? (More about Spiderman, not Soulsborne)