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6-panel Loading Artist comic. 1: “The world just ended. And I couldn’t be happier!” Blue shirt guy grins at a nuclear blast outside his bunker. 2: “Fuel? Plenty.” He admires his fuel barrels. 3: “Snacks? Stocked.” He opens a soda beside shelves of junk food. 4: “Responsibilities? None.” He relaxes into a beanbag with headphones. 5: “Finally! The perfect gaming session begins now!” 6: Screen says: “Failed to authenticate. Check your Internet connection.”

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    • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      33·
      3 days ago

      And yet there are many games that despite offering offline play still require an internet connection or require online download.

        • Grimy@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 days ago

          “Enshittification is the consumers fault” is one way to see it but I’d rather put the blame on other parties, like the ones actually making the decision.

          • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            22 hours ago

            The ones that make the decision not to require online verification dont make as much money and they have bills to pay. There are publishers making all sorts of decisions, the consumers decide which ones they give their money to.

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 days ago

      Not much today, at least not with the expensive / interesting stuff. And you’ll have to live with the bugs and crashes, as nobody will fix the betas they are selling as products today.

      • FelixCress@lemmy.world
        81·
        3 days ago

        Depends how you define interesting. Out of all the games I have there is just one where I must have an Internet connection to play. Others only need it to update.

        • hayvan@piefed.worldEnglish
          82·
          2 days ago

          Thank you! This is my pet peeve. “Gaming sucks these days”. No, the games you play, the companies you give your money suck. There are plenty of good games. Supporting toxic companies is a choice they are making.