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Former PlayStation boss says games are "seeing a collapse in creativity" as publishers spend more time asking "what's your monetization scheme?" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Apparently it is what is known as a rigged rental which is the equivalent of a quarter muncher. The game was so difficult that it would be to hard for new players to beat during the rental period to force them to buy it. It doesn't seem like there was an actual arcade version, just a case of mixed metaphors. edit: typo

[–] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you know what they call a quarter mucher in Paris?