r/rant • u/AngrySafewayCashier • 5d ago

Video games aren't being made to last.

I can still pop in any game in my gamecube and it works, no problem.

Yeah sometimes old consoles need parts replaced and stuff like that, but if your console is in working order, you can access the entirety of your games.

I was so excited when I finally got my hands on a copy of Splatoon on Wii U, years after its release and after it got a couple sequels, only to find out that much of the game content requires...playing online.
This really singles people out. I like encouraging online play, but the rewards should only take place online. I shouldn't feel like I'm missing out on large chunks of the game if I don't have good internet connection, or in my case, got it after the servers were shut down.

At least the story was playable. This phenomenon is getting worse.

I don't have an xBox, but I heard you need an internet connection to set them and their games up now?

What about when servers go down for those, huh? What, you want them all to just go in the landfills? Nice going, assholes.

I get it, game companies want us to buy new games. BUT I ALSO WANT TO KEEP PLAYING THE OLD ONES. YEAH I HAVE A SWITCH AND A PS5 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I THREW MY N64 AWAY. Stop designing games to be...eventual garbage. Please! You are encouraging us to fill landfills even more! I really do still play all my old games!

What's with the switch 2 "game-key" cartridges coming out? This is the most garbage thing I've ever heard and I'm not buying them. What I BUY A CARTRIDGE and it's not even the game? Just my "right" to download it? Yet I still need to use the cartridge if I want to play it even though it's downloaded?

This is bullshit, I'm done. I want to play new games but I'm not buying anything that is going to be garbage when the servers eventually go down. If I ever have grandchildren I want them to be able to enjoy my game collection without issue. They shouldn't require internet or servers. I have consoles that are older than me and they still work. I have no intention of making the things I buy become garbage.

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u/Gingingin100 5d ago

Totally fair but Splatoon is a competitive shooter at it's heart, that's inevitable

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u/AngrySafewayCashier 5d ago

But why do I need online play to unlock content when the Wii U servers were only up for a few years? I mean, Mario Kart is competitive too. Online play is great but not required to unlock all the content. You can enjoy everything it has to offer by having friends over.

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u/Gingingin100 5d ago

Splatoon does actually have a LAN mode and a local multiplayer mode that work offline incase you weren't aware. You can play any mode and map with these.

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u/AngrySafewayCashier 5d ago

What?? I'm so trying that. Thanks.

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u/LordLaz1985 5d ago

Look up Pretendo.