Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $10,000 - IGN
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Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is releasing a ship bundle for its controversial space simulator that costs an eye-watering $48,000.

Star Citizen Introducing a $48,000 Ship Bundle, but Only for Players Who Have Already Spent $10,000::Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is releasing a ship bundle for its controversial space simulator that costs an eye-watering $48,000.

  • Xavier@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I wonder if games that require such farfetched amounts of money should be included in the Luxury tax?

    A lot of those “whales” have cognitive difficulties and/or gambling addictions issues. Since many if these game developers/publishers have no qualm blindly milking and profiteering. It should be no surprise if some sort of tax is levied to help societies (à-la-tobacco or sugar tax) attenuate the ravages of gambling addictions.

    Moreover, Star Citizen has been released over 10 years ago while been continually updated.

    At what point is it just senseless greed that has taken over the game?

    • lagomorphlecture@lemm.eeEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s one thing to drop a few bucks here and there into a game you enjoy but when you start spending 10k on a fuckin game you have a serious issue. Even if you’re ultra wealthy, do you really have nothing else you could waste that money on? I think it’s time for a serious crackdown on predatory gaming.

    • CulturedLout@lemmy.caEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Luxury tax doesn’t apply to dealers/retailers. It would just get piled on the final user. Which would be fine for the “richer than god” types, but not so great for some poor bastard with an addiction who can’t help themselves.

    • n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s been a demo for over 10 years, not a game.

      Games have story, star citizen is a glorified tech demo as far as I am concerned.

      • FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Games don’t necessarily have stories… But your point still stands. This feels unfinished, empty and unpolished. Not remotely worth 50k

        • n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I boufh a ship beginning of 2014 just to test it out, worst $200 (supposed to get a usb ship, bunch of squadron 42 stuff)

          And most games have a point, the only point to star citizen is for YOU to spend money