Nobody to blame but gamers for dev lies. Gamers don't seem to care at the end of the day, so as long as millions of copies of games get sold, devs will lie tooth and nail for your dollar.
And even worse is that games are something that is hard to refund and get your money back. You can pull it off, but it's not like walking to Walmart, showing your receipt and just saying you want to refund played game because you feel like it.
Therefore, devs have the advantage of gamers getting stuck with them. On the other hand, almost everything you buy can be returned. Key exceptions being you can't refund houses or cars. But whether it's a big ticket TV or even a book (which something can plow through in a few days if they wanted to), can be refunded.
That's why so many devs freaked out about Steam's refund policy. The devs who make good games don't seem to care. But it's those less than stellar devs who know their products don't cut it who are panicking.
And even worse is that games are something that is hard to refund and get your money back. You can pull it off, but it's not like walking to Walmart, showing your receipt and just saying you want to refund played game because you feel like it.
Therefore, devs have the advantage of gamers getting stuck with them. On the other hand, almost everything you buy can be returned. Key exceptions being you can't refund houses or cars. But whether it's a big ticket TV or even a book (which something can plow through in a few days if they wanted to), can be refunded.
That's why so many devs freaked out about Steam's refund policy. The devs who make good games don't seem to care. But it's those less than stellar devs who know their products don't cut it who are panicking.
