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Scam Turismo (The Jimquisition)

Gran Turismo 7 is yet another example of "AAA" grifting, and another prime subject for a video, which is why we're doing a video on it!

Scam Turismo (The Jimquisition)

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So they make massive changes after the reviews are out and people played them enough so they can't get a refund. It feels like the best thing to do is just wait a few months after release before purchasing it. But if enough people do it, the studio execs will blame something else instead of accepting the possibility that it's their bait and switch tactics that made waiting the smart thing to do.

Jason Youngberg

Imagine if a bunch of pundits, I dunno, as a COLLECTIVE decided to pull coverage from games that pull shit like this. Too bad that'd be "biased" and "bad for the free market" or whatever other buzzwords they use.

Dr. Judge, Private Eye

You can't sue them for that but you can retract the review and stop reviewing their games. There are games I have played where DLC significantly altered the story and made it better. But if a studio pulls this shit, pull the review so no one can find it and put up a new one detailing the sheer audacity of micro transactions. It would be really smart moves on the journalist part too. I wouldn't trust any of those websites.

Benedict Holland

They didn't activate the in game economy until after it hit shelves huh? If I were a game reporter I'd sue them for that... I can't do my job if you won't let me see the actual game. My reputation tanks if I can't do my job.

Trevor Bond

You know, I almost bought this. I haven't touched a racing game in years but this looked cool. I am so glad I didn't bother. Games like this always had money tied to progress but rewards furthered game progression. You play more races, you get more money, you buy better cars to do more races and there is the loop. Developers gave enough money to controll game progression. I never assumed that a company would put additional fees within the main game play loop. That is some serious self sabotage. I actually can't think of any other game that tried to monetize the main game loop, let alone a first party title, let alone a 70$ game.

Benedict Holland

What is the music used at 2:45? I know it as the theme to "Gettin Learnt with Ricky".

phredgsanford

I'm a big racing fan and play a lot of racing games and can, occasionally, talk good if you ever need someone with far too much experience in the genre to get info, context, or stuff about them in the future =3

Spectra


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