Gonna call it now: that 60 quid ‘one time’ purchase is not gonna be the end of it.

In, at most, a couple of years, one of these things will happen:

• the model will be switched to a monthly subscription
• features will be cut and sold separately
• ‘limited, non-targeted’ ads ‘from trusted partners’ will be introduced
• the thing will be buried completely because it’s not financially viable

Facts don’t matter. The only thing that matters is inflating the bubble that’s propping up the US economy.

So stop asking pesky questions and pay for tokens!

Corrupt?

‘Recyclable’ just means that you - theoretically - CAN recycle something. Doesn’t mean that it’s actually done - and never has.

That word has always been the most blatant dogwhistle of greenwashing.

Buying the game on launch for full price + (usually) issues or buying it a year later, 60+% off, patched and with additional post-launch content? Tough choice!

Yes

That would be honorable, so that’s not an option for the orange peril

Given Macroslops recent track record with updates I find it more likely that all Win 11 PCs will be bricked within 18 months…