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Re:Pirate our games, don't buy them from key resellers, say ... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @07:01PM (#20397622)
The fact that people are breaking the terms of sale doesn't necessarily mean the concept of bundles is flawed. The fact that the economic viability of bundles depends on the bundled products being purchased almost exclusively by people who don't want them does indicate that the concept is flawed.
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Re:Pirate our games, don't buy them from key resellers, say ... by eridius on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @08:59PM (#20398296)
I'm not talking about like "buy Awesome FPS 2, get Awesome FPS 1 in a bundle for $1 more", I'm talking about bundles that collect a bunch of disparate games. People buy these bundles because they only want a few of the games. And then companies like Humble Bundle sell bundles where you don't even know what they contain until you buy them, so it's entirely possible to buy a bundle where you end up not playing any of the games in the bundle.
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Re:Pirate our games, don't buy them from key resellers, say ... by mattmanser on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @08:51PM (#20398266)
Not at all, I have bought a few bundles, I've no interest in playing all the games, just a subset of them.

That subset is going to be different for most purchasers.

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