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Re:RetroAchievements: Adding Achievements to Retro Games by JoshTriplett on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:05PM (#37486209)
I absolutely expect that lots of games are using achievements for telemetry.

It would surprise me a little, though, if someone retroactively adding an achievement to an old console game is doing it for telemetry purposes.

My original comment was based on reports from some indie game authors talking about their development experiences, and going "ugh, I have to add achievements, fine".

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Re:RetroAchievements: Adding Achievements to Retro Games by x3sphere on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @11:23PM (#37491823)
Yea uh... I don't think it's for telemetry. These aren't the original developers of the games and most aren't even professional devs, they probably just think it's cool to add those achievements.
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