• Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org
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    7 hours ago

    And that’s why paying to access games a few days early will sadly stay, even though they are not paying to access early, they are paying to keep others out.

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      7 hours ago

      I guarantee the ones who paid 2x the value of the base game just for those 4 early days is a minority. Most people paid to get “the whole package” with dlc, car pass and whatnot, the 4 early days being just a welcome perk. But yes, sadly the early access bullshit is unlikely to go away - streamers will always want a head start and microsoft will happily charge them for it.

      • Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org
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        6 hours ago

        If people would have rejected that whole idea of accessing early when it first came up, FH6 would still have been released today… for everyone. And honestly, paying for unreleased DLC doesn’t make it better.

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      6 hours ago

      I got it for the expansions and such. The early access is a bonus though.

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    6 hours ago

    Actually the game launched at 120 Dollars. And 4 days later game is on discount.

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      3 hours ago

      I’m planning on getting the base game (after getting the top-tier version the last 3 releases) but not until the pgg minigames are added back, and hopefully yes it goes on sale when it drops for all users.

      $70 is too much money for a game. $120 is absolutely insane.

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          3 hours ago

          Won’t drop that low for 3+ years, that’s what happened with 4 and 5. Prob 70 to 50, 100 to 80, 120 to 100 at all steam seasonal sales 6mo+ after launch.

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            2 hours ago

            It will go even lower. Here are some price records for Forza Horizon 5, from SteamDB:

            SteamDB lowest recorded price is 29,99€ at -50%

            Price seen 26 times, last on Apr 16, 2026 (30 days ago)

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              2 hours ago

              Yeah, for the base game. That started at $60 though not $70, and it didn’t hit those discounts until a couple of years into it, if I remember correctly. Game was already in maintenance mode by that point.

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    6 hours ago

    Again, it’s not early access. It’s the general release date. Anyone can get access for $120. It is a general release date

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    5 hours ago

    This is why boycotting fails for real issues, but succeeds for the dumbest imaginable.

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      5 hours ago

      I was going to +1 your comment for the link, but that statement is just reductive. You won’t convince others to join the cause with such generalisations.