In this age of egregious rug pulls like that of The Crew, Valve is adding a cool and new Steam feature. This feature will be able to alert potential buyers about defunct games that aren’t receiving more updates. Perhaps this can bring to the front the sea of dead games that the Live Service crew end up leaving behind. Many people underestimate how quick these Live Service schemes fall down, but now they will see the truth. We at Infinite Start will cover how it works.
The Tiny Print
When a title is in early access, like most Live Service games, there’s a whole box that points that out. This is very useful when making purchasing decisions, since you can know if a game is completed or not. Early Access brings the opportunity to show what you can offer to potential players of your new game. In case they like what they see, they can support you from the very beginning, by giving you ideas for your game.
One could argue that this could count as using players as free Beta Testers, and well, that is correct. The perk is that players are able to buy the game for cheaper and experience it from the ground up. The issue here is that most Early Access titles are essentially abandoned, Live Service titles being one of the most dropped and rug pulled schemes. Valve’s new feature will allow buyers to know how much time passed since an update dropped to an Early Access title.
By doing this, players will be aware of dead projects without having to check the community behind them. Many people often buy into cool projects without knowing that they have been abandoned forever. Thankfully, Valve stepped forward to provide potential buyers with all the information they need to make a proper purchase. It would be neat if this applied to dead Live Services, wouldn’t it?
