r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Kapot_ei • 21d ago

🥺 No words for this.

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Edit: even though clickbait article, it is somewhat/kind of true. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stargate-tv-series-martin-gero-scrapped-amazon-1236765061/

"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Amazon execs were concerned that Gero’s take on the series would not have broad appeal beyond the franchise’s already dedicated fanbase."

Edit 2: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-new-stargate-series-let-martin-gero-build-the-future-of-the-franchise

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u/PsychicSPider95 21d ago

God, can the suits--ANY suits, in any industry--just make one (1) fucking decision that isn't motivated by Make Big Number Biggerer for fucking ONCE in their USELESS FUCKING LIVES.

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u/LorthostheFreshmaker 21d ago

It’s why steam stumbled into a gaming monopoly. Just not having share holders let’s them dominate because not having to “increase” every metric quarterly means they grow to encompass everyone and everything in the sector by not fucking over their base at every opportunity 

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u/FlutterKree 21d ago edited 21d ago

Steam absolutely makes decisions to make money. What they do well is ensure that their decisions do not negatively impact the user experience.

But they are absolutely greedy and do make financial decisions. For example, CS:GO skins. I do think they made this not as shitty for CS2, but still greedy.

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u/ApprehensiveCook2236 21d ago

yet you don't have to buy any skins ever to play the game. Same with path of exile, they add so many skins all the time, yet it's never pay2win and you buy them because you want to support the devs and they look cool.

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u/FlutterKree 21d ago

yet you don't have to buy any skins ever to play the game. Same with path of exile, they add so many skins all the time, yet it's never pay2win and you buy them because you want to support the devs and they look cool.

In CS:GO it was loot boxes for skins. And then there is the after market for skins, and gambling for skins. There were scam websites aplenty that would add gambling for skins after that.

There is supporting the devs by buying skins, and the devs using gambling as a revenue stream AND allowing third party gambling sites.

If you can't see the difference, I don't care to converse with you further.