{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "The shift in console games from purchasing physical discs at GameStop to downloading has only reified the \u201cgratuitously long...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/176361595338/", "html": "<p>The shift in console games from purchasing physical discs at GameStop to downloading has only reified the \u201cgratuitously long tutorial area, esp. for a franchise I\u2019ve played 8 times before\u201d trend, cause now there\u2019s a reason to set up a bit playable halfway through the download that\u2019ll occupy you until the rest finishes</p><p>I wonder how far optimizing for that pushes back the release of the physical gold master</p><p>Is \u201cgold master\u201d still a relevant term, or has it been superseded by the language of \u201ccommit\u201ds and \u201cpush\u201des?</p>"}