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There is a potential market for an App Store which refuses to offer any free to play titles.

• st3v3r 11y ago
  I don't think there is, sadly. It isn't possible on the iOS side (although Apple has started to feature games that don't have pay-to-win or freemium mechanics), and while possible on the Android side, 99% of people are going to get their stuff from Google Play anyway, so even if such a store were to start up, anyone offering their wares on that store would be offering them on Play anyway.
  • fasteddie 11y ago
    The majority of premium titles on Android are pirated, especially for the most popular games. If someone wants to go to a 3rd party app store, it will be to pirate a premium game, not better curation to pay for one.
    • rocky1138 11y ago
      Most people, before GOG.com, would have said many of the same things about an ardently anti-DRM marketplace, whose main selling point is the same titles but without DRM. I've heard from a lot of gamers that would love to purchase a given version of a game outright for ~$15 than to be sapped with free-to-play mechanics. For example, take a look at the feedback on the Torchlight Mobile facebook page from 2015-06-25: https://www.facebook.com/torchlightmobile/photos/a.885045108228499.1073741828.876227465776930/890591147673895/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/torchlightmobile/photos/a.885045108...