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Agreed; this should be made illegal entirely – this mechanic benefits no one except the game publisher.
by molf 8y ago
Agreed; this should be made illegal entirely – this mechanic benefits no one except the game publisher.
- kgilpin 8y agoThat totally works for me as well :-)
- cloakandswagger 8y agoAnd also the grown adults who enjoy gambling responsibly?
- pitaj 8y agoExcept that it lowers game cost for everyone else when whales buy a bunch of cosmetic items.
- larrik 8y agoThese games aren't lower in price. Freemium games may have that aspect, but the games in the article are all AAA $60+ games with deluxe editions for $80 or over $100, and still have loot boxes.
- pitaj 8y agoGames have been $60 for decades despite growing scope and inflation. Why do you think that is? It's because of alternative monetization strategies.
- larrik 8y agoThe market size been growing too, while distribution costs have dropped to next to nothing. Games used to be physical cartridges, after all.