> 3. Asia is driving the leading edge of game monetization now, and that leading edge is gacha games (lootbox mechanics/disguised digital slot machines). There

> 3. Asia is driving the leading edge of game monetization now, and that leading edge is gacha games (lootbox mechanics/disguised digital slot machines). There's nothing leading edge about this. Both western and eastern video game companies have been doing this for more than a decade. An infamous example is EA, who have been sucking the fun out of their games with this for ages. Bonus points to them for slapping these mechanics on paid games which they sell en-masse by exploiting franchises popular with mass-market consumers, then extracting additional money using the sunk cost fallacy.