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Also, a lot of what passes for games on mobile phones are little more than addictions that strip you off your money. The consoles would never allow them and ev

Also, a lot of what passes for games on mobile phones are little more than addictions that strip you off your money. The consoles would never allow them and even if they did, people don’t mindlessly get addicted to crap when playing on a console like they do on their phones.

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temp5565_65 6y ago
Lots of mobile "games" are basically a casino, but the currency is time and you don't ever win anything. This is to the point that when I open older (pre-microtransaction) games on my PC, I'm momentarily disoriented because those mechanics are missing and I've gotten so used to them because they are so ubiquitous.
AlexandrB 6y ago
> The consoles would never allow them They allow Fortnite[1], don't they? Or more recently Genshin Impact, which is a pure "gatcha" game - as "mobile" as it gets - and is probably doing very well[2] on PS4/5. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHPNgIihR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPHPNgIihR0 [2] https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/genshin-impact-mobile-revenue-report/ https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/genshin-impact-mobile-reve... Edit: Oh, I totally forgot about the original console "strip you of your money" game: Fifa[3]. [3] https://screenrant.com/fifa-ultimate-team-ea-total-revenue-6-billion/ https://screenrant.com/fifa-ultimate-team-ea-total-revenue-6...
mrguyorama 6y ago
I am with you except they are absolutely allowed on consoles. Just look at the modern FIFA and NBA2K games. They are some of the worst free to play (that you pay $60 for!) experiences ever created. Consoles also had the EA Star Wars battlefront games that were fairly exploitative.