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I believe Unity's management is correct here. To venture into new territory is crucial. The revenue from mobile apps is quickly drying up now that we are getti

I believe Unity's management is correct here. To venture into new territory is crucial. The revenue from mobile apps is quickly drying up now that we are getting stronger anti-gambling laws. Because let's be honest, mobile games make money by hooking rich gambling addicts. That's why the industry calls them "Chinese Whales" and the "99.9%-ers" who are allowed to play for free so that the actual customers have enemies to crush with their pay-to-win items. That said, I have a very low expectation of Unity-the-company to pull this off successfully.

Jare 5y ago
> The revenue from mobile apps is quickly drying up now that we are getting stronger anti-gambling laws Care to elaborate? As in, what sort of legislation is coming up widespread across countries that would harm the revenues of, say, Candy Crush?
- fxtentacle 5y ago
  "Gaming loot boxes: What happened when Belgium banned them?" https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 "Loot boxes 'link to problem gambling'" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317 "Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945 "Could Candy Crush Saga be a gateway to gambling?" https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-a-gateway-to-gambling-20140424-zqyj7.html https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-... "How ‘Near-misses’ in Candy Crush Increase Frustration, and the Urge to Continue Gameplay" [..] "some players can, and do spend more than they can afford on these games (Lloyd 2016)." [..] "Tellingly, Candy Crush players often specifically liken Candy Crush to slot machine play to convey its appeal" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/

Jare 5y ago

> The revenue from mobile apps is quickly drying up now that we are getting stronger anti-gambling laws Care to elaborate? As in, what sort of legislation is coming up widespread across countries that would harm the revenues of, say, Candy Crush?

fxtentacle 5y ago
"Gaming loot boxes: What happened when Belgium banned them?" https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49674333 "Loot boxes 'link to problem gambling'" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-46295317 "Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46286945 "Could Candy Crush Saga be a gateway to gambling?" https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-a-gateway-to-gambling-20140424-zqyj7.html https://www.smh.com.au/technology/could-candy-crush-saga-be-... "How ‘Near-misses’ in Candy Crush Increase Frustration, and the Urge to Continue Gameplay" [..] "some players can, and do spend more than they can afford on these games (Lloyd 2016)." [..] "Tellingly, Candy Crush players often specifically liken Candy Crush to slot machine play to convey its appeal" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5445157/