I’m concerned (good and bad) over China’s new legal changes over micro transactions Much of the non-Asian market are pivoting to (and have been) FTP microtrans

I’m concerned (good and bad) over China’s new legal changes over micro transactions Much of the non-Asian market are pivoting to (and have been) FTP microtransactions. If even a handful of the laws against loot crates, digital sales, etc come to Europe and the US, the gaming industry will have a reckoning unlike anything we’ve seen. Billions were lost (I think around 80) overnight in China’s game market. I’m torn because some studios are responsible with this business model, and enables a large swath of content for us gamers. But obviously it’s abused by many other companies, and is detrimental to many kid’s development with variable rewards at play (however, this is a moot point if the game is rated M. It’s on the parents not to give their kids access to such games if there exists that risk) I think this is just the start of large layoffs in gaming. EA has barely produced a multiplayer game without needing years post-release to get it stable. Meanwhile small indie studios are blowing AAA games out of the water in depth and quality.