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justdaveisfine@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
They complain about it all the time, but gamers deserve the microtransaction and slop hell the AAA industry has created, as those same gamers pump billions into these soulless corporate behemoths and keep the system rolling.
It’s hard to generalize, but often it’s really just a few whales propping the whole thing up.
The linked article is referencing Candy Crush, not AAA games, but it’s hard to find published data on the matter. Different games and communities will be different, but I would hesitate to broadly blame consumers for this.
I am unfortunately aware about how predatory microtransactions are - This is a ragebait thread so the broad (and mostly incorrect) blaming was the intent.
Much the same way as women’s clothing not having pockets.
If you made men’s clothing with no pockets, you’d have a bunch of unsold men’s clothing with no pockets.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
where’s the lie?