Comment on GTA 6’s Publisher Says Video Games Should Theoretically Be Priced At Dollars Per Hour

ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• LufyCZ@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thing about a book (and a movie) is, that once it’s out, it’s done (99.99% done).

  For a game like GTA Online (be it V or VI), there are ongoing server costs, massive content updates, support, all that jazz.

  I’m not saying I support it, just that I understand

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  • vivadanang@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    your understanding is misplaced; their ongoing costs are MASSIVELY offset by their in-app purchases already. to claim they need more is just greed.

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    • Koordinator_O@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Game companies make profits unrivaled by any other industry and all we hear is “it’s not economic to sell a game for 60 bucks.” Now there are microtransactions and those profits skyrocketet. Now even that is still not enough. It’s just Ridiculous.

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    • LufyCZ@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      When did I say I support microtransactions? It doesn’t have to be both at once.

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  • mordack550@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s why live services games needs to incorporate micro transactions. The studio needs to have a constant revenue stream to maintain the development and the infrastructure cost.

    That’s why live services game needs to end

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    • ICastFist@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s why live services games needs to incorporate micro transactions.

      Not really. Subscriptions are a thing, or used to be, at least. But they’re nowhere as profitable as mtx.

      That’s why live services game needs to end

      MMORPGs would like a word with you

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