• keeb420
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    2911 months ago

    It’s like gaming companies almost want to see the market crash with all these bullshit things they are doing. Yet people keep buying into it.

      • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        911 months ago

        I don’t pay for microtransactions out of principle, yet I’m sure there’s someone else who will not than make up for me. I honestly don’t get it.

        • @Rynelan@feddit.nl
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          11 months ago

          Streamers will… devs don’t make money on little Timmy that is allowed a $2 purchase. They make money on streamers that “I BUY EVERYTHING IN GAME X!” (Shocked face)

          • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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            411 months ago

            Yeah, streamers and whales are their biggest target, but in this article TakeTwo is saying they’re going to target everyone else, meaning little Timmy’s $2.

            I don’t understand the “whale” mentality, though I do kind of understand the streamer mentality since they’re making money by being a place where viewers can see all of that optional content.

          • SbisasCostlyTurnover
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            111 months ago

            I think the term they use is ‘whales’.

            If 99% of their audience ignore them, they still make a bucket load of money because the 1% who can afford to spend the money, or have issues with self control more than make up for it.