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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Based! As a game dev myself, having to watch this industry fall from the small hobbyists into the hands of mega millionaire, brain broken bull shit has been very difficult. I hope he is correct but I really don't know if American game companies will stop having microtransactions in games just because China banned them. It's probably more likely that they just release an inferior product here in the west. It's even possible that they dubbel down on predatory game mechanics to siphon more wealth from western audiences. But who can say.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

new western game mechanic: you buy a physical copy, then when you open the case, there's a code. you enter the code on a website, and you have a 75% chance of getting the game you paid for, but also a 25% chance to get nothing. the game is nonrefundable as the code that was in the box has already been used by you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You joke about it, but many physical game boxes don’t have discs in them anymore, in favor of redemption codes. Those codes have a fairly high chance of not working, forcing you to go through endless customer service help options to get the game you paid for simply added to your account.

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