I love the way the Balatro creator LocalThunk thinks 🤣
"Balatro doesn't have microtransactions for a very good reason: 'It makes me want to put my computer in the dishwasher and set it to pots and pans"
#Microtransactions
[ Would You Pay $140 For Skins ]
#wauln #nba2k25 #nba2k #2kcommunity #splitgate2 #1047studio #summergamefest #gachagame #microtransactions #SupportSmallStreamers #SmallStreamersConnect #SmallStreamersCommunity #drinkpoggers #dubbyenergy #rants #variety #storytime #funny #interactive #Gaming #gamingcommunity #fyp #foryou #explore #explorepage
Früher hat man Geld ausgegeben, um ein Computerspiel zu spielen.
Dann hat man monatlich Geld ausgegeben, um Online Spiele zu spielen.
Heute spielt man Handyspiele um kontinuierlich Geld auszugeben.
I think the #LightPhone3 is better than a shitty "#ProducedEwaste" #Android 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.
- Plus their #Website being built to mandate #JavaScript isn't very "respecting" of me as a potential user.
I think people can get a better experience buying a #degoogled #Fairphone with #eOS and just put #RelaunchX as an #eInk-optimized #launcher on it and have a better option.
- But I guess given #ForProfitHealthcare in the #USA is expensive I can see why a lot of people would rather buy such a device and sell their old one than seek therapy if they are susceptible to shitty patterns that #developers harness to maximize #screentime and #revenue.
Can't have #doomscrolling or #microtransactions if it doesn't support #NSAbook's #apps or shitty #PayToLoose #games...
- I do however acknowledge that there is a #market for #smol & #sleek "#StupidPhones" or rather compact #Smartphones and I do want to see more competition for it.
What I do have to say is that #MKBHD acknowledges that he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"...
- I just think that requiring people to sign up to some account just to be able to add/remove #Apps is a major #nope in my book.
I stayed off #GooglePlay for longer than it's being called like that and their "#lightOS" is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...
- It's just an insultingly high pricetag for < $200 internals and the best feature they have isn't even the phone but offering a "no frills" plan which seems okay (by #USA standards!) but still...
I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of a @monocles #phone whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.
- Cuz it's not even a super "secure" device or offers something like a "concierge service" where the device price is artifically high to filter out average #WageWorkers without much disposable income...
💸 Le microtransazioni possono non piacerci, ma rappresentano il 58% dei ricavi del settore gaming, c'è un motivo... #GamingBusiness #Microtransactions
#NPC critics of #capitalism
#microtransactions are #fraud https://www.mmorpg.com/ #lol #fun #funny #comedy #games #gaming #rpc #MMORPG
I want to live in Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZU6cqxCShc
#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Asmongold #YouTube #Monetization #Microtransactions #Microtransaction #MTX #RiotPoints #RiotPoint #Primogem #Primogems #Europe #EuropeanUnion #Law #Laws #Legal #Lagality #Advertising #Finances #Money #Euro
Games can no longer use virtual currencies to disguise the price of in-game purchases in the Europeean Union
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_831
🎉 Hooray! Electronic Arts heroically releases some aging Command & Conquer games as open source, because who doesn't love a blast from the past... when everything else is a microtransaction nightmare? 🚀 GitHub jumps in with a buffet of irrelevant buzzwords and features, but hey, at least we can now command and conquer our #Nostalgia. 😜
https://github.com/electronicarts #ElectronicArts #CommandAndConquer #OpenSource #GamingCommunity #Microtransactions #HackerNews #ngated
Will be #MarvelRivals free and fair forever?
No. Once there is no more growth possible, #NetEase will turn the monetization up to eleven. Premium Battlepass, $20 Skins, Paywalled Heroes, you name it.
Hopefully they come with a better alternative than predatory microtransactions. Look at #Warframe for example.
#Videogames #Gaming #Games #Marvel #Multiplayer #Online #HeroShooter #Xbox #PC #PCGaming #PlayStation #PlayStation5 #PS5 #F2P #FreeToPlay #Microtransactions
I swear I’m not a shill - said every shill ever - but sometimes something just works so well, you can’t help but share. Back in my #crypto days I amassed some #xno or Ӿ aka nano. I won’t get into why it’s a great project but ff to today and
someone built nano-gpt.com. An application that allows you to pay per prompt for almost any #AI. It costs below 0,01 USD per prompt.
I was curious so I had to try it and boy does it work flawlessly. #microtransactions but useful and good!
I just wanna talk...
#videogames #microtransactions #halo #doometernal #mememachine #fyp #explore #humor
Worst idea for an MMO ever just dropped:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/eve-frontier/survival-game-announcement
A European consumer watchdog wants you to be able to buy exactly as much in-game currency as you need, not fixed chunks - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-european-consumer-watchdog-wants-you-to-be-able-to-buy-exactly-as-much-in-game-currency-as-you-need-not-fixed-chunks #microtransactions #EpicGames #Microsoft
a good argument for open source games right here. at the very least put your time & energy into games with official free modding tools. #Bethesda #BGS #Mods #Modding #Microtransactions #Skyrim #Fallout4 #Starfield #biggie_boss #VideoGames #Gaming #Games
Beginning of the End of Free Modding as We Know It
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lzT8gPD-CmI&si=jyfOOCP2Kgd20xFG
Har blitt eksponert for den her, og tror kanskje flere kan finne det interessant å se en del av logikken bak hvorfor mobilspill (og andre spill) er som de er når det kommer til #microtransactions, #lootboxes, #gacha og så videre.
Ooh I didn't realize they're a Chinese subsidiary directly owned by China. So... Servers might have enough financial backing to stay up, but I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.
#China #GamingAsAService #OnlineMultiplayer #Microtransactions #OnceHuman #Gaming
Oh look another massive online experience. Will it take more than a year before the servers are shut down?
#GamingAsAService #OnlineMultiplayer #Microtransactions #OnceHuman #Gaming
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