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Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game (www.bloomberg.com)
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[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 76 points 4 days ago

But it still spooked Wall Street, as parent company Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s shares plummeted as much as 10% following the news.

I think our economy might be predicated entirely on stupid.

Also, $80 is a lot when typical people's buying power is decreasing. I think like half of americans can't tank a $500 surprise bill, and they want people to blow nearly 20% of that on a video game? Fuck off, capitalists.

[-] creamlike504@jlai.lu 41 points 4 days ago

We (the gaming community) say this every time, but microtransactions and lootboxes have spread like viruses because gamers are buying them.

I hate predatory pricing on principle, but whale votes count for a lot more.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 4 days ago

I don't think I've ever bought a microtransaction or cosmetic. I'm doing my part!

*Ok, i think I paid like $5 into warframe after 200 hours, and I used some fake money from google surveys on pokemon go, so I'm not entirely without sin.

[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Hey I spent a little money on Warframe. Shit's free and fun.

Octavia is my girl.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 2 points 4 days ago

(Which from my perspective is very silly — what’s the difference between them making a kajillion dollars in the fall and them making a kajillion dollars in May?)

This "article" was written by a moron who doesn't seem to know anything about the stock market. I guess it shouldn't be too surprising for Bloomberg.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Jason Schreier is not a no-name. I would expect the guy to figure it out, if he thought about it for a moment. But yeah, the whole article seems a bit rushed...

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