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0 pointsmrguyorama3y ago0 comments

It had no problem monetizing their work BEFORE the microtransaction hellscape we have now, which has made these companies insanely profitable.

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account423y ago

Exactly - it's not that there aren't people that want to buy games, it's that giving games away for free and then selling microtransactions is more profitable.

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0 pointsmrguyorama3y ago0 comments

It had no problem monetizing their work BEFORE the microtransaction hellscape we have now, which has made these companies insanely profitable.

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account423y ago

Exactly - it's not that there aren't people that want to buy games, it's that giving games away for free and then selling microtransactions is more profitable.

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