Comment on US kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmas

Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• deaf_fish@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah, but that is kinda like saying US healthcare is better than it was 50 years ago. You’re correct, but why make the comparison?

  It would be best if game developers didn’t encourage kids to subscribe to their games. Just buy them like we did when I was growing up.

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• rbesfe@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This presumes that disposable plastic crap is the only gift alternative for kids. I still have most of the books I got for christmas as a kid

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  • Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For sure there are alternatives, but I doubt there’s a lot of overlap between kids who want books and kids who want some e-currency. Probably not much overlap with gift givers either.

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• RoverRacecar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yeah, but wouldn’t it be harder to get addicted to plastic toys?

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• loki_d20@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Games are digital now, folks.

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