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- Comment on EU court rules people can resell digital games 11 months ago:
I agree that microtransactions and loot boxes in gaming need regulation as well. Hopefully this is a step towards that.
- Comment on EU court rules people can resell digital games 11 months ago:
Any protections to consumers are a win. I think overall this will be a positive for gamers.
IMHO this ruling is shortsighted and pushes for a future with increased monitisation that isn’t in the box value of the game and targets to hurt the Devs that make consumer friendly games while giving games with loot boxes and microtransactions an advantage in the market when talking in terms of overall sales for the devs.
Your last paragraph could hold some truth if publishers think this will affect profits. I don’t know if this would significantly impact profits since we’re talking about a new secondary market that did not exist in the digital space before. There’s probably some historical data for how physical used game sales affect new game sales but it might be hard to quantify since that market has existed pretty much from the beginning.
I would anticipate another across the board price increase for games as a result, but I see this more as an excuse for greed on the publishers’ parts rather than a cost to offset any actual lost revenue.
- Comment on Propagandists love this simple trick 11 months ago:
That reminds me of this study I read that anyone will believe anything that looks like a screenshot of a reputable news article.
- Comment on ...did everyone get this? 11 months ago:
You could make so much money playing Russian roulette!