Why the $183 billion video game industry can't quit microtransactions

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2025

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  • @Slay_Nation
    @Slay_Nation 9 місяців тому +20

    If you keep purchasing the game, they'll keep providing you with microtransactions.
    Stop purchasing games that promote this behavior.

    • @exiledhebrew1994
      @exiledhebrew1994 9 місяців тому +1

      You can buy the game and still not buy micro transactions. Push and pull

    • @ElectricNippleTorture
      @ElectricNippleTorture 9 місяців тому

      People have been preaching this for more than 18 years, and yet they are still here and a lot of people buy them still. Clearly they do not listen to random UA-cam comment makers, influencers, and video essayists; then, the problem would have gone away.

    • @mcduvall2000
      @mcduvall2000 9 місяців тому

      And/or never pay micro transactions! They are hardly micro anyways lol

  • @Alisterplayz
    @Alisterplayz 9 місяців тому +2

    Until gamers are willing to pass on games over predatory micro transactions, this will only get worse. Some aren't - love how Fortnight implemented their monetization...but I am absolutely going to wait on Dragon's Dogma 2 gets discounted because of theirs.

  • @mcduvall2000
    @mcduvall2000 9 місяців тому +1

    Those are hardly "micro" they are sizable prices. If they were cheap, like $1 - $5 for cars on gran turismo for example, then maybe. For example the McLaren F1 on GT7 would cost $400 in actual money... that is beyond absurd... They made the car once, it's free money they can sell indefinitely!

  • @BowtieJDP
    @BowtieJDP 9 місяців тому +1

    Micro transaction implies a 50 cent charge for a cosmetic. Not $50 for horse armour.

    • @Izaik
      @Izaik 9 місяців тому +2

      They started, generally, as truly micro transactions. That definition had been stretched over the years, to be sure.

  • @ld2048
    @ld2048 9 місяців тому +1

    they only care about money
    take it away from them, force them to behave and fix the industry.

  • @RicePho
    @RicePho 9 місяців тому +3

    Lol , cryto bots trying to promote thier pump n dump in the comment section.

    • @User_1dashzero
      @User_1dashzero 9 місяців тому

      maybe if I get scammed enough eventually I’ll meet the one bot that makes me rich? Sounds kinda romantic.

  • @Izaik
    @Izaik 9 місяців тому

    Great report, thank you!

  • @MissMyMusicAddiction
    @MissMyMusicAddiction 9 місяців тому +2

    ¿why would they? it's a business model that works. people won't spend $60-$80 for a game, but they will spend $.10, 800 times. it also encourages the dev to keep making the game new. now, for many of these titles, you play for free, instead of buying a disc or cartridge that you cannot return if the game is trash. think about many of the MMOPG's - fortnite, apex legends, warzone, etc., all free-to-play.
    this system is annoying, only because we're still trying to figure it out. the crap games, or the really annoying ones will die, or evolve.

  • @MBarberfan4life
    @MBarberfan4life 9 місяців тому +4

    macro scam

  • @hamplus163
    @hamplus163 9 місяців тому

    CNBC better watch out before they get defunded

  • @User_1dashzero
    @User_1dashzero 9 місяців тому

    It can. It definitely can lmao

  • @heneliezer1421
    @heneliezer1421 9 місяців тому +2

    I will say something that most gamers wont say or don't understand.
    Micro transactions are great for the gaming world
    Gaming companies making money and being able to use it to fund new games or new content is great
    Companies like epic games are still losing money despite having micro transactions , Without it gaming would be dead
    There is nothing wrong with cosmetic micro transactions, If a game makes a pay to win micro transactions and you don't like it , Just don't play it ( Like me )

    • @crusherven
      @crusherven 9 місяців тому +1

      "gaming would be dead without companies like epic games" is a hilariously stupid take. Guess you mostly play shooters.

    • @heneliezer1421
      @heneliezer1421 9 місяців тому

      They literally maintain the most popular gaming engine..@@crusherven

    • @crusherven
      @crusherven 9 місяців тому

      @@heneliezer1421 So? A list of the most popular games right now is a list of games that mostly don't use it. League of Legends, Minecraft, BG3, GTAV, Roblox, Zelda, Rainbow Six, DOTA 2, Halo, Among Us, Red Dead Redemption 2...
      There are some very popular games using Unreal, but you could spend your whole life playing great games and never touch any of them.

    • @heneliezer1421
      @heneliezer1421 9 місяців тому

      @@crusherven You just mentioned bunch a games that are using microtransactions

    • @crusherven
      @crusherven 9 місяців тому

      @@heneliezer1421 I was pointing out how stupid your take was about epic games specifically. Nice edit btw, glad you agree

  • @GoliathsChamp
    @GoliathsChamp 9 місяців тому

    Yep I'm sure the industry is now screwed. Good, back to sticks it is, that is if bog brother is okay with that.