▲ 703 ▼ BioShock creator says "audiences reward" single-player games that don't have "other methods of monetization," like Baldur's Gate 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (www.gamesradar.com) submitted 1 year ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] alexc@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TheWriterAleph@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago More than that. When you buy a game with microtransactions in it, you're volunteering to be a marketing target and paying for the privilege. Publishers aren't trying to get everyone to buy mtx, only the people who bought the game. You're giving them money and saying, "yes, I want to be targeted, please." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheWriterAleph@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago More than that. When you buy a game with microtransactions in it, you're volunteering to be a marketing target and paying for the privilege. Publishers aren't trying to get everyone to buy mtx, only the people who bought the game. You're giving them money and saying, "yes, I want to be targeted, please." permalink fedilink source parent