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How In-app Purchases Has Destroyed The Industry
I don't like writing negative articles that don't include a solution to the problem, but in this case, there is no solution. The state of in-app purchases has now reached a level where we have completely lost it. Not only has the gaming industry shot itself in the foot, hacked off their other foot, and lost both its arms ... but it's still engaging in a strategy that will only damage it further. Why are these gaming studios so intent of killing themselves?
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Unfortunately, the same thing is happening to the rest of the gaming industry as well, except with DLCs. Very few games have come recently that doesn't have some kind of missing content only available through a DLC purchase. I'm already paying a shit ton of money for my games, why can't I just have access to all of the content?
Because companies are greedy and know that if you're engaged in the game, there is a good chance you will impulse buy the DLC. I wish things were back to the way they were PRE-DLC...
Edit: As for my view on this, I will not download a free game ever. And as soon as I learn that a paid game has a DLC scheme, I wont touch it with a 9 foot pole. Fuck the DLC concept, I will only support developers that do business fairly.
EA is the devil. I'm pretty sure that is literal.