• Aux@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They can do that because you pay them when you buy other game remasters.

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      8 months ago

      yes but so do other huge game companies on cosmetics, in game items, other spin offs. I agree it’s not as easy but right now even doing this is unusual for most companies.

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        Very few game companies actually make a lot of money from cosmetics and ingame items. Most don’t.

        It’s also stupid to think companies should do things for free. That’s not the world we live in. It’s an exception

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          Very few game companies actually make a lot of money from cosmetics and ingame items. Most don’t.

          The companies doing these full price remasters 100% are the ones making millions from cosmetics.

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          I just did a minimal amount of googling and this is absolutely not true. Micro transactions have outpaced full game sales by almost 3:1. The entire model of free to play games relies on microtransactions. The biggest games in the world right now are f2p games or paid games with f2p models. I dunno where you’re getting your info from, ancedotally, I’m sure, and maybe you just don’t play games like that… But the rest of the casual game player population absolutely does.

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          Cosmetics and in-game items (microtransactions) are how games make money hand-over-fist.

          What world do you live in?

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          That first point is not true at all. There are entire games built around the paid cosmetics. League of Legends and everyone who follows that model for example. There are more than a few, but you’re right on the second point. I mean it’s not nice to call people stupid, but I suppose that’s not what we’re discussing.