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[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago

Age is not what's wrong with charging money inside video games.

Ban the entire business model.

[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

TF2 pioneered the modern micro transaction hellscape we're all stuck with. And it still makes money despite almost a decade without a major update.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

We were never going to shop our way out of it.

Only legislation will fix this.

this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025

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