Jeze64bit 🕹️@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoXbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth.www.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkXbox claims mass layoffs were the outcome of a ‘concerning’ lack of industry growth.www.videogameschronicle.comJeze64bit 🕹️@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareDagnet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIsn’t gaming the most profitable entertainment industry right now?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIf it is, that’s probably mobile gaming, and shitty microtransaction games at that.
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoYou’re probably right. Monopoly GO, a shitty mtx heavy mobile game, made $2 billion in its first 10 months alone.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI really don’t understand people.
minus-square0xD@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThose companies do, and they maliciously manipulate them for their own profit. This is not on people, this is on toothless regulation.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoTo be clear it isn’t Luck, or some metahuman understanding. It hundreds to thousands of psychologists selling out our entire race to create the most efficient dark patterns, and mimic substance addiction.
Isn’t gaming the most profitable entertainment industry right now?
If it is, that’s probably mobile gaming, and shitty microtransaction games at that.
You’re probably right. Monopoly GO, a shitty mtx heavy mobile game, made $2 billion in its first 10 months alone.
I really don’t understand people.
Those companies do, and they maliciously manipulate them for their own profit. This is not on people, this is on toothless regulation.
To be clear it isn’t Luck, or some metahuman understanding.
It hundreds to thousands of psychologists selling out our entire race to create the most efficient dark patterns, and mimic substance addiction.