• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    24 days ago

    How can this GaaS thing be sooo profitable and also such bad press that even mentioning it results in a “sorry we didn’t mean that” article?

    • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOP
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      24 days ago

      It’s a double-edged sword. But f2p has become so dominant that certain types of games almost NEED to be f2p to be relevant. See Concord for a recent example.

    • soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de
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      24 days ago

      Short answer: Whales.

      Long answer: Watch the South Park episode on the topic. They explain it in detail. It’s titled “Freemium Isn’t Free”.

    • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOP
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      22 days ago

      There was a leak or something a couple days ago, about a conversation they had had internally where they were considering retooling to F2P.