• @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    193 months ago

    Say it with me: only legislation will fix this.

    This abuse is the dominant strategy.

    If we allow this to continue, there will be nothing else.

        • @abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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          03 months ago

          There’s a difference between fatalism and realism. I’m not saying the problem isn’t solvable. I’m saying it won’t happen that way.

          • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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            13 months ago

            Heard the same shit about Apple for years.

            That naysaying didn’t help a damn thing. Demanding the right action finally has.

            • @abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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              13 months ago

              Yeah, not the same thing. I’m not saying microtransactions can’t be stopped. I’m saying it won’t happen through US-based legislation.

              And this iPhone monopoly suit is apples-and-oranges to a microtransaction litigation. They’re being charged with being in breach of an 1890s law that has held strong, but that has nothing to do with microtransactions. In fact, no relevant law exists except some flimsy gambling statutes that simply do not work. Most importantly, there is no legislative piece to it. Apple broke a big law and has been doing so with virtually no consequences for decades. Nobody’s passing new laws against Apple. They’re just finally facing the justice that they should’ve faced a long time gone.

              • @mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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                03 months ago

                Right, these two things aren’t perfectly identical, so there’s no possible connection.

                The will to solve problems through government doesn’t exist! Don’t try!

                Shoo.

  • @baatliwala@lemmy.world
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    23 months ago

    Might be controversial but I wouldn’t mind AAA studios having one live service MTX heavy game that they use to fund their company. Costs seem to be insane right now. But they never seem to use the money to create new experiences, and neither will they stop at putting it in just one game.

  • _haha_oh_wow_
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    53 months ago

    Can’t? No, they 100% can but they choose not to because greed.