• MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    Apparently any further sales of the game will have a cut going to even the staff that was laid off.

    That’s commendable, but overall this is still an unfortunate development. I wonder if microtransactions in big games like apex and genshin are down this year? Is this an overall trend, or are people choosing to spend on one game, foregoing titles like Jumplight Odyssey for bigger spending on one (arguably less deserving) game.

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      7 months ago

      I wonder if microtransactions in big games like apex and genshin are down this year?

      In Apex? Yes, and we know this from investor calls. Not sure about Genshin or Honkai, but even Fortnite is making less money. This appears to be an entire economy problem, not a video game problem. Perhaps related to inflation and consumers adapting their spending in response (a potential explanation I offer with no expertise to fall back on).