simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoValve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile gameswww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1636arrow-down16 cross-posted to: steam@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1630arrow-down1external-linkValve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile gameswww.gamingonlinux.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square54fedilink cross-posted to: steam@lemmy.mlgaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoIf the “win for everyone” includes shipping a game as microtransaction-based instead of ad-based, I doubt it’s really a win. Microtransactions usually come with dark patterns and rely on techniques from the gambling industry.
If the “win for everyone” includes shipping a game as microtransaction-based instead of ad-based, I doubt it’s really a win. Microtransactions usually come with dark patterns and rely on techniques from the gambling industry.