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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/7643915

As always in capitalism, video games have largely deformed from an art form into just another means to generate profit for large corporations

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Step 1: Don't purchase or play games with micro-transactions

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alright coo- ah fuck they just updated it and now it has micro transactions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Step 2: Don't purchase micro-transactions (see step 1)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was gonna come in with the obvious "see step 1" joke. But what if they added it to a game you paid for? That'd be some bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That was the meaning I was going for. It has happened.