Goronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoUS kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmaswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down117
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkUS kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmaswww.gamesindustry.bizGoronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squareSkwerls@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·11 months agoHot take: this is better than them getting a bunch of plastic crap that will end up in a landfill in 6 months.
minus-squaredeaf_fish@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·11 months agoYeah, but that is kinda like saying US healthcare is better than it was 50 years ago. You’re correct, but why make the comparison? It would be best if game developers didn’t encourage kids to subscribe to their games. Just buy them like we did when I was growing up.
minus-squarerbesfe@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-211 months agoThis presumes that disposable plastic crap is the only gift alternative. I still have most of the books I got for christmas as a kid
minus-squareSkwerls@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoFor sure there are alternatives, but I doubt there’s a lot of overlap between kids who want books and kids who want some e-currency. Probably not much overlap with gift givers either.
minus-squareloki_d20@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoGames are digital now, folks.
minus-squareRoverRacecar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·11 months agoYeah, but wouldn’t it be harder to get addicted to plastic toys?
Hot take: this is better than them getting a bunch of plastic crap that will end up in a landfill in 6 months.
Yeah, but that is kinda like saying US healthcare is better than it was 50 years ago. You’re correct, but why make the comparison?
It would be best if game developers didn’t encourage kids to subscribe to their games. Just buy them like we did when I was growing up.
This presumes that disposable plastic crap is the only gift alternative. I still have most of the books I got for christmas as a kid
For sure there are alternatives, but I doubt there’s a lot of overlap between kids who want books and kids who want some e-currency. Probably not much overlap with gift givers either.
Games are digital now, folks.
Yeah, but wouldn’t it be harder to get addicted to plastic toys?