Goronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUS kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmaswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down117 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkUS kids want games subscriptions and virtual currency more than games this Christmaswww.gamesindustry.bizGoronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square103fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSkwerls@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·1 year 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-up17arrow-down3·1 year 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-up9arrow-down3·edit-21 year 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-up3·1 year 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-squareRoverRacecar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year 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?