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Almost 19% of Japanese people in their 20s have spent so much money on gacha they struggled with covering living expenses, survey reveals - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)
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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So in a lot of ways, it’s just the Asian term for loot box games, something that western games shied away from a bit after the Battlefront 2 controversy and EU attention, which Disney got embroiled in.

[–] Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

Yes. It's from the coin machine that sells a random toy in capsule. Gacha is the clicking sound that machine makes when you turn the button to get a capsule.

[–] turnip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hasn't Team Fortress 2 done that forever?

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

Yes, iirc Valve popularized the concept in the west with TF2, Dota 2 and CS:GO.