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Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023 (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People buy cosmetics because they think they look cool and want to support the game they like. In WoWs, some premium ships are honestly hella fun in unique ways (while others are dumb op but of course some ppl pay for that too). In gachas it's a mix of just wanting the character and gameplay advantages.

Personally the stuff I don't get is spending money on the mentioned match 3 games, farm sims, and casual mobile games in general. Which are a huge market as mobile gaming is, for whatever reason I cannot comprehend, the largest gaming market in terms of revenue.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

Which are a huge market as mobile gaming is, for whatever reason I cannot comprehend, the largest gaming market in terms of revenue.

Accessibility? Most people have their smartphone with them more than they do their computer, so they can play while waiting in a line or something.

I agree that technically, smartphones don't compare all that well with computers, but the platform than you have beats the one that you don't, I suppose.

https://time.com/6174510/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much/

Research published in 2021 found that Americans in their early twenties used their phones an average of 28.5 hours per week in 2020—up from 25.9 hours per week in 2018.