Games

Not to mention there’s hardly any micro transactions left, a lot of these micro transactions are the prices of full games or more!

If it isn't proof they target children, I don't know what is.

Microtransctions prove they should be illegal every time I read any article about them

Remember the custom warehouse level filled with crates and everyone wearing a crate skin?

My brother got minecraft to play with my niece and there are two versions now, from what I can tell one that’s like what I was playing a decade ago but updated, and one that has microtransactions. The old one lets you download skins and mods for free. It seemed like a no brainer but he went with the microtransaction one, and now my niece keeps asking for cosmetics.

There must be a reason to yoke yourself to the pay-for-skins version, but I’m really not sure.

You also learned some valuable PC navigation and troubleshooting skills in the process of adding the skin to your game.

Kids today: why wouldn't I spend $20 to be able to dance the running-man as Goku in Fortnite?

because that's what the majority of people play.

the majority of people buy 1-2 games a year and play them all year. COD, sports games, the big popular shooters or whatever is trendy at the moment.

they are casual fans. they don't give a shit about stuff like Expedition 33 and would be totally uninterested in a game like that as boring and stupid. these are the same people who only watch marvel movies or hollywood action crap.

all my friends/family who play games think I'm a gay weirdo for liking non sports, non military, non racing games.

Well, some people just treat it like playing sports. Wanna go play ball? Wanna play CSGO? Hey, this ball/shirt/skin looks fancier! It's foreign, but understandable to me.

It also seems to be as many people as it was back shooters became a big thing. Out of the few people I know who video game, one only does FPS, one sticks to a few different games (Ultrakill, TF2, Peak to name a few), one either plays co-op with his gf or does Single player, and one mostly plays single player like me. Chatting up random people about games, that ratio seems similiar.

Kids want to play what their friends/community are playing.

Kids want to play the games their friends are playing more than what their parents play.

I will play Fortnite and Roblox and Rocket League with my son and I’ve never had a skin or a battle pass and have tried to show him you can have fun with out wasting your money but that doesn’t stop a kids FOMO.

Publishers know kids have undeveloped abilities to delay gratification and are susceptible to peer pressure

Gamer uncle of kids with non-gamer parents here.

I did what I could.

My niece's taste in games is impeccable. She's 13 and among her favorites are Hollow Knight, the Ori games, Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb, and of course big mass kids appeal games like Pokemon and Mario.

My nephew (9) is a lost cause. It's all Roblox and mobile child casino garbage and he doesn't have even the slightest interest in anything else. I'm pretty sure my partner and I are the only people in his life who have never given him Robux.

i have four nephews. 3 of them want fortnight/roblox money. the other one doesn't care about games at all.

i try to get them into different games and they won't have it. they are addicts for these freemium bullshit games. the concept of buying a game is weird to them. they expect them to be free, but they have normalized paying money for in game items.

and they have been playing these games for years now. 6+ years playing the same game. probably 10,000+ hours in them. but all they care about is playing with tehir friends and competing over who is best at fortnite.

90s are retro cool now.

another few years and the 2000s will be retro cool

Its not the parents fault, its just how its going.

As a kid I wanted pokemon cards, because all the other kids had pokemon cards and were showing off how many pokemon cards they had and it was on TV that you GOTTA CATCH EM ALL and the cool kid had a shiny raichu and I was a loser because I didnt have one so I really wanted one so I needed pokemon cards.

It didnt mean my parents failed me. It means toy manufacturers have all but weaponised marketing/propaganda and children are especially susceptible.

In my example, replace shiny raichu card with Peter Griffin skin.

Probably the same parents that buy their kids GTA and then complain games are too violent. They just don't care that much to look into what their kids like.

What a fedora screeching nerd take.

THE KIDS WANT VIDEO GAMES! THE PARENTS ARE FAILURES!

Jesus Christ 🤦‍♂️

More than half of US kids want to play more games with their parents, particularly children aged between 5 to 7 (73%).

Fucking ruined generation, awful parents, 🙄

Physical cards last for years. Maybe the online game will be around in ten years, but maybe not.

I have most of my magic cards from my youth. They're a thing I own. I can do what I want with them- play the game, use them for decorations, sell them. Digital shit is transient with few options for the buyer.