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Welcome to Microtransaction HELL
3 years ago
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Welcome to Microtransaction HELL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64eEcz5dj1s
video is...partly video game related and partly related to IRL microtransactions which are now a thing.
you know those fancy tesla electric cars? want them to function fully AFTER you purchase them? hope you're ready to pay daddy elon extra!
https://hothardware.com/news/tesla-fights-hackers
https://electrek.co/2021/07/30/tesl.....ction-lawsuit/
what's that, tesla? you're salty about hackers bypassing the performance throttling you programmed into your cars? DEAL WITH IT!
https://www.klim.com/Ai-1-Airbag-Vest-3046-000?quantity=1&color=9
what's this i see? a $400 vest for motorcyclists that acts as an AI controlled airbag? sweet!
oh, wait...you also have to pay EITHER an extra $400 OR sign up for a subscription or else the AI and thus the airbag function doesn't work as advertised?
HUZZAH! we humans are now one step closer to monetizing life itself!
meanwhile on steam...in the video game side of things...
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1462.....77582940829674
you're now a communist according to some people if you oppose the $10 price hike game companies are trying to normalize where they try to sell games at $70 USD instead of $60 USD WHICH, btw, also translates to higher prices across the board when you do the conversion for other countries as well.
but hey, what more can you expect from companies that value $ above absolutely all else INCLUDING life itself and people who defend that greed?
video is...partly video game related and partly related to IRL microtransactions which are now a thing.
you know those fancy tesla electric cars? want them to function fully AFTER you purchase them? hope you're ready to pay daddy elon extra!
https://hothardware.com/news/tesla-fights-hackers
https://electrek.co/2021/07/30/tesl.....ction-lawsuit/
what's that, tesla? you're salty about hackers bypassing the performance throttling you programmed into your cars? DEAL WITH IT!
https://www.klim.com/Ai-1-Airbag-Vest-3046-000?quantity=1&color=9
what's this i see? a $400 vest for motorcyclists that acts as an AI controlled airbag? sweet!
oh, wait...you also have to pay EITHER an extra $400 OR sign up for a subscription or else the AI and thus the airbag function doesn't work as advertised?
HUZZAH! we humans are now one step closer to monetizing life itself!
meanwhile on steam...in the video game side of things...
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1462.....77582940829674
you're now a communist according to some people if you oppose the $10 price hike game companies are trying to normalize where they try to sell games at $70 USD instead of $60 USD WHICH, btw, also translates to higher prices across the board when you do the conversion for other countries as well.
but hey, what more can you expect from companies that value $ above absolutely all else INCLUDING life itself and people who defend that greed?
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
#firstworldproblems
Treos
!treos
OP
mmm...no? maybe with the irl stuff (for now) but the video game side of this is a global plague.
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
Mmm, I don't see the poor bastards in the Third World giving much of a damn over videogame gouging...
Treos
!treos
OP
eh, true
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
^.^
