Breaking MEGATON news: Game developers and publishers absolutely love taking money from us, and look forward to a day when they can take even more than they already do. That seems to be the message from a latest industry survey, that polled games industry members to reveal microtransactions had the most potential impact.
160 members of the industry were polled, with 66% of the vote claiming microtransactions were the most impactful development in gaming, followed closely by Smartphones with 61% of the vote. User-generated content claimed 43%, with advertising revenue and voice recognition accounting for 21% and 18% respectively.
It was Apple's iPhone that was voted the platform with the most potential. 74% of the vote went to Apple's latest shiny expensive toy.
So there you have it. You can rest easy tonight, knowing that the games industry loves your money. So long as we're all clear on that.
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5:20 PM on 03.23.2009
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HUZZAH!
I knew this would happen too, its only going to get worse and there is nothing we can do about it.
Enjoy paying £50 for a blank disc and another £50 to unlock the game on it, im done with gaming now. Fuck it.
User generated content: 41%
They'd rather charge consumers for extra shit rather than let them make shit themselves. Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, mods never did anything for anybody right?
what system do you have that you can buy points that are then useless?
I will avoid it like the plague.....again....
I find the extra stuff is just that, extra stuff, i buy what i think is worth the cost and don't buy anything that i don't think is worth it. One thing i think should be illegal is putting data on the disk you pay for, then charging you extra to unlock it, i mean come on, I OWN that data and it's not like games are cheap.
I tend to trade games in too, and when you've gone and paid for DLC it's a bit of a shit when you've traded in the game.