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Re:Loot boxes a matter of “life or death,” says researcher by celticmusic on Monday August 12, 2019 @11:46AM (#20676487)
they could survive on box sales alone, but they would have to change back to what they used to be.

edit: And let me point out, you can make money online without lootboxes, plenty of companies do, so it's not as if the revenue stream completely disappears.

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Re:Loot boxes a matter of “life or death,” says researcher by ebiester on Monday August 12, 2019 @11:56AM (#20676602)
It is all about if people will be willing to have less detailed games or pay 90-100 dollars for the same games, or increased subscriptions.
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Re:Loot boxes a matter of “life or death,” says researcher by Dylan16807 on Monday August 12, 2019 @12:11PM (#20676759)
Or fewer AAA games.

And once your art budget is in the tens of millions, 'less detailed' is often a pretty small difference.

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