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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by fjdjsmsm on Friday August 28, 2020 @06:32PM (#24311020)
They could just charge a single upfront amount of money.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by mhh__ on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:21PM (#24311539)
Sure but will that fly on today's app store?

Anecdotally, I think a single purchase can also eliminate a feedback mechanism from the players to the designers, in some scenarios.

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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by munificent on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:54PM (#24311800)
Seems to work OK for Minecraft. There is DLC for mods and texture packs and other clearly auxiliary stuff, but you get the whole game when you buy it.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by hhjinks on Friday August 28, 2020 @09:46PM (#24312565)
Oh yeah, wow, it seems to work for the literal biggest game ever, I'm sure it'll work for everyone then.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by munificent on Monday August 31, 2020 @12:57PM (#24333382)
It got to be the literal biggest game even on top of that princing model.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by bioipbiop on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:27PM (#24311599)
The DLC model seems to work. Similar to micro transactions, but none of the pay to win, gambling, and grind bypassing nonsense.
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