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Re:Justin Kan: Web3 games don’t need to lure players with pr... by SaltyBackendGuy on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:38PM (#32417355)
> I question how desirable that even is

I am with you, but I am a bit more cynical after watching my 6-10 year old nephews get into gaming. All they care about are the skins, it's insane to me but they really like it. Knowing that makes me dislike this angle more because I feel like their entire market vertical will be 6-10 years olds with their parents money. Not to mention the whole, creating addicts out of kids in the name of digital consumerism.

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Re:Justin Kan: Web3 games don’t need to lure players with pr... by eli on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @03:45PM (#32417424)
But specifically paying a premium for skins that somehow transfer from game to game? This business model has some serious problems if the skins don't cost much more than the ones currently offered in one game.
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