How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders

Re:How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders by jsheard on Monday January 05, 2026 @01:47PM (#46502896)

Yes they are. The implementation tends to differ from how eastern-developed gacha games work, but they're making billions from virtual slot machines nonetheless.

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Re:How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders by dpoloncsak on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:03PM (#46503134)

Yeah, I still indulge in video games, and understand that on the surface CSGO skins feel different than Genshin summons, but from 100 feet up it's all the same crap, imo

I do kinda get what you mean, though. Gacha mechanics feel expected in anything western, while 'loot boxes' are still a 'feature' of some games in the east. Eastern studios have definitely noticed, though, and are running the same playbook.

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Re:How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders by dpoloncsak on Monday January 05, 2026 @04:09PM (#46505008)

...I think I mixed up East and West oops

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