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Every game developer company should be like this (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it kinda doesn't though, unless you're able to complete the transaction from within the game. I'm okay with paying $10 for what is essentially a digital t-shirt that says "I paid the $10" and has no effect on gameplay.

[โ€“] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Saying it doesn't count if it's not in-game feels pedantic - pretty sure you can't buy shark cards inside GTA either

And the DLC does include functional items that affect gameplay

I'm not saying it's an egregious example of it, but its not just cosmetic stuff, and it's a lot more like a microtransaction than an actual DLC