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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

Valve invents new Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes that successfully dodge anti-gambling regulations

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Valve invents new Counter-Strike 2 loot boxes that successfully dodge anti-gambling regulations

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PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

Valve, the master of microtransactions, has invented a new type of loot box that seems to get around regulations in some European countries.

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Oh so it’s loot boxes mixed with a limited time store multiplied by FOMO. Very cool.

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Also: “At what point do they become macro transactions?” IMO at $2. That’s the micro/macro cutoff for me.

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