Tony Bark@pawb.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoValve "followed" 1.7 million Steam users for over a year, and now reports those gamers spent $20 million on microtransactions and another $73 million on games and DLCwww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1222
arrow-up1222external-linkValve "followed" 1.7 million Steam users for over a year, and now reports those gamers spent $20 million on microtransactions and another $73 million on games and DLCwww.gamesradar.comTony Bark@pawb.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoThat seems like a lot, but that’s <$12/user in microtransactions and ~$43/user in games. That’s like… 2 microtransaction purchases and a couple indie games each.
minus-squareundeffeined@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoBut the sad reality is that the mtx are in all likelyhood,concentrated in a small group of users.
minus-squareLibra00@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoNo doubt, but it’s still not a lot over the sample size.
That seems like a lot, but that’s <$12/user in microtransactions and ~$43/user in games. That’s like… 2 microtransaction purchases and a couple indie games each.
But the sad reality is that the mtx are in all likelyhood,concentrated in a small group of users.
No doubt, but it’s still not a lot over the sample size.