Why the $183 billion video game industry can't quit microtransactions

Name: Why the $183 billion video game industry can't quit microtransactions
Uploaded: 2024-03-24T13:00:01.000Z
Duration: 10 min 1 s
Description: The video game industry cannot quit microtransactions. In fact, two of the largest video game companies in the United States — Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive — now make the overwhelming majority of their money from live-services, subscriptions and in-game purchases, according to their recent earnings reports. Here's why.

The video game industry cannot quit microtransactions. In fact, two of the largest video game companies in the United States — Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive — now make the overwhelming majority of their money from live-services, subscriptions and in-game purchases, according to their recent earnings reports. Here's why.

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Sun, Mar 24 20249:00 AM EDT

Christian Nunley

CORRECTION: This video has been updated to correctly attribute the United Kingdom Government's proposed protections against lot boxes.The video has also been updated to reflect that only Belgium has laws currently in place that ban loot boxes.