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slug: "video-game-monetization"
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title: "Video Game Monetization"
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# Video Game Monetization
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> Referenced by: [Life is Strange](/garden/life-is-strange/index.md)
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## AAA games
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Cost a lot of money to make, mostly due to the graphics arms race
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The price required to make games that expensive earn the cost back would be much higher than the current price of AAA games
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Graphics would not justify those higher prices, and AAA studios know this
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Techniques AAA games use to make more money without raising the base price:
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- Premium Editions
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- [MTX](/garden/mtx/index.md)
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- [Pre-Order Bonuses](/garden/pre-order-bonuses/index.md)
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## Free-to-play games
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Typically utilize [MTX](/garden/mtx/index.md) and ads in order to profit
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## Indie developers
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Trying to make a sustainable living is hard
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The industry is packed with lots of competition
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I don't blame them for their monetization
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## Ethical game monetization
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Requirements:
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- Free demo
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- Paid base game
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- No MTX
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- Paid content expansions
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