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.</span></p><hr><blockquote><p>Referenced by: <a href="/garden/life-is-strange/">Life is Strange</a></p></blockquote><h2 id="aaa-games" tabindex="-1">AAA games <a class="header-anchor" href="#aaa-games" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;AAA games&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Cost a lot of money to make, mostly due to the graphics arms race</p><p>The price required to make games that expensive earn the cost back would be much higher than the current price of AAA games</p><p>Graphics would not justify those higher prices, and AAA studios know this</p><p>Techniques AAA games use to make more money without raising the base price:</p><ul><li>Premium Editions</li><li><a href="/garden/mtx/">MTX</a></li><li><a href="/garden/pre-order-bonuses/">Pre-Order Bonuses</a></li></ul><h2 id="free-to-play-games" tabindex="-1">Free-to-play games <a class="header-anchor" href="#free-to-play-games" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Free-to-play games&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Typically utilize <a href="/garden/mtx/">MTX</a> and ads in order to profit</p><h2 id="indie-developers" tabindex="-1">Indie developers <a class="header-anchor" href="#indie-developers" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Indie developers&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Trying to make a sustainable living is hard</p><p>The industry is packed with lots of competition</p><p>I don&#39;t blame them for their monetization</p><h2 id="ethical-game-monetization" tabindex="-1">Ethical game monetization <a class="header-anchor" href="#ethical-game-monetization" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Ethical game monetization&quot;">​</a></h2><p>Requirements:</p><ul><li>Free demo</li><li>Paid base game</li><li>No MTX</li><li>Paid content expansions</li></ul></div></div></main><!----><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--></div></div><!----><!--[--><footer class="vp-doc" data-v-4638965c><div data-v-4638965c>CC 2024 <a class="h-card" rel="me" href="/about" data-v-4638965c><img src="/me.jpg" alt="" data-v-4638965c>The Paper Pilot</a>. <a rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/" data-v-4638965c>CC BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>.</div><div data-v-4638965c>Any and all opinions listed here are my own and not representative of my employers; future, past and present.</div><div data-v-4638965c><a href="https://resume.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/thepaperpilot" data-v-4638965c>Resume</a> (not actively seeking new opportunities).</div><div data-v-4638965c>Site built from <a href="https://code.incremental.social/thepaperpilot/pages/commit/a4e47f244fde2f8726efac7d0dfb0b32c7b45465" data-v-4638965c>this commit</a> on <time data-v-4638965c>Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 06:27:48</time>.</div></footer><!--]--></div></div>
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