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import{_ as e,c as a,o as i,a4 as t}from"./chunks/framework.CsM8T_AH.js";const g=JSON.parse('{"title":"Video Game Monetization","description":"","frontmatter":{"public":"true","slug":"video-game-monetization","title":"Video Game Monetization","prev":false,"next":false},"headers":[],"relativePath":"garden/video-game-monetization/index.md","filePath":"garden/video-game-monetization/index.md"}'),o={name:"garden/video-game-monetization/index.md"},n=t('<h1 id="video-game-monetization" tabindex="-1">Video Game Monetization <a class="header-anchor" href="#video-game-monetization" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Video Game Monetization&quot;">​</a></h1><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>',17),r=[n];function s(l,d,m,h,p,c){return i(),a("div",null,r)}const f=e(o,[["render",s]]);export{g as __pageData,f as default};