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The hidden high costs of ‘free-to-play’ videogames show players need better protection, scientists say (www.frontiersin.org)

submitted 5 hours ago by beep@piefed.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1348696/the-hidden-high-costs-of-free-to-play-videogames-show-players-need-better-protection-sci

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[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That would be called a price anchor and it's sole purpose is to exploit the decoy effect.

In short: by offering this obviously overpriced bullshit boat, they create the illusion of value in boats in general. Then the $20 boat seems like a reasonable "investment". Common dark pattern.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 1 points 31 minutes ago

And also, “lol, what if someone bought it.” - some executive