Sure there Tim.

  • frongt@lemmy.zip
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    7 days ago

    Yes but it’s not their money. Playing the free games might add to their monthly active user metric, but they don’t run their business on MAUs.

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      7 days ago

      They wouldn’t do it if they didn’t profit from it.

      • Sidyctism II.@discuss.tchncs.de
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        6 days ago

        are you saying theyve got some way to monetize gaming itself? afaik the free games are supposed to get people to download their launcher and hopefully stick around, same as the bought exclusives. if you dont buy, they lose money

        • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          5 days ago

          No. Their malware “launcher” is literally vibe-coded to collect data in every way possible, and using it for just free games is still filling their coffers. ☝🏼

          Just, don’t. 🤷🏼‍♂️