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We learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Apple (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] Saryn 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think I didn't explain it well enough.

Its not just software that you can buy as in the case of LoL and essence. You can also buy highly expensive hardware produced by Valve itself which you can either keep or sell irl just like you would sll your phone or laptop. I.e. there are accessible ways to convert into irl value. I'm not intimately familiar with LoL, but can you convert essence into a VR headset or something similar? Afaik, the answer is "no".

It might be something you personally like but that's not the issue. The issue is whether the system is similar enough to gambling to warrant similar regulation. And there are a lot of arguments in favour of regulation. Understandby, this is relatively low on lawmakers' priorities. However, some EU countries have already moved in that direction, ouright banning games with gambling systems if they fail to uphold laws.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

So counter strike was not gambling before they started to sell hardware?