pay to win

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1. video gamesDesigned in such a way as to allow players to exchange real-world currency for in-game benefits.

   Concerns about pay-to-win dynamics are laced through core games, as the default norm is that superior players should win battles contested on a level playing field.

   2020, Christopher A. Paul, Free-to-Play: Mobile Video Games, Bias, and Norms, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 59

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   Admittedly, the loot boxes first of all monetize video games, by reinforcing the pay-to-win logic, but they also contribute to their gamblification (Johnson 2018), […]

   2021, Stéphane Le Lay, Emmanuelle Savignac, Jean Frances, Pierre Lénel, editors, The Gamification of Society, volume 2, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 107

alternative pay-to-win · alternative P2W

1. uncountablevideo gamesThe ability and/or practice of exchanging real-world currency for an in-game benefit.