New Study Suggests Kids Are Now Experiencing Social Pressures to Buy In-Game Items

3 years ago by nanoUFO to c/games

Once you hit middle school, the pressure to "fit in" hits. Naturally, this includes games now.
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bbkpr 35 points 3 years ago

Not news. Kids are pressured to buy things their friends have, regardless of medium. Duh.

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sugar_in_your_tea 5 points 3 years ago

Yup. My kid was adamant he wanted a specific transformer for Christmas. He didn't get it, and now he's no longer interested (his birthday is coming up). He only wanted it because his friend had it.

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