As far as I understand it, the studios are trying a different angle: They are not suing Reddit this time, but an ISP and want Reddit to provide the data of costumers of that ISP.
squirrel
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Now Elon has lost the crucial support of NFT bros. All five of them!
Because there are lots of people in this thread who paint whales as "rich schmucks" who can afford to spend $48k without thinking twic. This is a myth that lots of the gaming industry itself loves to perpetuate, because it absolves them of taking responsibility for ruining lives.
Research has shown repeatedly that whales are much more likely to be people with mental health problems and/or gambling addicts. That Star Citizen isn't a freemium game with loot boxes makes it marginally better than - let's say - Genshin Impact, but offers like the bundle in the article is still predatory.
I don't think you appreciate how much creativity the C-suite invested in developing Open World Microtransaction Generator 3000. /s
Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale.
Elon Musk: At long last, I have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel "Don't create the Torment Nexus".