Microtransactions are NOT optional, and I can prove it!

AAA publishers often defend microtransactions and loot boxes in their games as being "optional." But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. No matter how you slice it, microtransactions are anything but optional, sometimes to the point of literal duress or coercion (yes, I DID just say that). Think I'm joking? Just watch the video to find out the details! See my best work:    • Acerthorn's Most Popular Videos   Support me on Patreon:   / acerthorn   Sources (in no particular order) https://www.theguardian.com/games/201... https://www.pcgamer.com/behind-the-ad... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3... https://blog.activision.com/crash-ban... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4156... https://www.destructoid.com/activisio...    • The Sinister Reasons For Adding Microtrans...      • The Addictive Cost Of Predatory Videogame ...      • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Up...     / microtransactions_added_to_modern_warfare   https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-4... https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-4... https://the18.com/soccer-news/fifa-mi... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... https://kotaku.com/meet-the-19-year-o... https://twitter.com/eastarwars/status... https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting... https://www.gamespot.com/articles/mic...