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Microtransactions (MTX) act as a format of additional monetization within games. This can range from purchasing in-game currency, to cosmetics, boosts, and more. On a small scale, MTX has minimal harm towards the experience of consumers, however as trends have shown, companies have grown to be over-reliant on MTX to fund their games, often converging with [[advertising overload]] to encourage consumers to be constantly purchasing these new pieces of content. It is often cited by consumers<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=Don |date=Apr 19, 2013 |title=Horse Armor |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/horse-armor |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Know Your Meme}}</ref> that the first potent form of MTX in AAA gaming originates with the Skyrim golden horse armor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oblivion Downloads |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223190230/http://www.obliviondownloads.com/StoreCatalog_ProductList.aspx?SubCategoryId=1 |archive-url=http://www.obliviondownloads.com/StoreCatalog_ProductList.aspx?SubCategoryId=1 |archive-date=Dec 23, 2006 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Bethesda Softworks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Surette |first=Tim |date=Apr 3, 2006 |title=Oblivion horse armor now available |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available/1100-6147013/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910133616/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available/1100-6147013/ |archive-date=Sep 10, 2015}}</ref> | Microtransactions (MTX) act as a format of additional monetization within games. This can range from purchasing in-game currency, to cosmetics, boosts, and more. On a small scale, MTX has minimal harm towards the experience of consumers, however as trends have shown, companies have grown to be over-reliant on MTX to fund their games, often converging with [[advertising overload]] to encourage consumers to be constantly purchasing these new pieces of content. It is often cited by consumers<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caldwell |first=Don |date=Apr 19, 2013 |title=Horse Armor |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/horse-armor |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Know Your Meme}}</ref> that the first potent form of MTX in AAA gaming originates with the Skyrim golden horse armor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oblivion Downloads |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061223190230/http://www.obliviondownloads.com/StoreCatalog_ProductList.aspx?SubCategoryId=1 |archive-url=http://www.obliviondownloads.com/StoreCatalog_ProductList.aspx?SubCategoryId=1 |archive-date=Dec 23, 2006 |access-date=May 19, 2025 |website=Bethesda Softworks}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Surette |first=Tim |date=Apr 3, 2006 |title=Oblivion horse armor now available |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available/1100-6147013/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910133616/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oblivion-horse-armor-now-available/1100-6147013/ |archive-date=Sep 10, 2015}}</ref> | ||