Talk:Monetization overload

Sources to read and maybe integrate

For the record, I did NOT read ANY of these yet, I am going SOLELY off of titles just to have a small database of info to read.

https://www.bringintim.com/corcorans-business-of-law/2015/07/over-monetization

https://createifwriting.com/pitfalls-of-monetization/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetization

https://www.conradbastable.com/essays/monetization-amp-monopolies-how-the-internet-you-loved-died

>> FOR FINDING COUNTERPOINTS ONLY! https://alexandremacmillan.com/2019/01/30/focus-on-monetization-not-retention/

>> NEEDS MIRROR! https://clockwork-labs.medium.com/our-thoughts-on-game-monetization-909976b5287d

https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/player-retention-should-be-prioritized-over-monetization/83717

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_monetization

https://thearrowheadonline.com/4812/opinion/over-monetization-ruins-gaming-industry/

>> MAY NOT BE RELEVANT! https://greattransition.org/publication/monetizing-nature-taking-precaution-on-a-slippery-slope

https://digiday.com/media/media-briefing-apple-news-ad-monetization-still-abysmal-for-some/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2056305120969877?icid=int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.7

https://medium.com/@GWBycer/what-is-dark-side-monetization-3b82347fe19f

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/726732-rustys-real-deal-baseball/69017277

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhz9OXy86a0

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/when-good-monetization-meets-bad-ethics

>> USE AS POINT FOR MALICE! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32097752

https://forum.enlisted.net/en/t/this-game-has-one-of-the-worst-if-not-the-worst-cosmetic-monetization-system-ive-ever-seen-in-a-videogame/133831

https://economics.td.com/gbl-debt-monetization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16heGLKlTA

https://m.youtube.com/live/Ku6YJQrZ2cg?t=0s

https://www.threads.net/@kmarford/post/DA4DkBaPjVq

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9768720/

>> USE AS EXAMPLE! https://x.com/gwillem/status/1805741224189739170 JamesTDG (talk) 01:21, 4 April 2025 (UTC)

Avoid excessive detail

This article had an examples section (which just had some headings at the moment). However it seemed to heavily overlap the examples sections in very similar articles, like Games as a service, Downloadable content, Predatory microtransactions, etc.

We should coordinate similar/related articles so it is obvious where to put examples, and we don't get lots of little articles with overlapping lists. Drakeula (talk) 07:53, 21 September 2025 (UTC)