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They usually are free to play with predatory monetization mechanics. That was especially back in 2016 when thanks to these games, the mobile gaming revenue outpaced PC and console gaming revenue.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

CoD mobile is good... when played in an Android emulator on PC. It's basically CoD: Greatest Hits, and it's way better than Black Ops 6 (or any console/PC CoD, for that matter). All the best maps from the old games are there. Takes me back to the days of MW1 & 2 on the XBOX 360.

The only issues is that it takes some tweaking and the right emulator (Gameloop) to get a steady 120+ FPS, and it can take dozens of matches before game starts pairing you with other mouse and keyboard players (instead of just bots or controller/touchscreen users), but once you've established your rank, it becomes ton of fun cause you're not just destroying everyone you match against. It becomes a legit challenge.

[–] Sproutling@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

Yep, getting people to pay $40-60 bucks for a mobile game is basically impossible, and as a result the business model is either F2P or $3-5 bucks with egregious monetization to earn back the costs.

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