The Debrief - September 2024

In-game monetisation pressure, gaming disorder on the decline and State of Play meanderings

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• European Consumer Organisation report into in game monetisation puts sector under pressure

• Is gaming disorder on the chopping board?

• Sony’s latest State of Play shows PlayStation’s paradoxical position

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Hello VGIM subscribers,

The Debrief is back once again. This month’s longer look at the industry explores some shenanigans over in-game monetisation in Europe, rumours of the decline of the term ‘gaming disorder’ and thoughts on what Sony’s latest State of Play says about the state of PlayStation (see what I did there).

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European Consumer Organisation report into in-game monetisation puts sector under pressure