Unlike users in this sub, the vast majority of mobile gamers, especially those outside of western nations, are not interested or willing to put premium mobile games. The reality is that the real market size for premium mobile games is small to begin with. When you see mobile developers complain about piracy, they never provide data that shows which segment of the market is pirating their games.

It's a model with plenty of precedent and it works. IAP and freemium exists because it makes a huge amount of money and developing the apps requires less resources than a premium game. This is where IAP and freemium comes into play, because people in those countries are willing to pay for microtransactions and IAP, and designing to exploit gambling habits is a known and effective mechanic. Game developers selling games with set prices are not going to get market share in those countries no matter what they set their prices to.

Sure, piracy is a factor, but the vast majority of piracy happens in developing countries where premium games aren't going to be purchased at any price. Spoiler: (#spoiler) = Mods rock LIGHT MODE DARK MODE BIG MODE SMALL MODE RULES AND SELF PROMOTION GUIDELINES - PLEASE READ BEFORE PARTICIPATING /r/AndroidGaming Discord Server Come talk about Android Gaming! Custom Subreddit Filters Browse self posts only Browse link posts only Browse without promotional posts Android Gaming Wiki Game Discords List Related Subreddits

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