Official statement from Valve.

We shared with the NYAG that these types of boxes in our games are widely used, not just in video games but in the tangible world as well, where generations have grown up opening baseball card packs and blind boxes and bags, and then trading and selling the items they receive.

You’re right! We should stop that too!

  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 hours ago

    Far more sources than just a credit card. You can sell something from home during lunch period to another student for enough money to buy a Steam gift card, and their parents would never know.

    • Goretantath@lemmy.world
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      41 minutes ago

      And again, the parents should be monitoring what their kids do online. They can totally spot it if they cared enough.