Can Gaming Be Saved?

It's no secret that gaming has been on a decline in recent years. Games are breaking, microtransaction are everywhere, and everything seems anti-consumer. Things seem bleak for gaming, but can it come back from this? Is there a way for gaming to be saved from this plague of rampant monetization? That's what we're going to find out. In this video, we will be going through the history of gaming, its monetization practices, and recent trends to determine the answer to "Can Gaming Be Saved?".

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:44 Golden Age of Gaming
18:12 Dark Age of Gaming
38:49 Gaming Today
48:43 Signs of Hope
1:02:57 Outro

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