Sunday, October 10, 2010

How do game companies make money off of free to play games?

Some games need a full payment per month to be able to play at all (WoW)
some have a free to play and a premium play
and some have a full free to play

how exactly do they make money? off of advertisements?
or do all these games have some type of item store where you can buy gear, things to ride and such?
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  1. irratebassOctober 10, 2010 at 2:26 AM

    Probably sponsors

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  2. djfiremonkeyOctober 10, 2010 at 2:44 AM

    yea, advertising and premium content is how they make most of their money

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  3. money gamerzOctober 10, 2010 at 3:38 AM

    I would think mostly advertisements, a store with gear might also be a possibility though too. If the game gets big enough, the owner/founder might sell it to a different company for lots of money depending on the popularity of the game. Then the other company might earn money by doing the same thing or make their users pay for premium or pay all the time.

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  4. SoccerPlyerOctober 10, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    Yea they get money from advertising, but they also make a profit when you purchase the actual game.

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