| eva01beserk said: I just wonder what publishers are gonna do now. They bet all in on china and the government just drop the axe on them. While publishers never cared for how much time we spend on a game, they really cared how much money we spend and now theres a cap. So whales are officially dead in china. Anybody knows what % of whales are over 18? Hopefully this now means publishers will stop pandering to the Chinese market. |
I think you might be overstating the impact this will have on publishers. Certainly, it isn't good for them. But, most whales that are under 18 already have the sign off from Mom and/or Dad. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to spend whale money. If their parents support their gaming that way, it seems likely that they'd allow the kid to use their info to sign in to games to get around the limits for minors.
Also, while I have no hard evidence to back this up, my guess is that most whales are in the 16-22ish age range (I'm not sure when people start working in China. But, I'm guessing middle class people likely start in their teens.) They have their own money, and not a lot of responsibilities to spend that money on. So, they blow it on loot boxes and cosmetics. If I'm right about that, this only impacts a fraction of the whales anyway.
