Palworld will not change to free to play model, dev claims [VGC]

Palworld developer Pocketpair has said that it won’t be making the game free-to-play, or changing the game’s model to games as a service.

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How can this GaaS thing be sooo profitable and also such bad press that even mentioning it results in a "sorry we didn't mean that" article?
- It's a double-edged sword. But f2p has become so dominant that certain types of games almost NEED to be f2p to be relevant. See Concord for a recent example.
- Short answer: Whales.
  
  Long answer: Watch the South Park episode on the topic. They explain it in detail. It's titled "Freemium Isn't Free".

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