If you could get paid to play video games, would you do it? It’s definitely possible—thousands of people do it every year—but your options are pretty limited and it may not be as fun as you think. Still interested? Keep reading.
Before we begin, let’s make a distinction between indirect and direct sources of income from video games. Indirect income doesn’t come from a particular game but outside activities that can be applied to any game, such as streaming or video game testing. Direct income comes directly from a particular game.
This article is about direct income. Here are some games that have elements of real money transaction built right into the game’s core design, allowing you to walk away from a gaming session with a few more dollars in your pocket.
CS:GO, Dota 2, Team Fortress 2
eam Fortress 2 (TF2) was Valve’s chosen franchise to spearhead their “cosmetic item market” approach to revenue, who then took it to new levels in Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). One could say that Valve’s execution of the cosmetic item market idea really drove the success of these games.
In short: cosmetic items (called “skins”) make you look different in-game. Some items look cooler than others, and some items are so cool that players are willing to pay money to acquire them. By engaging in item trading (also known as “skin trading”), you can exchange the items you have (earned by playing the game itself) with another player for real dollars. This is all permitted—even encouraged—by Valve.
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