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Ex Blizzard Boss Wants To Be Able To Tip Devs At The End Of A Game
Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has suggested that tipping culture could benefit games, with some "special" single-player games leaving him wishing he could give more money to developers after completing them. Ybarra noted that "most will dislike this idea," with many consumers already tired of tipping culture coming to other industries.
Ybarra introduced the idea in a tweet, as picked up by IGN, saying he had been thinking about it for a while as he was playing more single-player games.
"At the end of the game, I've often thought, 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70 and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second,'" Ybarra explained.
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