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The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder

2026-07-14 · 51 min · 13 entities

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    The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder
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    The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder
  • mentioned Pablo Torre person
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    Feed author/publisher: Pablo Torre
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    Feed author/publisher: Pablo Torre

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  • appeared on Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast
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    The "Pay-to-Play" Scheme That (Almost) Ruined Video Games, with Dan Soder
Episode description as stored
Virtual currency is a new cheat code. But when EA Sports tried to squeeze extra cash out of sports fans with so-called "microtransactions" inside its latest-college football title, gamers revolted... and won? Comedian Dan Soder, who's been playing video games with a future NFL coach since childhood, takes Pablo on a journey to the seventh circle of nerddom: What does this phenomenon say about private equity turning fun into an asset? How do we stop sacrificing community for convenience? And is shame still possible? • Subscribe to "Soder" Previously on PTFO: • Share & Madden & Tell with Katie Nolan and Dan Soder • We Smoked All the Athlete-Branded Weed We Could Find Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.