In 2024, Russian players spent 204 billion rubles on payments within the game, and Forbes cites the Xyz Online school (part of final education). On average, there are 12 thousand rubles for each player who spends money on video games.
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The field of payments within the game is already comparable in volume with the traditional payments market, said Vladimir Sinitsyn of the best education. According to him, free games and games as service formats were popular games in which donations are needed to improve interaction or accelerate progress.
“For many companies, they were Donats, as well as microtransuction, they have become a key source of income,” added Sinitsyn.
In 2024, Russian players spent 173 billion rubles on the purchase of computer games and mobiles, counted in Xyz before. This is 7.5% more than in 2023, when the cost of players in the games amounted to 161 billion rubles. In the first three sales were Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40 000: Space Marine 2.
Previously, Russian developers and editors of the Games asked the state Duma to support them the benefits. Industry participants, in particular, proposed to cancel the VAT payment for the sale of games, reduce insurance premiums, transfer regulatory powers to the Ministry of Culture and abolish income tax for five years.
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