10 Manipulative Gaming Tactics You Fall For Every Time

10. Social Pressure

"What, you don't play Call of Duty? What's wrong with you?"

How many times in your life have you heard that, not only about COD but about every mass-marketed gaming property? Some franchises, such as COD, have a large fanbase and typically release a new version of the game every year, selling millions of copies around the world.

For all these fans in a hugely popular franchise playing a new title, there are likely to be people who are simply not interested. The game is not their style; they may have tried to play it before, but they just couldn't get into it. The bottom line, whatever the situation, they don't play it and those who do can't understand why. In addition, look at popular game streamers. They are cool, huh? Look at Ninja. He makes a great deal of money playing Fortnite and streaming it. Wouldn't you want to be like him? Better play Fortnite until you're just like him.

Although social pressure may be an indirect form of manipulation, gaming companies are aware that it is out there and have come to rely on it to further their sales.