Fighting Microtransactions in Video Games with CFB 27 Creator Bordeaux | PTFO

James Bordeaux was a 23-year-old in Kentucky, playing EA Sports College Football 27 for a living. Then Electronic Arts — the $50-billion mega-developer backed by the Saudis and Jared Kushner's private-equity firm — tried to extract so-called "microtransactions" from inside his beloved video game. So the furious creator put his mouth where his money is: leading the type of organic, populist revolt that has become all too uncommon in American life. Bordeaux explains to Pablo Torre how fans won a battle... but why consumers may never win the war. • Previously on PTFO — How Microtransactions (Almost) Ruined Gaming, with Dan Soder:    • How Microtransactions (Almost) Ruined Gami...   • Subscribe to Pablo's newsletter for exclusive access, documents and invites: https://www.pablo.show/ • Follow Bordeaux on YouTube:    / @bordeauxyt