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Is Gacha Games A Gaming Genre? Gacha is merely a mechanic and not a genre. However, "gacha games" may refer to games that are primarily focused on gacha like Gacha Neon. This is why firms that power-creep weapons, units, cards, and gear in favour of stronger ones will drive players to stay up with the gacha. These games frequently become locked behind progression that demands better weapons, units, cards, and gear to proceed. These games, which are pay-to-win by definition, could be regarded as the most predatory gacha.
Is Gacha Considered Gambling? Whether or not gacha constitutes gambling is a grey area with no clear cut answer. It all comes down to the method and the experience; the latter is remarkably similar to that of gambling because so much focus is placed on the images and noises, which psychologically compel players to continue playing, much as when they play slots at a casino. The idea is that you cannot lose a gacha roll since you will always win a prize at the end, even though it might not be the prize you desire.
When "Kompu gacha" was made legal in Japan years ago, gacha games were much worse. It was essentially a gacha mechanic where you had to gather random goodies in order to seek a grand prize, or, to put it another way, the gacha used to grind out a bigger gacha. Since you could never be certain that you would gather the necessary items to win the prize, it was enough to qualify as gambling. However, the Japan Consumer Affairs Agency was forced to act and outlaw such practise due to serious concerns and a lack of protection from the gacha systems. To ensure that there is a limit to how much randomization controls the entire gacha experience and to make the practise a little more user-friendly than traditional gambling, companies now publish probability rates and have a pity system (a certain number of spins/pulls/draws) in place for the top prize.
