Arguably it is, but awareness still matters, a kid addicted to them may well steal off the parents.
Once again, a singular anecdote isn't data.
The option to remove their presence isn't going to change that they will still be there and the economy will still be purposely designed to psychologically manipulate people into buying them.
As mentioned in the other topic they also have cars that are only available for a limited time, either via an "invitation" to purchase a new car from Brand Central or by second hand cars only being in stock for a few hours/days. So they're trying to lean into FOMO from people who think if they don't accept the invitation to buy the FXX-K now, they may never get another chance, or it could take months to come around again.
I'm not sure this is good idea for the game in general. Basically kaz has said the main 5hing about this game is car collecting the whole reward system is based around it. So you could in theory spend real money by getting every car in the game and level up you car collector level much quicker.
Yeah sure, like they aren't trying to shaft you. Someone above stated the in-game economy already feels slow. You're forgetting this is Playstation we're talking about, the confident gaming division on raising prices. The funny thing is Turn10s' loot crates couldn't even be purchased with real money but they got some serious slack from left and right.
