A Japanese man has spent a whopping $70,000 on a mobile game — and he’s not stopping anytime soon.
The man, identified as Daigo, 31, started playing Sony’s Fate/Grand Order (FGO) after it launched in Japan two years ago.
The game allows the player to take on the role of a “master” who summons and commands powerful “servants” to fight enemies. These servants are characters based on both real historical and fictional figures.
For players like Daigo, FGO has become Sony’s most profitable game to date. It is set in 2004 Japan, where Chaldea, an organization responsible for observing Earth’s future, discovered a region that was previously unknown.
As the organization assumes that the region will cause humanity’s extinction, it launches an experiment of time travel into the past, where all of the magic happens.
Daigo recognizes that he has been spending a lot, but justifies that the experience has no difference from other hobbies.
“Some people spend $18 on a movie and feel moved. I’ve spent $70,000 on ‘Fate/Grand Order.’ But it moves me,” he said.
The 31-year-old added that he complies with his parents’ orders:
“If [my parents] ask me, I’ll do the dishes or other cleaning. They don’t know how much I’ve spent on the game. I think it’s fine as long as I’m having fun.”
“Fate/Grand Order” is available on iOS and Android.
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