But you can choose to play games that don't have the feature. When Android was first starting, I wanted to get into gaming on my phone - but these days I don't bother, even if I hear good things about a game, because the odds are too great that it's ruined with freemium crap if it's on mobile.

Social pressures are another problem though with multiplayer games.

Your friends play x

You dont like x for reason y

Which is stronger, your dislike of y or the enjoyment of playing x with friends.