R4M_Noskillzpro Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 As you can see at the bottom of this screenshot, it says 'In-game purchases optional'. This makes me worried that Sony is going to have Microtransactions in this game. This is on the UK store. Also I did check other Sony single player games like Spiderman, God of War and Death Stranding but this 'In-game purchases optional' statement was nowhere to be found. Also on the Last of Us 2 page, this statement was nowhere to be found. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mori Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Screenshot isn't working for me (I am on mobile) Maybe Skins or some weapon kits to make stuff "a bit easier"? I am not fan of MTX, so lets see where this leads to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Litha Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Here before the "If you don't like it, don't play it" and "Every other game has them so it's okay" crowd comes in. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Krove-34 Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 iI it's costumes, weapon appearances, other customization, it doesn't bother me. Fans of the game will be happy, ordinary gamers don't care, and the studios make a little more money. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othmaneAD Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 This is gonna hurt the review scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 It could mean anything. Even games like Raiden IV and V have that thing, but have no DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Still buying it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomFear94 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 It'll probably be purchasable outfits or something, which doesn't concern me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Azaan60 Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Let's wait and see what the full details are before we pull out the pitchforks 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dauersack Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Well if thats true then this game just got demoted from day 1 purchase to sale purchase. Still getting it if the microtransactions aren't that bad, but I do not want to pay full price for a singleplayer game that tries to milk additional cash out of me like that. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dieselmanchild Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 In a perfect world, micro transactions would die in a deep, dark hole, buried several feet away from DLC. But that’s not the world we live in. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuntingFever Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 That message means absolutely nothing, because it's just an advisory message which most games are required to have, regardless of if they have microtransactions or not and often just means the game in question has an in-game store where you can get bog standard DLCs e.g. Borderlands 3 has that message and the only thing you can buy in-game are skins and story expansions - no microtransactions. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post omnx-supak Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, HuntingFever said: That message means absolutely nothing, because it's just an advisory message which most games are required to have, regardless of if they have microtransactions or not and often just means the game in question has an in-game store where you can get bog standard DLCs e.g. Borderlands 3 has that message and the only thing you can buy in-game are skins and story expansions - no microtransactions. Skins are microtransactions. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRozeReaper Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Well, there is already the skins you get for pre-ordering the game or getting the collector's edition so they COULD release that separately at some point. I don't think of that label immediately as a bad thing since multiple games that have it don't have anything to do with micros, (ex. Ni-Oh and Ni-Oh 2) so I wouldn't immediately go to the point of it being set on micros. Could be story DLC for the game or something akin to that some point after release honestly. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, omnx-supak said: Skins are microtransactions. If you're buying an item outright with real money and not via a Loot Box or some intermediary fake currency e.g. Rage Coins, Silver, Platinum, Raman etc. then it's not a Microtransaction IMO. Just now, RedRozeReaper said: Well, there is already the skins you get for pre-ordering the game or getting the collector's edition so they COULD release that separately at some point. I don't think of that label immediately as a bad thing since multiple games that have it don't have anything to do with micros, (ex. Ni-Oh and Ni-Oh 2) so I wouldn't immediately go to the point of it being set on micros. Could be story DLC for the game or something akin to that some point after release honestly. This^ This is far more likely than scummy microtransactions IMO. Edited May 21, 2020 by HuntingFever Update. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sinastran Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, HuntingFever said: If you're buying an item outright with real money and not via a Loot Box or some intermediary fake currency e.g. Rage Coins, Silver, Platinum, Raman etc. then it's not a Microtransaction IMO. That is quite literally the definition of a microtransaction. Small sums of money used to buy items. It's in the name. Loot boxes are just another form of microtransactions. You also buy loot boxes and fake currency with real money so I'm not sure I follow your logic. Edited May 21, 2020 by SinisterPledge 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingFever Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, SinisterPledge said: That is quite literally the definition of a microtransaction. Small sums of money used to buy items. It's in the name. Loot boxes are just another form of microtransactions. You also buy loot boxes and fake currency with real money so I'm not sure I follow your logic. My personal definition of a microtransaction is something that is locked behind either Premium Currency (e.g. Silver, Platinum, Battle Coins etc.) or Loot Boxes. If you can buy something outright without having to buy anything else, then it's not a microtransaction. Example: You see a really nice skin for your favourite gun but the only way to get it is to either buy 10,000 units of premium currency or a bazillion loot boxes and pray the RNG fairy plays nice, then you're engaging in a microtransaction purchase. If said skin can be bought directly from the PS Store without having to buy premium currency or a loot box, then all you're doing is buying a bog standard DLC and not a microtransaction. Edited May 21, 2020 by HuntingFever Update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post danceswithsloths Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, HuntingFever said: My personal definition of a microtransaction is something that is locked behind either Premium Currency (e.g. Silver, Platinum, Battle Coins etc.) or Loot Boxes. If you can buy something outright without having to buy anything else, then it's not a microtransaction. Example: You see a really nice skin for your favourite gun but the only way to get it is to either buy 10,000 units of premium currency or a bazillion loot boxes and pray the RNG fairy plays nice, then you're engaging in a microtransaction purchase. If said skin can be bought directly from the PS Store without having to buy premium currency or a loot box, then all you're doing is buying a bog standard DLC and not a microtransaction. Buying these things outright with money is still microtransactions to the rest of the world, even if it doesn't match up with the odd personal rules you have erected around the word. Just cuz they add in one extra step doesn't change anything. Edited May 21, 2020 by danceswithsloths 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Alchemist Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Even if true, this really doesn't make me want to buy the game any less. People who have been moaning non-stop about MTXs and loot boxes all generation long, with their virtue signalling telling others what to spend their money on, have annoyed me more than the actual implementation of them in games. Unless it happens to be a particularly scummy game which forces you to spend real money on MTXs in order to progress or to otherwise enjoy the game to it's full potential, the option is there to not spend a cent. I have played many games with some form of microtransactions, all of which I have enjoyed without spending a single cent. Who cares? I'll be buying this no matter what because it looks great and the setting really interests me. It's the last big game of the gen, the swan song of the PS4, so I'm not going to be missing out on it, microtransactions or not. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Might just be for cosmetic reasons, guess we will have to wait a see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynx_1985 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 The only reason I’d be worried was if it was like buy these items to help you out or grind for hours, sure I heard the second shadow of Mordor game do that. If it’s just cosmetics or weapons etc, like the recent AC games then I’ll just ignore them as I do in every other game. Cosmetic or not though microtransactions being present in any game is still annoying I’ve never agreed with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Screenshot is dead. I don't those words anywhere on the Ghost gamepage in the Uk or NA stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majob Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, SpaghettiGrabsy said: Here before the "If you don't like it, don't play it" and "Every other game has them so it's okay" crowd comes in. I heard the call and now I serve Don't want them? Don't buy them. People whining about things they don't have to do is a mystery of the universe Edited May 21, 2020 by majob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcesius Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) The screenshot isn't working, so I dunno what it featured. That being said, the PSN page of, for example, Sekiro: Shadow's Die Twice, stated the exact same thing (In-game purchases optional) and it ended up not having any such options at all. So as long as there is no specific info on the topic, I don't think there is any ground for discussion / drama. Edited May 21, 2020 by Arcesius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetoStyle Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 The link is not working ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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