Highlights
- CD Projekt confirms no plans for microtransactions in single-player video games, however might probably have them in multiplayer video games.
- Controversy surrounds microtransactions in Dragon’s Dogma 2, sparking discussions on the acceptability of monetization in full-priced video games.
- CD Projekt is concurrently growing 4 initiatives, and is primarily targeted on the upcoming Witcher sport.
CD Projekt doesn’t intend to place microtransactions in its single-player video games any time quickly, in accordance with the corporate’s chief monetary officer Piotr Nielubowicz.
In an interview with the Polish enterprise web site Stockwatch, Nielubowicz was questioned whether or not CD Projekt supposed to place microtransactions in its video games (thanks, PCGamer).
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Nielubowicz replied, “We don’t see a spot for microtransactions in single-player video games.” Nevertheless, he didn’t rule out the opportunity of microtransactions in potential future multiplayer video games.
“We don’t exclude that we are going to use this resolution in future multiplayer initiatives,” he clarified. CD Projekt is engaged on a multiplayer sport set in The Witcher Universe, codenamed Challenge Sirius. The long run launch is being developed by CD Projekt subsidiary The Molasses Flood, and can probably include open-world parts.
This dialog comes amid controversy surrounding the monetisation of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Although Dragon’s Dogma 2 holds a excessive rating of 85 (we gave it a 90) on evaluate aggregator Metacritic, gamers had been unpleasantly shocked to seek out microtransactions embedded into the RPG.
These microtransactions embody objects that will let you change the looks of your character, or escape jail. Although these things are simply obtainable in-game, gamers are upset by their existence.
Whatever the precise severity of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s monetisation, it has sparked dialog on how a lot monetisation is suitable in full-priced video games. It will seem in CD Projekt’s view, the reply is none.
CD Projekt is engaged on 4 initiatives concurrently, with the majority of its manpower engaged in growing the subsequent Witcher sport (codenamed Polaris).
Along with the aforementioned Sirius, CD Projekt has its Boston studio dedicated to undertaking Orion, a brand new sport set within the Cybperunk 2077 universe. A small ‘strike workforce’ is engaged in creating undertaking Hadar, an authentic IP separate from The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077.
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