Well, that may not be the case after all. In an earnings call today, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said that Destiny’s microtransactions and paid DLC can co-exist, meaning players may be seeing both in the near future.
Hirshberg said that because both have sold well, there’s a place for both.
During the earnings call, an analyst asked a question concerning the rumored change in Destiny’s business model that would allow microtransactions to foot the bill for free expansions. Hirshberg passed by the question.
The engagement he’s referring to is another figure released today by Activision that Destiny has 25 million registered users, and for the players that continue to engage with Destiny, they are logging more than three hours per day in playtime.
The idea of cosmetic microtransaction content providing for free story and quest content leading up to a sequel or major expansion release in Fall 2016 first came about from Kotaku, who reported back in October that they got the information from two anonymous sources close to Destiny’s development. Since then, the Destiny community has assumed that was the plan moving forward, and it has given players a more favorable outlook about the Eververse Trading Company. The idea definitely played a part for some in their decision to happily pour real money into Destiny’s limited-time Halloween themed emotes.
Even though the assumption of free DLC in Year Two was based off a rumor with no announcement made, many players are feeling slighted by Hirshberg’s comments. Even though Hirshberg does say there are many business models Destiny could take, it’s not hard for gamers at large to call out Activision, accusing them of money grabbing at every opportunity. With no formal announcement either way, this issue will stay up in the air until Destiny’s future DLC plans are revealed.
Would you be willing to pay for more Destiny expansions? Would that change how many cosmetic items you would buy in microtransactions?
Source: GameSpot
