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Destiny Preview | GinxTV

GinxTV writes:

"Destiny has been described as the game Bungie have wanted to make for years. The veteran studio brought the world Halo, the iconic first person shooter and jewel in the crown of the Xbox and Xbox 360. Now working with Activision, the publisher giant behind Call of Duty and Skylanders, they've set their sights on something much, much more ambitious..."

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter350d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood350d ago (Edited 350d ago )

This was back when the game wasn't free to play.

The figures are from November 2017 to February 2019 (1 year and 4 months).

Based on that projection, the MTX revenue for Destiny 2 likely would have been closer to ~$240m for 2 years.

Not sure if premium expansions are included in that figure either although ... I'd hope that they are though and that most of the revenue was for actual content like Forsaken.

People spend way too much money on cosmetics.

Rude-ro350d ago (Edited 350d ago )

Seasons($10 and just got bumped to $12) and dungeon keys($10 each, two a year) are through the eververse(micro transaction) store.
So for those two years, in order to play a season, you would pay through micro transactions.

Sonic1881350d ago (Edited 350d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell349d ago

It makes me sad to agree... but at the same time I am looking forward to giving it a go. Destiny 2 is so far in, I find it difficult to figure out what I am meant to do first.

buffig350d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast350d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername350d ago (Edited 350d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g350d ago

For as much as ppl complain how much they hate microtransactions, they sure don’t act like it. No wonder they aren’t going anywhere.

spicelicka350d ago

By "people" you're referring to millions and millions of people. Obviously the ones complaining aren't necessarily the same as the ones spending all that money.

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Father__Merrin350d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.

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spoonard501d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai501d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface500d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard497d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.