PS4 Attitude writes, "I do not play MMOs. I do not care all that much about multiplayer. I don’t like most first-person shooters. By all accounts, Destiny looks like the exact opposite of my type of game. Yet here were are at the end of 2014 and Destiny is my selection for Game of the Year. It was one of my most anticipated games of 2014, and while there have been some bumps since it’s release in September, the game has exceeded my expectations and is the game I sunk the most hours into this year."
Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.
That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it
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.
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.
Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well
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.
Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.
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.
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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One word sums up Destiny as goty. And that word is.... Yuck.
Destiny is an extremely flawed game...
yet I've put more hours into it than any other title this year. Just goes to show how solid the core gameplay mechanics are.
Also leads to much of the disappointment surrounding the title. The 'feel' of the game and gunplay is just so damn good, people are itching to have more to use it with. Those criticisms are justified.
The people who call it a 'bad game' are way off base though. It's an extremely solid yet flawed title. I think the sequel will live up to expectations moreso than the debut.