@GarGx1:

Yep. Just once, just one single time, would an interviewer ask the obvious follow-up question about the progression rate of unlocks and how fair they are.

Because the obvious thing to incent microtransaction purchases is to make it a grind to unlock in-game.

Surprise me gaming media. Ask about this and get a good answer even one time.

@deathwish026:

Two potential reasons:

One: Eddie's thing is doing clickbait type stuff intended to rile up readers and drive comments. Don't get more clickbaity than including Destiny in an aarticle about Flalout 4.

Two: I actually wonder at this point if CNet has an agreement with Activision to do a certain number of Destiny articles. It sure as hell wouldn't surprise me given the rate of mention.

@ltjohnnyrico:

It was the producer and directors of the game that made the statement "no microtransactions" before the game's release. Thousands, perhaps millions, of people have bought not only the core game but hundreds of dollars worth of DLC based on that premise.

The definition of a lie is that you don't get to later come back and say "fingers crossed". If you promised something and people made decisions based on that promise, then you later go back on it, then you've lied. Plain and simple.

I'm guessing that this will likely pay off in the short term, but bite them HARD in the long term. Once you lose trust, you just don't get it back easily.

@ltjohnnyrico:

Um. It's absolutely a case of lying to their customers.

1. Sell a game with a promise of no microtransactions

2. Later add microtransactions into the game

http://roadfromgreedfest.github.io/Road-From-Greedfest/

That is the very definition of a lie. Given how much the rating of the game has plunged on Steam and Metacritic and the responses in this reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread it doesn't look like a vocal minority to me. Looks like the vast majority.

https://www.reddit.com/r/paydaytheheist/comments/3q53ms/crimefest_is_over_ama_discussion_with_almir_on/

Full disclosure. I don't own this game. But I definitely would be less likely to purchase anything from this company in the future with this blatant dishonesty.

@ltjohnnyrico:

Chances are you're not a shareholder. You're one of the game's players. I don't approach games from the perspective of "are they doing something that's good for the shareholders with this move?"

I approach games with the perspective of "did I like the development decision that they just made there and do I think it will be good for the game?"

There are literally zero games out there that I have found microtransactions have improved the game.

I will give the developer this much, at least they didn't fall back on that tired and cliche "everything that you can buy you can unlock in the game naturally" excuse. They essentially implied that they knew that this was going to be unpopular but it can help fund game improvements over the longterm.

Doesn't make up for them outright lying to customers about it, but at least they acknowledged that this was going to be an unpopular move that their playerbase wouldn't appreciate or like.

@Random_Matt:

Yep.

@doctor_garland:

They already did. They changed it to "The Old Republic" and made it a bad MMO instead of making the game that people actually wanted.

Clickbait headline intentionally intended to be rage inducing hiding an actually thoughtful article that few people will read all the way through due to the terrible article title.

Particularly egregious given that this is the second time that Gamespot has done a "is the Dark Souls series growing repetitive" type of article.

smh.

@stylest:

I think it depends strongly on which sort of games you prefer actually. If you like Halo, Titanfall and Forza, then sure, the XB1 is the console for you. Those are high quality exclusives for the XB1.

For me personally, I'd take Bloodborne over any other exclusive of this generation so far. I'd also take Infamous: Second Son and The Last of Us over any of the XB1 exclusives. And Rocket League for that matter.

If you like baseball, well then the only major baseball game released this generation is a PS4 exclusive. (MLB14: The Show)

Like JRPGs? Well then PS4 already has the FFX/X-2 remaster as an exclusive, and has the upcoming Persona 5 as an exclusive. (The game I'm most looking forward to this entire generation now that Witcher 3 is out.)

Niche indie games your thing? Then PS4 has Flower and Journey that the XB1 doesn't.

And then there's the fact that quite a few multiplatform games either run at a higher resolution or a higher frame rate or both on the PS4.

You can certainly make a good argument that the XB1 has the better games and support depending on what your gaming preferences are. You can certainly make an argument in the other direction as well though.