Sad how? I have no real problem with how GT7 economic works, i have seen games get torn apart with paid DLCs and prefer MTs over paid DLC, and with the development costs of games today, and the hard cold fact that money is everything in the world i think that PD hit a great balance. And if others felt like you the backlash would be much much stronger.
It's sad that people just roll over to corporations. Sony charged $70 for this product, it will sell in the millions and more than turn a profit. Them including MTs is just greed that we don't have to accept. But yes, as you've said, for some reason most people don't care. And that is sad. The future of gaming is bleak.
You are aware that doing so is illegal in a growing number of countries?
And almost every 90s JDM car has significantly increased.
Nah, i just think that this game is worth $70 and maybe even more, while others, like you, might think it is not, and you are of course right from your perspective.
It's still a huge part of plenty of games, and would be fairly easy to implement where it is allowed and disable where it isn't. So if greed was the motive it would not be a real problem.
How is that relevent to the point? Whatever I think it's worth, that's what they're charging, and people are paying. So they shouldn't also need to rake in MTs on top of that. That they do, is just greed, and yes, I'm well aware they're far from the only ones in the business. That doesn't mean whenever they crop up gamers should just accept them though.
You do understand that greed and the desire to generate additional profit isn't a binary factor?
Sorry, it's getting really hard to tell. There's too many people who are either fully on the side of or entirely indifferent to paying additional money for pretty much any or all parts of the game.
Today, yes, most games turn out this way unfortunately. It was not always this way though. Around 2010ish things went downhill fast. Now everything is made to be SAAS to benefit from post launch revenue like World of Warcraft while also cutting content and recycling as much as possible. Greed yo, basically the same thing that happens to anything that gets popular. Quality goes bye-bye.
It really is. I've not logged in to this forum for a long time but I feel it's worth chiming in on this topic. I have played gran turismo since the original release. I've supported them through the years in what ways I can. However, if I'd have known the pricing of the micro transactions and the costs of things in game before I purchased it at full price, I probably would not have bought the game at all. There are a few other issues that really take the fun and playability out of the game too. I can kind of overlook those issues but the gall of charging above average but then making certain content unachievable in a reasonable time really grinds my gear.
FIFA does it right now with loot packs, so i guess it isn't.
I can't remember for sure tbh but I have personally never used MTs in any GT. I will add that it is explicitly micro transactions, and in this case the ludicrous amount you need to spend on them if you want the high value items, that I find appalling. I would have no issue with PAID DLC OR ADD ONs that represent good vfm. In fact I've supported many sims over the years with that model - il2 sturmovik, assetto Corsa etc. But this model they've chosen really stinks and appears deliberately modelled/designed to be just about tempting/acceptable enough for a decent number of gullible people. It's sad that this is what it comes to and leaves a bad taste in mouth. If I could get a refund on the game i would.
PD really should have been honest about the micro transactions costs before taking pre orders. It's a scam.
Sorta kinda not really. There was the paint pack, but that seemed more like a combination of a stupid paint system and nobody having any idea what to do with DLC rather than an actual attempt at microtransactions. Everything else for GT5 was one off content purchases, tracks/cars/racesuits.
It would be a scam if you needed to pay money to progress in the game, but you absolutely don't.
For those that wants to spend money and save time it adds value. The price for 2 million credits vs the time spent earning them in the game is pocket change for most adults with a job.
25 bucks Canadian (with taxes, more like 28) for 2 million credits can buy me a hell of a lot more useful things then credits in a video game. So you're already off on the wrong foot there.
...are we forgetting who the publisher of Gran Turismo is, and who bank rolls the game?
It only adds value because PD made the in-game economy favor microtransactions.
Ever been to a casino? Most games are played with literal pocket change yet people lose their entire life savings at them on a regular basis.
