Tekken 8 players divided as devs add “Tekken Shop” with microtransactions - Dexerto
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Tekken 8's devs have confirmed the arrival of a "Tekken Shop" that will contain in-game purchases, leaving players divided.

I guess this is probably going to be the new shitty norm with bait and switch for reviews then nickel and dime afterwards.

  • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1121·
    5 months ago

    Adding micro transactions after release is bullshit. There should be rules where it needs to be in from release or not.

    • caut_R@lemmy.worldEnglish
      35·
      5 months ago

      Wait until the reviews are out so people can‘t be warned, and the product can’t be dunked on and then…

      • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        18·
        5 months ago

        Exactly. If they’d announced this before launch, it would’ve been the only thing anyone talked about. There would have been a huge backlash and I’m sure a good percentage of the community would’ve dumped the series there and then.

        This is doubly scummy. Glad I didn’t buy it yet.

        • Chozo@kbin.social
          33·
          5 months ago

          If they’d announced this before launch, it would’ve been the only thing anyone talked about.

          Not really. It’d hardly have been mentioned, at all. MTX are a part of every major fighting game, so it’s hardly a newsworthy tidbit. They’re completely expected in this genre. Any major competitive game that gets developer support after release is going to be funded either by microtransactions or subscriptions. The people who actually play these games know this.

    • okamiueru@lemmy.worldEnglish
      114·
      5 months ago

      If they place something behind MTs, then I completely agree. But, if they want to add more cosmetics that don’t exist yet, and they finance it MTs, and at a fair price, it’s less unethical.

      Announcing it after reviews… Hm. Sketchy at best.

      • Ilflish@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        5 months ago

        If you tried the customisation, it feels extremely bare bones in comparison to Tekken 7. So I wouldn’t be surprised if stuff was removed to add to the Store.

    • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      5 months ago

      TF2?

      but tbf that basically invented the lootbox which then made TF2 free to play

      • Soggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        72·
        5 months ago

        TF2 was a better experience before it went free-to-play. I want a barrier that keeps the hordes of clueless children out.

        • B0NK3RS@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          TF2 before F2P was one of, if not the, best multiplayer games. It just wasn’t the same after that and good community servers died out.

    • redfellow@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      13·
      5 months ago

      Adding shit to a game with a patch, post purchase, doesn’t require you to partake. While I hate MTX as much as anyone, you aren’t required to buy anything. Sure, this is enshittification, but you can avoid that buy buying games that aren’t “always online”.