Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s upcoming game, is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year despite several delays in the game’s release. It undoubtedly took up a massive amount of money to produce and because of this, the developers must do something to make up for it. Thus, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that microtransactions will be implemented in the game’s multiplayer mode.
The announcement came from a recent Q&A between the developers and several investors who were asking about the game ranging from its release price to additional monetization. During the conference, an investor asked about microtransactions and how the developers will implement it in the game.
Luckily, the developers’ answer looks like it took the perspective of its fans into account regarding how microtransactions will be integrated into the game’s multiplayer mode. According to the developers, they are making sure that the microtransactions will be presented in a fruitful way that will make players satisfied in spending a few dollars on extra content.
However, it is still unclear what the developers mean when it comes to the details of the monetization. However, it seems like keeping things rewarding mean that the microtransactions will not give a pay-to-win advantage.
In the same conference, CD Projekt Red also gave details on the early Cyberpunk 2077 DLC coming for free to all players right after the game will be launched. This method of releasing content to keep its players hooked post-launch will help enhance player perception on both the game and the developers.
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Considering the generosity that already came from the massively successful Witcher 3 and its DLC contents, it won’t be much of a problem for the developers to keep fans on their side with these kinds of monetization strategies.
Adding any kind of monetization in a game is a risk because of the badly implemented microtransactions in several games that is still haunting most players’ minds which is inclined to pay-to-win advantages, freemiums, and exceedingly aggressive season pass.
However, for Cyberpunk 2077 single-player campaign, adding new cosmetics as well as items in its multiplayer won’t likely worry players who will want to play multiplayer mode as an added bonus instead of a selling point.
Without any specific idea what the game’s microtransactions will be, it makes it hard to rate how friendly these would be to its players. Luckily, the good reputation that CD Projekt Red has shown in its previous games makes players a little bit more confident that they won’t be worrying much about Cyberpunk 2077’s microtransactions.
