VGU writes "Over the last week, pretty much anyone with a games console has been playing the beta for Destiny, the latest project from Halo creators Bungie. Expectations were high and most people have come away from the beta with those expectations met.
Personally, I have to be honest and say that I wasn’t particularly hyped for Destiny due to my utter loathing of the Borderlands series. Destiny just looked like Borderlands with a Halo skin and that was certainly not my cup of tea. Thankfully, Destiny turned out to be so much more than that."
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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I definitely agree with the hype point. Destiny seems to be so hyped up as this 'next step in gaming' that it can't possibly live up to. Plus, I doubt its longevity. If Bungie don't update it regularly, consider it sunk.
Same hype just like Watch dogs. But this time we have actually get a taste of the game. AND its ok not perfect but ok. There is much more better titles coming soon but this will keeps me buzy until oct/nov.
But what a game if its supported with constant, regular dlc! And bungie will likely focus on destiny as it did halo.
This game gets hype because everyone loves a game that can fit to anyones play style. Bungie set up open world areas to just roam around looking at the amazing landscape you're in and killing dregs with one shot headshots. And if you're a hardcore enthusiast of the game you are going dive deep into the game and love every bit of what bungie has developed.