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What is Destiny? Even Bungie Doesn't Seem Too Sure | 1UP

1UP: "Bungie's ambitious new shooter defies description. But is that a good or bad thing?"

DanielForth4083d ago

looks like a standard shooting fare.

Gazondaily4083d ago (Edited 4083d ago )

Standard shooting fare. Right.

Dynamic environments
Always connected- with mobile devices etc when you#re at work.
Random encounters with players ala Journey
Massive open worlds with huge vistas
Space combat
MMO elements

Yup....standard shooting fare if I ever saw one.

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MoveTheGlow4083d ago

Sounds like Planetside 2, but more Bungie-er. Which isn't a bad thing, necessarily, there's usually one heck of a sci-fi story behind these things.

nukeitall4083d ago

I don't see this as being standard fare at all. In fact, it looks pretty much like nothing anyone else has done anything close to it.

I'm interested and the artwork looks fabulous.

Trenta274083d ago

Whatever it is, I will play it for the lore. They have always been fantastic at a excellent backstory and setting.

maximus19854083d ago

looks interesting. hoping its good

DanielForth4083d ago

basically, Hay Bungie , lets make another halo But Multiplat, So it'll Sell Big Bongo Bucks "$$$$" Sound like a plan?

Gazondaily4083d ago

How?? Have you even played Planetside 2? Planetside 2 is a 2000 player online FPS all about conquest mode. You have 3 factions, and you fight to control bases.

How on Earth is this a Planetside 2 wannabee? Think before you type.

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Destiny Made Over $160 Million In Microtransaction Revenue In Less Than 2 Years

Destiny has made over $160 million in MTX revenue, and these numbers only account the data from late 2017 to early 2019.

Sgt_Slaughter330d ago

That's extremely low for microtransactions, especially for a game that's essentially designed around it

LucasRuinedChildhood330d ago (Edited 330d ago )

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.

Rude-ro330d ago (Edited 330d ago )

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.

Sonic1881330d ago (Edited 330d ago )

Bungie Marathon will be worse since it's designed around it as well

Kurt Russell329d ago

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.

buffig330d ago

I think FIFA alone makes over $1bn a year from mtx

anast330d ago

FIFA promotes a worldwide sport. It should make more money than destiny.

CantThinkOfAUsername330d ago (Edited 330d ago )

Let's compare something similar. Apex Legends and its ridiculous $18/$40 skins make EA a billion each year.

z2g330d ago

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.

spicelicka330d ago

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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Father__Merrin330d ago

There's millions that purchase MTX and there's nothing we can do about it

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Stop Trying To Make Destiny

In Episode 1 of Spot On, a new weekly news show, Gamespot talks about the dangers of chasing a trend.

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Destiny 1 Becomes Playable on PC via Emulation

Playing Destiny 1 on PC has been something fans have been requesting for years. It looks like Destiny 1 is now playable on PC via the RPCS3 emulator.

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spoonard481d ago

I've been thinking about playing through D1 again before it goes away...

CobraKai481d ago

That’s the sad reality of a game like this. I bought it, invested lots of money, and it can go away at anytime. I still think this was more fun than 2.

jeromeface480d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard478d ago

That's the bummer of 'games as a service'.