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The Top 5 Reasons Why You Should be Playing the Destiny Beta

With the Destiny Beta around the corner, here are the Top 5 reasons why you need to be playing it.

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user14394143588d ago

I cant wait for the beta, this game looks amazing and I did not get into the alpha :)

XtraTrstrL3588d ago

I hope we get significantly more area to explore than in the alpha for Strikes.

Gh05t3588d ago

There are rumors of a pretty decent area to run and gun in.

http://n4g.com/news/1548143...

XtraTrstrL3588d ago

Well that's good news. That was the only problem with the alpha, it felt like you were on different isolated maps, rather than on a huge world. Hopefully it's true and this feels alot more open and connected.

lemoncake3588d ago

I am holding off until the actual release, that way i can go through it non stop without a painfully long gap in between and also won't have my progress reset.

thejigisup3588d ago

Is it confirmed that progress on the alpha and beta will be reset?

redknight803588d ago

Good plan! The Alpha was a nice taste of the game and left me wanting more...not sure I could endure a week's long Beta only to have it end and wait so long :) I have some backlog to go through so I shall be okay until Sept.

Si-Fly3588d ago

It's only just over a month, TLOU Remastered should keep me busy until then :)

BillmadeAGate3588d ago

Yea alpha had 2 main missions an then side quests. 2 main maps and the tower.

Hopefully we don't see places we explored during alpha beta.. other than that im totally excited about Thursday

Gh05t3588d ago

I would imagine they will keep in the alpha content for those that either didn't get in (PS4) or couldn't (X1).

If they keep it in the beta, then to those people (non alpha players) the Beta will feel a lot larger. I do hope they put in enough content to make it feel better for the people that were in the Alpha but I don't think they should take out what was in the Alpha since its ready and wont hurt anything to drop back in (or build upon depending on how you want to look at it).

thejigisup3588d ago

That was such a great read. A little long but full of content. Thursday can't come quick enough!

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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_Slaughter348d ago

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

LucasRuinedChildhood348d ago (Edited 348d 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-ro348d ago (Edited 348d 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.

Sonic1881348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

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

Kurt Russell347d 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.

buffig348d ago

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

anast348d ago

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

CantThinkOfAUsername348d ago (Edited 348d ago )

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

z2g348d 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.

spicelicka348d 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__Merrin348d 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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spoonard499d ago

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

CobraKai499d 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.

jeromeface498d ago

prob because 2 is a grindfest slog

spoonard496d ago

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