Pixel Gate UK writes:
''With a number of big name franchises, and a few new IPs, slipping into 2015, it leaves a number of game fighting for the crown of ‘biggest game of the year’. Even with a degree of confusion around what exactly the game is, Destiny is fitting nicely into the possibility of being 2014′s biggest release. Whether this or not this a good thing remains to be seen however.
Bungie are not used to failure, or disappointing their fans. After the success of their Halo franchise, and their loyalty to the Xbox brand, it was always going to be a challenge to craft a follow up game. Destiny is ambitious, it’s a unappreciated risk given the amount of money poured into the game. Failure, at least from a sales point of view, is not a option. Being seen as the biggest game of 2014 is purely a positive thing given it often guarantees healthy sales, in spite of quality.''
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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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.
Well if the pre-order numbers are anything to go by, then it will be the biggest gaming release this year - don't forget it's releasing on 4 platforms!
The feedback from the Beta was overwhelmingly positive, there were a few detractors, but they will still get the game anyway. The full game will be even more impressive and will drive sales further. I'm guessing reviews scores will average 9.8 for Destiny.
I don't buy online only or drm titles. Oh well
I try not to read any articles on this upcoming fantastic game but I cant help it. 20 more days? Cant wait .... much ... longer!!
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I don't know. AngelMike says the beta feedback was overwhelmingly positive but I'm not sure where he was looking. From what I was reading it was a pretty mixed bag with many feeling disappointed. That's not to say it came off poorly, it just didn't live up to early expectations.
From my personal time with the beta, I liked it. Only got to play it for about 4 days. In 3 days I dinged level 8, completed all available quests, and explored everything available. By day 4 I realized I was just sitting around in-game bored with nothing to do.
Granted, that was only a beta but the maps really aren't that big and you're only able to reach level 30 (I think) in the full version. This tells me that in a couple of months I'll get bored and move on to the next play experience, which isn't bad, it just doesn't match the hype. I seriously question the staying power of this game due to lack of content. The play experience was awesome but content is key. This is not the typical shooter, to me, where repetitive multiplayer saves the day; this game feels like it constantly needs new things to do, places to explore, and rewards for doing so. It's an awful lot to live up to and I have reservations if this game will be up to the task.
I honestly think the new Call of Duty has a better chance. I'm not a CoD fan, never was, but from what I've seen at GamesCom it looks like it might be GotY, unless remakes are eligible, it in which case it would go to "The Last of Us."
This game is another Watch Dogs, it's over hyped.. that's the conclusions I came to after playing the demo. Watch dogs was good for the first couple of days... then it just fell off... I think the same will happen with Destiny. I will go as far as to say Halo:MCC will outsell Destiny.