GI:"Since its launch in September of last year, Destiny has become one of the most polarizing experiences in gaming. Whether it’s due to the fact that the people who do love it do so passionately or unapologetically, or simply the fact that it wasn’t the type of shooter they thought it would be going in, the game gets a lot of vitriol thrown its way. No matter the side you fall on, Destiny evokes a strong response whenever it is discussed in gaming circles. I count myself among those who optimistically tried Destiny before quickly falling out of love with the experience and moving on. I’m here to tell you that now is the perfect time to start playing."
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.
After the witcher 3 that might be a long time now that I think about it...
Nah there is too many other amazing games coming out.
Correction, now is the best time to get back into Destiny if you're not into fantasy games/rpgs.
Yes, it is because the loot cave is practically back so if your trying to play catch up, you can load up on stuff pretty quick. All legendary gear can reach the max level once HOW hits. So it's not like you have to grind raids any more and hope for specific armor drops.
Nah, I got season pass and won't even try it. All the same, few new NPC's to grind rep for.
Witcher already pre-loaded. Elder Scrolls Online 3 weeks later.