There is no place for microtransactions in story games

Piotr Nilobovich is the CFO at Polish development studio CD Projekt RED. In conversation with Stockwatch.pl He recently spoke about his stance on microtransactions.

We don't see a place for microtransactions in single player games.

Nilobovich takes a clear stance

In upcoming games like the new “Cyberpunk” or “The Witcher 4” you don't have to worry about in-game purchases. It wasn't until Capcom's recently released “Dragon's Dogma 2” that microtransactions made a difference again Lots of criticism. This puts the role-playing game in a bad light despite the high ratings.

A large portion of the PLAY3 community opposes microtransactions in full-priced games. This led to us Recent study.

Very possible in multiplayer games

The situation is different for upcoming multiplayer projects: “But we do not rule out the possibility of using this solution in multiplayer projects in the future.”

The successor to 'Cyberpunk 2077' may get multiplayer. Someone pointed this out Statement from Michal Nowakowski there. A multiplayer “Cyberpunk” game was planned in the past, but was discontinued in 2021.

The Witcher of The Molasses Flood could also have multiplayer elements. Job advertisements from January 2023 gave indications of this.

The studio provided status updates on current projects in its latest annual report:

CD Projekt already had this attitude towards microtransactions in 2020. At the time content The company has decided to completely abandon microtransactions in “Cyberpunk 2077.” In the multiplayer project planned at the time, some of them were planned for this purpose, but they shouldn't seem forced.

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