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CD Projekt Red Rules Out Microtransactions for Its Single-Player Games
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 62795" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>CD Projekt Red, the studio behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, apparently has no intentions of implementing microtransactions in its single-player games.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In an interview with <a href="https://www.stockwatch.pl/czat-inwestorow-gieldowych/piotr-nielubowicz-chief-financial-officer-i-karolina-gnas-vp-ds-relacji-inwestorskich-cd-projekt-sa-start-29-marca-o-godz-1100,704" target="_blank">Stockwatch.pl</a> (spotted by <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/we-dont-see-a-place-for-microtransactions-in-single-player-games-says-cd-projekt-red-following-dragons-dogma-2s-dlc-fiasco/" target="_blank">PCGamer),</a> CD Projekt Red Chief Financial Officer Piotr Nielubowicz responded to a question about whether the studio would implement microtransactions in future projects.</p><p></p><p>"We do not see a place for microtransactions in the case of single-player games," Nielubowicz explained (via Google Translate). "<strong>ut we do not rule out that we will use this solution in the future in the case of multiplayer projects."</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>While CD Projekt Red is known for its single-player games, the studio is planning to, at the very least, incorporate some multiplayer aspects in some of its future projects. Most notably, the studio is developing a new game set in The Witcher universe, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/the-witcher-codename-sirius" target="_blank">codenamed Sirius</a>. Although project details are slim, CD Projekt Red previously said that it will have both single and multiplayer gameplay.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Nielubowicz's comments come amid continued fan pushback against paywalls and in-game purchases, a conversation that's currently focused on Capcom's most recent single-player game, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/dragons-dogma-ii" target="_blank">Dragon's Dogma 2</a>. Despite its impressive sales performance on Steam, many players have <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dragons-dogma-2-is-polarizing-its-community-and-its-not-just-the-microtransactions" target="_blank">criticized</a> the <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/dragons-dogma-2-breaks-capcom-steam-records-amid-microtransactions-furore" target="_blank">presence of microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2</a>, specifically because the ones offered make some sections designed to challenge players easier to pass by, and help with things like fast-travel.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Some players, however, have defended Dragon's Dogma 2's microtransactions, given that the items you can pay for are also attainable through gameplay. Still, microtransactions in games <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2s-new-premium-warbond-is-live-and-players-are-explaining-why-its-not-pay-to-win-again" target="_blank">remain a controversial topic</a>, especially the idea of implementing them in $70 single-player games.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>In other CD Projekt Red news, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-4-polaris-development-cd-projekt" target="_blank">the studio recently revealed</a> that it's putting the bulk of its resources on the next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><em>Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/TayNixster" target="_blank"><em>@TayNixster.</em></a></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-rules-out-microtransactions-for-its-single-player-games" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 62795, member: 1"] CD Projekt Red, the studio behind The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, apparently has no intentions of implementing microtransactions in its single-player games. In an interview with [URL='https://www.stockwatch.pl/czat-inwestorow-gieldowych/piotr-nielubowicz-chief-financial-officer-i-karolina-gnas-vp-ds-relacji-inwestorskich-cd-projekt-sa-start-29-marca-o-godz-1100,704']Stockwatch.pl[/URL] (spotted by [URL='https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/we-dont-see-a-place-for-microtransactions-in-single-player-games-says-cd-projekt-red-following-dragons-dogma-2s-dlc-fiasco/']PCGamer),[/URL] CD Projekt Red Chief Financial Officer Piotr Nielubowicz responded to a question about whether the studio would implement microtransactions in future projects. "We do not see a place for microtransactions in the case of single-player games," Nielubowicz explained (via Google Translate). "[B]ut we do not rule out that we will use this solution in the future in the case of multiplayer projects." While CD Projekt Red is known for its single-player games, the studio is planning to, at the very least, incorporate some multiplayer aspects in some of its future projects. Most notably, the studio is developing a new game set in The Witcher universe, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/the-witcher-codename-sirius']codenamed Sirius[/URL]. Although project details are slim, CD Projekt Red previously said that it will have both single and multiplayer gameplay. Nielubowicz's comments come amid continued fan pushback against paywalls and in-game purchases, a conversation that's currently focused on Capcom's most recent single-player game, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/dragons-dogma-ii']Dragon's Dogma 2[/URL]. Despite its impressive sales performance on Steam, many players have [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dragons-dogma-2-is-polarizing-its-community-and-its-not-just-the-microtransactions']criticized[/URL] the [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/dragons-dogma-2-breaks-capcom-steam-records-amid-microtransactions-furore']presence of microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2[/URL], specifically because the ones offered make some sections designed to challenge players easier to pass by, and help with things like fast-travel. Some players, however, have defended Dragon's Dogma 2's microtransactions, given that the items you can pay for are also attainable through gameplay. Still, microtransactions in games [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/helldivers-2s-new-premium-warbond-is-live-and-players-are-explaining-why-its-not-pay-to-win-again']remain a controversial topic[/URL], especially the idea of implementing them in $70 single-player games. In other CD Projekt Red news, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-4-polaris-development-cd-projekt']the studio recently revealed[/URL] that it's putting the bulk of its resources on the next mainline Witcher game, codenamed Polaris. [I]Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/TayNixster'][I]@TayNixster.[/I][/URL] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/cd-projekt-red-rules-out-microtransactions-for-its-single-player-games"]Continue reading...[/url][/B] [/QUOTE]
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