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Diablo 4’s Hellish Microtransactions Go From Bad to Worse With $65 Horse Bundle That Costs More Than the Game Itself
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 62205" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Hot on the heels of <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/diablo-4s-latest-microtransaction-backlash-is-over-portal-reskins-that-cost-the-same-as-palword" target="_blank">a backlash against Diablo 4 portal reskins that cost the same as Palworld</a> comes a new microtransaction horror: a horse bundle that costs more than Diablo 4 itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This week, Blizzard released the new Vitreous Scourge mount, which can only be bought as part of a $64.99 bundle that throws in 7,000 Platinum. For context, Diablo 4 itself currently costs $41.99, and there is no way to buy the Vitreous Scourge mount outside this bundle.</p><p></p><p>Here’s what you get from the Vitreous Scourge pack, per <a href="https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo-iv-vitreous-scourge?p=1602218" target="_blank">Blizzard</a>:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Diablo 4 players are debating the rights and wrongs of this bundle, working out its value given it includes 7,000 Platinum (7,200 Platinum costs $64.97 when bought on its own via the denominations Blizzard provides). If you’re going to buy $65-worth of Platinum anyway, some argue, then the Vitreous Scourge mount is a free add-on. Or, considered another way, the $65 bundle offers $83 of value, if we consider previous Diablo 4 mounts have cost up to $18 each. But the point remains: it is impossible to buy the mount directly, which means this bundle is yet another example of the video game industry, and Blizzard, price anchoring its microtransactions.</p><p></p><p>It’s worth noting Diablo 4 is a full-price action role-playing game and not free-to-play, and while this horse is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay, it joins a <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself" target="_blank"><u>long list of controversial microtransactions</u></a> that have hit the game since its record-breaking launch in June.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Diablo 4 developer Blizzard is now owned by Microsoft <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next" target="_blank"><u>following the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard</u></a> last year. It was a move that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-makes-surprise-appearance-at-blizzcon-2023-opening-ceremony" target="_blank"><u>some had thought would usher in a new era for Blizzard</u></a>, but it got off to a troubling start after <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce" target="_blank"><u>Microsoft announced nearly 2,000 staff would be let go from its gaming division</u></a>, a devastating round of layoffs that have hit Blizzard hard.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/diablo-4s-hellish-microtransactions-go-from-bad-to-worse-with-65-horse-bundle-that-costs-more-than-the-game-itself" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 62205, member: 1"] Hot on the heels of [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/diablo-4s-latest-microtransaction-backlash-is-over-portal-reskins-that-cost-the-same-as-palword']a backlash against Diablo 4 portal reskins that cost the same as Palworld[/URL] comes a new microtransaction horror: a horse bundle that costs more than Diablo 4 itself. This week, Blizzard released the new Vitreous Scourge mount, which can only be bought as part of a $64.99 bundle that throws in 7,000 Platinum. For context, Diablo 4 itself currently costs $41.99, and there is no way to buy the Vitreous Scourge mount outside this bundle. Here’s what you get from the Vitreous Scourge pack, per [URL='https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo-iv-vitreous-scourge?p=1602218']Blizzard[/URL]: Diablo 4 players are debating the rights and wrongs of this bundle, working out its value given it includes 7,000 Platinum (7,200 Platinum costs $64.97 when bought on its own via the denominations Blizzard provides). If you’re going to buy $65-worth of Platinum anyway, some argue, then the Vitreous Scourge mount is a free add-on. Or, considered another way, the $65 bundle offers $83 of value, if we consider previous Diablo 4 mounts have cost up to $18 each. But the point remains: it is impossible to buy the mount directly, which means this bundle is yet another example of the video game industry, and Blizzard, price anchoring its microtransactions. It’s worth noting Diablo 4 is a full-price action role-playing game and not free-to-play, and while this horse is purely cosmetic and does not affect gameplay, it joins a [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/now-diablo-4-is-out-in-the-wild-the-true-horror-of-its-costly-microtransactions-has-revealed-itself'][U]long list of controversial microtransactions[/U][/URL] that have hit the game since its record-breaking launch in June. Of course, Diablo 4 developer Blizzard is now owned by Microsoft [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-just-bought-activision-blizzard-for-69-billion-so-whats-next'][U]following the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard[/U][/URL] last year. It was a move that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-makes-surprise-appearance-at-blizzcon-2023-opening-ceremony'][U]some had thought would usher in a new era for Blizzard[/U][/URL], but it got off to a troubling start after [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-lays-off-1900-staff-from-its-video-game-workforce'][U]Microsoft announced nearly 2,000 staff would be let go from its gaming division[/U][/URL], a devastating round of layoffs that have hit Blizzard hard. [I]Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/diablo-4s-hellish-microtransactions-go-from-bad-to-worse-with-65-horse-bundle-that-costs-more-than-the-game-itself"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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