Maybe it's just my cyberpsychosis flaring up but is CDPR going to abandon a chunk of the community in favor of profit?
I know, totally crazy and unheard of, but there's a few recent things that I don't feel quite happy with when looking towards the future.
Chesapeak SMG: requires an Amazon Prime member$hip.
yes, you can get it 'free' by signing up for the trial but you still have to sign up and give payment information. Don't forget to cancel!
Yasha Sniper Rifle: Purchase 2 Twitch $ubscriptions of any tier to eligible Twitch partners and affiliates playing Cyberpunk 2077 for yourself or others.
Unreal Engine: The fear that Project Orion may have a year of exclusivity on the Epic Game $tore.
The worst part about this would be that modding on UE sound about as friendly as naked cartwheeling into a field of cacti ( or poison ivy ) whilst blindfolded.
Cyberpunk 2077 has received a ton of mods and I recon its one of the things that kept the game going on PC.
So... CDPR is now taking up sponsorship with Amazon and Twitch, each getting something from the playerbase in return.
Whether it's viewing time, money or personal/payment information.
These microtransactions are obviously a test to see whether or not it would be profitable in future projects.
And Epic being notorious for using exclusivity bribes is another red flag in my books.
I wouldn't be surprised if that's already the case. CDPR would probably not have said no to a cash injection from them.
So yeah...
Maybe I'm just seeing ghosts here.
Maybe we're heading towards a future where the next installment will be an Epic Games exclusive with more microtransactions than actual content.
Or maybe I'll get a cameo as the next Gary the Prophet. ( if so, please don't forget the tinfoil hat. )
I know, totally crazy and unheard of, but there's a few recent things that I don't feel quite happy with when looking towards the future.
Chesapeak SMG: requires an Amazon Prime member$hip.
yes, you can get it 'free' by signing up for the trial but you still have to sign up and give payment information. Don't forget to cancel!
Yasha Sniper Rifle: Purchase 2 Twitch $ubscriptions of any tier to eligible Twitch partners and affiliates playing Cyberpunk 2077 for yourself or others.
Unreal Engine: The fear that Project Orion may have a year of exclusivity on the Epic Game $tore.
The worst part about this would be that modding on UE sound about as friendly as naked cartwheeling into a field of cacti ( or poison ivy ) whilst blindfolded.
Cyberpunk 2077 has received a ton of mods and I recon its one of the things that kept the game going on PC.
So... CDPR is now taking up sponsorship with Amazon and Twitch, each getting something from the playerbase in return.
Whether it's viewing time, money or personal/payment information.
These microtransactions are obviously a test to see whether or not it would be profitable in future projects.
And Epic being notorious for using exclusivity bribes is another red flag in my books.
I wouldn't be surprised if that's already the case. CDPR would probably not have said no to a cash injection from them.
So yeah...
Maybe I'm just seeing ghosts here.
Maybe we're heading towards a future where the next installment will be an Epic Games exclusive with more microtransactions than actual content.
Or maybe I'll get a cameo as the next Gary the Prophet. ( if so, please don't forget the tinfoil hat. )