Eurogamer just revealed that Dead Space 3 includes micro-transactions as part of its weapon crafting system.
They’ve spotted mention of “downloadable content” during a recent hands-on play session with the game. The message pops up when you don’t have enough resources to piece together the new weapon you’re after.
It states: “Cannot craft. Additional resources required.”
These resources (materials, scrap parts and the like) can be picked up by the player, picked up by scavenger bots you send out, or alternatively bought through a quick purchase from the in-game store. It’s still good it’s an alternative though.
“You can buy resources with real money, but scavenger bots can also give you the currency that you can use on the marketplace,” Dead Space 3 associate producer Yara Khoury explained to Eurogamer. “So you don’t have to spend [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][real world] dollars.”
Khoury was unable to say how much the micro-transactions would cost, but she referred to several different packs of in-game currency being available.
But even with a bank balance full of money, developer Visceral Games has made sure you can’t boost your way to the best weapons at the very beginning of the game.
“No you can’t!” Khoury replied at the suggestion I’d be able to splurge my money as soon as possible in exchange for the game’s biggest gun. “There are a lot of weapon parts that are only available to buy later in the game. Unless you’re playing through it again [on New Game Plus].”
Dead Space 3 is the first game in the series to include micro-transactions. The payment system popped up last year in fellow EA-published title Mass Effect 3, too, allowing you to quickly buy reinforcement packs for the game’s multiplayer portion. Ubisoft-published Assassin’s Creed 3 included a similar system for that game’s multiplayer.
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Source: Eurogamer
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