And yet here we are, nearing the end of a console generation, and digital games is how most people buy video games. MS got raked over the coals for doing something ahead of the curve, albeit without a clear coherent plan which would have helped sell the idea, but regardless we are nearly at a point where the digital…

What are you talking about? That whole thing has been changed a month ago. Now it’s juts all pure linear progressions. The loot box is purely cosmetics

There was never a way to purchase in-game things with real money. The game launched worldwide without microtransactions. You could still buy things with in-game credits, however, which were earned by playing.

It really bothers me how often I hear “GOOD I CAN PLAY IT NOW SINCE THEY TOOK OUT MICROTRANSACTIONS!!” when…