Cyberpunk 2077 Dev: There's No Place For Microtransactions In Our Single-Player Games

They're right.

They also said they wouldn't release Cyberpunk until it's ready soooooooo yea

I find it strange that the poll asks if microtransactions are okay in single player games specifically as if pay to win multiplayer is okay? I wanted to choose other just for this reason.

@iplaygamesnstuff As this is focussed on Single Player games, I answered as such. I don't think 'Pay to Win' in MP is acceptable either but if this had been a Poll about MP MTX specifically, I'd vote differently.

In the Poll above, I voted that 'No, they don't have a place in Single Player' - I think all cosmetics should be available in-game for example. However, I would vote 'Some Cosmetic Stuff is OK - nothing Game Changing' for Online MP/Co-op modes as long as its Cosmetic only and gives gamers more choice on their 'look' in game.

This was just about Single Player games selling MTX not about MP games. Its separating those off and as I said, I'd vote differently if this was more 'general' to include MP too or just focussed on MP games

I never thought something like this would become annoying to me. Maybe it’s just my age and getting older. The games industry and the way games are going are and have been going the wrong way for a long time. Whatever happened to actions speak louder than words. Why do devs feel the need to undercut other devs? Dev A does this one thing that upsets people or is genuinely not a good idea, Dev B comes out oh we have no plans to ever do that. Especially CD-Project Red they should focus on what they are doing and not having another launch like Cyberpunk 2077. I know I can’t be in the minority here but so many of these dev’s actions in the past (cyberpunk, the way 76 was handled) I will never look at them in a positive light again.

I played the "new" Assassin's Creed trilogy and was not bothered at all by the microtransactions. They even give you stuff for free every week, and none of the stuff is needed at all. You level up just fine and the weapons and cosmetics is just flavor.
As long as it's like that, I don't mind.

If it's like Capcom where they want me to buy a second save slot for another character... Yeah, that's bs.

Tell them to release a working game at launch then they can point fingers.

@BAMozzy Maybe that's what's odd is why even have to mention single player in the poll. As a whole I wish developers focused on gameplay and not cosmetics/microtransactions.

@iplaygamesnstuff Because more and more Single Player games are adding MTX - such as Assassins Creed, Dragon's Dogma 2 etc and the article is about CDPR coming out and saying that Microtransactions have NO place in Single Player games.

If you read the article, its purely about Single Player ONLY games - and CDPR stating they would only consider MTX if they were making Multi-player games and that they don't belong in SP games...

The purpose of the Poll was to see if you 'agree' with CDPR or have some different opinion - maybe feel 'Cosmetic' only MTX is fine in SP games or even paying for extra save slots, Fast travel or buying in-game currency with real money is fine in Single Player.

As I said, I totally agree with CDPR on that - Single Player games should NOT have ANY MTX, even if they are 'Cosmetic' Only. Online MP games are 'different' and I have no issue with Cosmetic ONLY MTX so a separate 'Poll' would be required for MP games...

The way it should be.

It strikes me as arbitrary and everyone will have to draw a line in the sand as to what's comfortable for them. For me, whether it's a multiplayer or single player game, it comes down to whether a given item is worth the price they're asking. I rarely do microtransactions in single player games, and when I do, the item is usually no more than a couple of dollars.

Also, people talk about "slippery slope" but this has been going on for over a decade. AC: Black Flag had microtransactions. You could buy these "time savers" that would help you along faster.

Even in multiplayer it sort of ruins it for me anyways

I'll go one step further.

ANY game that isn't free to play should NEVER, EVER have microtransactions.

If I'm paying for a game, there is NO reason I should EVER have buy back missing pieces that should BEEN there at launch.

I think Microtransactions and paid Season Passes don't belong in any full priced game. I think they should solely only be allowed to exist in free to play games.

CDPR has some awesome games and the turn around they did with Cyberpunk is notable and I thoroughly enjoyed the game after it got it's updates.

Having said that, I think maybe they should back up the things they like to say with releasing a game on launch day that isn't a mess. Talk is cheap and it's fun to earn brownie points when it isn't your game in the crosshairs.

@GuyinPA75 I don't disagree with you but I also don't think that Online focussed games necessarily are selling you back missing pieces and I have little issue with these selling 'Cosmetic Only' MTX to customise the 'look' of your Character.

That being said, I would still expect a 'Complete' suite of Cosmetic items in the game at launch - either tied to challenges, levelling up etc. As long as they are 'optional' and purely cosmetic, I don't see why they can't offer Cosmetic only options.

I can understand F2P offering 'Premium' XP bonus or other bonuses in MP for paying customers - as long as it doesn't affect the Game-play or is Pay to Win. But NOT in Paid for games so I think its 'fair' they can sell Cosmetics to keep the game going, keep paying their staff to keep supporting it etc.

A single player game has NO excuses to add Cosmetics or any MTX post launch. It should be complete and everything included for that asking price and ONLY if it was Successful enough, decide if DLC would be beneficial to the Gamers.