Dragon’s Dogma 2 was one of Capcom’s most important projects, but it was involved in a great deal of controversy. due to its poor optimization and micropayments which it brings which were considered excessive by the players. CD Projekt RED, the studio responsible for such gems as The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077, has spoken out on the subject, and the truth is that it has made an important demonstration of good judgment and common sense.

CD Projekt RED’s position is simple, the studio believes that micropayments They don’t make sense in single player games., but at the same time they do not exclude the use of this method of monetization in multiplayer titles. This was exactly the approach that was maintained with most PC titles, although to be fair, it’s also understandable to find micropayments in single player titles that are labeled as free.

Buying a game for 60 or 70 euros limited to single player mode and finding yourself with micropayments is not at all pleasant, that’s clear. In the case of Capcom, the Japanese company justified itself by saying that all the content offered can be obtained in game without having to pay, which is true, but adding the option to buy them for real money changes the single player game in “pay to win”.

On the other hand, propose a set of micropayments as DLC for the game It doesn’t even make sense. The concept of DLC refers to new downloadable content, and it usually refers to expansions that expand the core game content in one way or another, either by adding new scenarios, new missions and story threads, or all of these things together.

Looking at the latest big releases from CD Projekt RED, we notice that none of them have microtransactions. In the case of Cyberpunk 2077, this type of monetization could have been very lucrative for the Polish studioas they were able to release a number of specific skins for cars and other vehicles as well as special clothing for V, all exclusive and locked behind a paywall.

Fortunately, they did not succumb to the temptation and avoided these types of micropayments. We’ll see what happens with the studio’s next releases, and if they are really able to stay true to this ideal when their big triple A projects arrive. I remind you that their upcoming releases include a new Witcher and a new Cyberpunk installment, although the studio is also working on a new IP.