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Ubisoft Defends Microtransactions, Claims They Make Games "More Fun"

Ubisoft claims microtransactions make the player experience more fun by offering optional customization and faster progress in premium games.

Psychonaut85313d ago

Can these people just shut the fuck up? Every time they open their mouth they stick their foot in it.

neutralgamer1992312d ago

What I want to know is can they really be this out of touch with the reality? I mean who thinks like this for real?

UBI owns a lot of great IP's with potential but they can get out of their own way with stupid decisions and things they say

DarXyde312d ago

We know what modern society is like.

If you repeat something enough, enough people will believe it.

No shortage of that in modern politics.

anast312d ago

"What I want to know is can they really be this out of touch with the reality?"

People who say stuff like this genuinely think they are above 'the herd'. They believe we are stupid. They would literally steal from us if they could.

DarXyde has a point too.

Frodosmugins312d ago

How are these people in their positions with no passion in games.
They give certificates and degrees to anyone now days.

Jingsing312d ago

Get your certificate in video game psychology and you will be the lead on their next big game. :D

barom312d ago

None of you guys actually read what was actually said did you? Cause it's nowhere near as bad as mp1st tries to make it out to be with that headline, honestly, f mp1st for misconstruing their statement. Here's the full quote for ya'll to read:

"the adoption of monetization and engagement policies that
respect the player experience and are sustainable in the long
term. At Ubisoft, the golden rule when developing premium
games is to allow players to enjoy the game in full without
having to spend more. Our monetization offer within premium
games makes the player experience more fun by allowing
them to personalize their avatars or progress more quickly,
however this is always optional;"

peppeaccardo312d ago

I can totally see a merge between AE and UBI, they share the same strategy !!! i have not purchased a game from these two pieces of crap companies in years ... and going strong !!!

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isarai313d ago

🤣 wow! What a pile of garbage!

Relientk77313d ago

EA also claims these "surprise mechanics" are fun and people love them too

These corporations know nothing.

robtion312d ago

They know. They are just liars and greedy beyond belief.

-Foxtrot313d ago

Do these guys seriously not have a PR person?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio29d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing29d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9229d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit29d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing29d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9229d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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Guild Wars Publisher CEO Warns AI Can't Replace What Makes Games 'Instinctively Fun'

TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.

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Lionsguard32d ago

To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.

jznrpg32d ago

But all of the great games have been made by humans

jwillj2k432d ago

One is by choice, the other is a feature.

PRIMORDUS32d ago

Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.

CrimsonWing6931d ago

It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.