I hate this model, still. (Destiny)

by cheapLEY , Thursday, July 23, 2015, 02:15 (3672 days ago) @ Ragashingo

I would agree as long as we are sure that the current "low" selling price is actually hurting the content. And that it's not bad developers or poor budgeting or corporate greed or that it is actually pretty hard to make a great game no matter how much money you have. But even if the current new game price point is too low, can't the argument be made that no matter what price we raise new games to a flow of microtransactions done in a "good" Mass Effect 3 style would allow a developer to provide even more content?

I don't think I personally have enough information about how developers make money to really answer this.

Seriously, how does Bungie make money from Destiny? Do they get royalties? Or is more like Activision saying, we'll pay you $X to make the game, and $X to make an expansion. If microtransactions are added, where does that money go? Does Bungie get it, or Activision?

I don't know the answers, and that largely depends on what the effect of microtransactions would be. Because I'm pessimistic about it, I imagine the increased profits would largely just end up in Activision's pocket, and not much would make it back to Bungie to fund further projects.