Take-Two CEO Defends NBA 2K's microtransactions, says some customers just want everything to be free

[Ciggavelli]

When you purchase DLC you’re buying additional content not included in the baseline product that supplements the experience. DLC is fine.

2K is hamstringing the games in-game progression system in order to motivate players to circumvent the process through the purchase of a fake currency. That is NOT DLC.

I will gladly pay $70 sticker price for the game if it means they’re profiting enough to roll back all this microtransaction bullshyt.

I mean, call it whatever you want, but if you take into account the $20 or so you’ll spend on that, it’s really not that bad.

Take for example AC:O. I bought the game and spent $25 on in-game credits to gain access to better equipment that I would of had to grind for otherwise. I didn’t want to waste my time doing that, so I didn’t mind paying that money. Yeah, that’s like paying for cheat codes, but when you think about it, $85 for a game I spent 50hours on, is still a great value, compared to other forms of entertainment.

 

[Serious]

Ain't play 2k since December. Definitely not buying this one this year.

That's what they all say, we'll see you in late August Breh

 

[Rell84shots]

I know it’s almost a meme at this point but if EA gets their shyt together with NBA live they have a huge opportunity to do some real damage to 2K.

But that would require EA to not be bumbling morons so i wouldn’t count on it

Live 18 was actually decent, all they have to do is make the players less stiff.

 

[Kaydigi]

Live 18 was actually decent, all they have to do is make the players less stiff.

Stop it

 

[thaKEAF]

Not buying this game

 

[Hey_zeus]

Yall still gonna buy 2k.

 

[Splash]

2k19 just around the corner...so aint shyt finna change huh

 

[ORDER_66]

Already bought the Bron edition

They got you good fam..

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

I didn't buy 2k18 until last month when it was on sale for 20 dollars, likely will be doing the same for 2k19

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Gotta stop supporting these companies or they are just going to keep doing it. Any game with micro-transactions I'm skipping from now on.

This

nikkas need to stop supporting these companies...

I will not be buying any Take-Two games...

If there is a game I feel I have to play like RDR2, it will be pirated or I just won't play it...

 

[Uitomy]

Just another reason why I stick to single player games
Playing shyt online getting too expensive to have fun with

 

[Return of the Jedi]

I mean, call it whatever you want, but if you take into account the $20 or so you’ll spend on that, it’s really not that bad.

Take for example AC:O. I bought the game and spent $25 on in-game credits to gain access to better equipment that I would of had to grind for otherwise. I didn’t want to waste my time doing that, so I didn’t mind paying that money. Yeah, that’s like paying for cheat codes, but when you think about it, $85 for a game I spent 50hours on, is still a great value, compared to other forms of entertainment.

Entertainment-per-hour ratios just don’t justify to me breh. If AC:O came out 10 years ago your grind to get that equipment wouldn’t have been nearly as long (nor would you have had the option to pay). It’s all been artificay lengthened to match the grind times we see on freemium games. I can’t endorse that.

 

[CrimsonTider]

2k18 is a bad game and I play it every day

 

[Pimp]

The problem is people are buying this shyt.. If people never bought the in game currency then they wouldn't have shyt to sell.. There are youtubers telling people to buy the VC because it's faster. That's the problem right there.

 

[Redguard]

The problem is people are buying this shyt.. If people never bought the in game currency then they wouldn't have shyt to sell.. There are youtubers telling people to buy the VC because it's faster. That's the problem right there.

Too bad the majority of the 2k community are blind sheep and won't stop buying/preordering the game every year. 2k probably gives the Youtubers "incentives" for them to tell people to buy VC.