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

[FunkDoc1112]

These shameless motherfukkers really acting like the era where games were a complete, finished product that you didn't have to continue pumping money into never happened

Joke's on y'all if you continue to support it, though

 

[Rell Lauren]

Pure greed is what has taken over and is killing the industry. Take Two didn't put out any GTA V DLC, but insists on rolling out GTA 5 online content because people are buying shark cards. All you can do is protest with your wallet, but it only goes so far. For everyone that doesn't fall into the pay to win trap, there is a whale that will buy hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth.

 

[MikelArteta]

nba elite nds to come out at 20 bucks

bought that ish last year and will do it again

 

[Rain]

Pure greed is what has taken over and is killing the industry. Take Two didn't put out any GTA V DLC, but insists on rolling out GTA 5 online content because people are buying shark cards. All you can do is protest with your wallet, but it only goes so far. For everyone that doesn't fall into the pay to win trap, there is a whale that will buy hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth.

We're SOL if they decide to pull this shyt with GTA VI. V has been in the NPD Top 10 every month for 6 years. They know people will buy that shyt regardless of microtransaction bullshyt. Hopefully R* is not that far gone

 

[The War Report]

Y'all need to stop supporting these shameless ass practices.

 

[The War Report]

games were a complete, finished product

Nah. There's been tons of games that have been unfinished trash before DLC/patches/microtransactions. You pretty much had to hold that L.

 

[Ineedmoney504]

Here's a thought:

Why don't 2K just make a NBA game where you can just spend 20 dollars a year just for the update and additional features to go along with the micro-transaction bullshyt. That way they can still fukk the customer but gently. I'm not understanding this whole 60 dollars for the game +pay for fake money for stats and unneeded shyt+ collectors edition bullshyt= Pay us fukk you mentality.

who’s forcing u lil nikkaz to buy haircuts and stupid ass extra shyt tho?

Nobody

It’s clearly been 2 ways to level up in my player forever. Buy vc or actually play the game progress your player threw the game.

Grown men cry “well I don’t have the time to send 20 hours in my player leveling my guy up. Well that’s tough luck and your problem. nikkaz wanna be in the 90s as a rookie.

Regardless I wouldn’t play my park or my player if my life depended on it. It’s literally a mode for kids and grown men out here living out they hoop dreams as a solo player


If u ain’t built for the my player grind simply play 5 v 5 regular online matches

 

[Kings County]

live could destroy these nikkas if they got their shyt together

 

[Ineedmoney504]

live could destroy these nikkas if they got their shyt together

Idk it’s wild hard to rebuild a brand once it’s become a laughing stop

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Im seriously starting to say "fukk take two" and I have a feeling RDR2 is gonna be ass.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

I expect the next GTA to have a huge dip in quality. The single player mode will probably be short and they will have microtransactions for everything. I bet the pre-order bonuses will be very

And WORSE... One of the main producer of the series left and is sueing.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

We're SOL if they decide to pull this shyt with GTA VI. V has been in the NPD Top 10 every month for 6 years. They know people will buy that shyt regardless of microtransaction bullshyt. Hopefully R* is not that far gone

NPD is revenue based. GTA V makes a killing on shark cards which is a big reason why it’s in the top 10 every month.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

I think the last 2k I played was the one with Kobe on the cover

its one thing to throw micro transactions in for cosmetics - but they don't even use that money to support the actual infrastructure of the game. its all pocketed. the engine is the same, animations from a decade ago are still being used shamelessly, they reduce and reintroduce features every year, they drop major parts of the community support to push this fake e-sports bullshyt that has zero traction, they spend 'development' time on figuring out how many advertisements they can pack into the monotony....

tell me why myfukkinggm is anchored with microtransactions and a grind system?

its ONLY sports fans that tolerate this kind of thing. Battlefront? they came for the wig. Destiny? Bungie got on an apology tour like Chris Brown. Ubisoft? literally changed their whole business model in under a year after that mordor shyt.

2k and madden? they got loot boxes for shyt you already fukking had and then they have the audacity to peddle out the same jank bullshyt for 2-3 years at a time because 2k/madden legit don't have competition at all

any other genre in gaming tries this shyt and people would petition until there was an federal investigation

Shadow of war/Mordor was WB not Ubisoft.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

NOPE... it's true check the RDR2 thread... Even I couldn't believe that bullshyt!!!

It truly is the rise and fall of R. Yea CDPR is def taking the crown from them.

 

[NatiboyB]

and the modes that aren't heavy on micro-transactions literally receive no support...Like now for example NBA start now is broken and they likely won't fix it.