Cost (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Monday, April 14, 2025, 11:55 (2 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I don't make the rules, but that's how people see it.

Fair or not, that's how I see. It doesn't feel like I'm buying a video game at that point--it feels like I'm buying access to enter a store so they can try to sell me more shit. At least with Fortnite, I can just play it for free if I want to, and I'm not missing out on any actual game content buy not buying skins. Which, in turn, makes me feel a bit more generous so I buy some skins anyway because I'm enjoying my time with the game.

I can't say whether it's right or wrong for them to charge for Marathon, but it doesn't seem like a smart decision at first glance. If they told me it was a paid experience with no skin shop, no paid battle passes, and any extra content would just be a DLC purchase, I could swallow that a bit easier, but paid game, plus paid battle pass, plus paid item shop . . . that's tough to swallow in the modern market.