EA brings out its old demons and is again the focus of a controversy for a long -awaited game that comes up in more or less closer.
Even if we owe the monolithic American publisher EA of excellent games such as the latest split fiction of Hasonlicht studios, we often keep a particularly predatory practice of the honest microtransactions and other monetizations of this kind, as in a certain FC 25 and its processes. This is exactly the object of controversy that we are interested in in a game … that is still in the alpha test phase.
EA again in the fire of the ramp due to microtransactions
Remember in 2017 when it caused a historical outcry in the video game industry, as it was available during the Star Wars Battlefront 2 from Dice Grausames Pay-to-win-loot boxing. The uprising of the players has marked some changes in relation to these predatory monetization practices, but probably not as much as desired. To a small extent, the publisher EA is still at the center of a controversy about microtransactions, this time cosmetic, about a certain skateboard, the new free-to-to-play title of the famous franchise, which was developed by Full Circle, which was therefore published by EA and in particular expected in 2025 in early access. Keep in mind that in parallel on July 11th, a certain 3+4 per skater will also be published by Tony Hawk.
Currently in the alpha test phase, the early version of the title published by EA recently received one ” Epic gameplay update “… as well as The addition of microtransactions in one game has still not been completedin order to ” Make sure you offer a positive experience by buying objects in the game in the game ». The thing was announced in the very closed club of players who took part in the Skate Alpha, and then reported about insider gaming. These microtransactions concern cosmetic elements that are activated via a currency on the game “San van Bucks” (of course not confused with the V-Bucks from Fortnite).
A dared trick that shakes the teeth (and skateboard wheels)
Such a discovery has not failed to provoke the outrage of many players who still accuse the greed of EA. “” “” You really can't help it than … “,” It is shameful … “Can we read in various forums and social networks? Especially since the progress of the participants of the alpha test, as EA indicates the participant in his message, is most likely reset to the publication of skate in early access, whereby such Caduque purchases are carried out.
However, others are more pragmat. The alpha version of a game is indeed there to test different functions. This would also be a priori the case of the microtranction system recently introduced in the Alpha Playtest of Skate. This type of practice is not new and is not exclusive for EA. In the past, other games, including free-to-play, have set up microtransactions in early versions in order to reimburse the participants with an amount that is extended in their official publication in early access or 1.0. So let's hope that the skate will follow the same course, or EA's already sulfuric reputation will probably still suffer.
Source: Insider games
