Tekken 8 attracted a good bit of backlash when Bandai Namco added microtransactions to the sport earlier this month. Now, in a transfer that’s prone to spark extra ire, the corporate has revealed that it’s including additional monetization choices to the sport.
A brand new replace can be going reside for Tekken 8 on April 1, and although it’s major function can be so as to add assist for DLC character Eddy Gordo, who’s releasing on the identical day, it would additionally introduce a battle cross. Referred to as the Tekken Cross, it would have a free tier that gamers will be capable of degree up via by finishing each day challenges and weekly missions in on-line matches so as to unlock “varied objects”.
Bandai Namco hasn’t supplied particular particulars on what these objects can be. Extra, a paid monitor may even be out there, which, along with objects that Bandai Namco describes as “much more luxurious”, may even let gamers unlock Tekken Cash to spend within the in-game retailer.
When Tekken 8 was on the receiving finish of criticism from its participant base for its post-launch inclusion of microtransactions, director Katsuro Harada defended the choice, citing “altering occasions” and “rising prices”. Revealing that Tekken 8’s growth prices have been practically thrice as excessive as Tekken 7, he stated, “So many individuals need the sport to run and be supported for a very long time. It prices cash to repeatedly replace the sport.”
Tekken 8 is offered on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC. It has bought over 2 million models worldwide.
