Predict the next shady practice publishers will implement in AAA games

[Crimson Angelus]

Games will be severely split into sections. Think of The Hobbit becoming 3 movies, now expect that to happen to games where to get the full game you actually have to buy 3 games. We already have this a little, but I fully expect it to grow into $60 titles.

I also fully expect games to start being sold piecemeal. $60 for single player, $60 for multiplayer.

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Honestly, I'm beyond shocked Activision hasn't jumped on this opportunity with Call of Duty. Sell either campaign or multiplayer for $40 piecemeal, or $70 'complete'. Either part with all future content for $60 or $70. I expect that games with find a way to creep up their price while trying to appear to the masses as cheaper, which this would 100% do.

 

[cid85]

In-game item rental

Having trouble with a tricky enemy? Gain acess to the double missile launcher for 24 hours for just $3!

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Ill just end up buying the game on pc and cheat my way with a game trainer, unless its 'always online'; lol

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Seeing how you can buy trophies with in game currency in Nier Automata someone will see that and figure they can charge real money for it

 

[DAHGAMING]

When you install games you pay for them tp unrestricted it there end for a faster download. Playing online cost per game or you can buy packages, 20 matches for £5.

 

[Durante]

A central aspect for many of the more distasteful (to me) monetization concepts is keeping up daily engagement with a software-as-a-service game. This is often done by rewarding players for logins, with larger "streaks" of logins resulting in larger rewards.

I see the next level of that as rewarding people for their firends' logins / login streaks. Basically directly employ your more dedicated players as continuous marketing agents.

 

[Powerpuff]

Games will be severely split into sections. Think of The Hobbit becoming 3 movies, now expect that to happen to games where to get the full game you actually have to buy 3 games. We already have this a little, but I fully expect it to grow into $60 titles.

I also fully expect games to start being sold piecemeal. $60 for single player, $60 for multiplayer.

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From Final Fantasy VII to its Remake it has already been planed to split it into multiple games.

 

[davepoobond]

A free update/patch to the game that completely rips out the existing game and replaces it with another one entirely.

 

[three_muffins]

publishers have a history of "less moral" practices that are not very well accepted by gamers

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What on earth are you talking about? These "less moral" practices are very well recieved by gamers. That is why publisher invest so much in them. :)

 

[shimon]

I predict whatever a Publisher will implement, there's people that will support it.

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Hey we state predictions here,not obvious stuff :)

 

[Plotinus]

1. Individual lootbox algorithms that carefully adjust how much good stuff you get to keep you paying.

2. Lootbox cosmetics resell market managed by the publisher (they take a 35% cut of every sale).

3. Reward removal lootboxes. The game tells you that "earn" a bunch of awesome loot, but then you die an hour later, and you're in danger of losing all that awesome stuff because you didn't finish the level to lock it in! But wait! You can buy some special lootboxes right now, and if you get the right recovery item in one of them, you can come back to life and continue. Maybe if you're playing co-op, everyone has to buy lootboxes and get a recovery item, or everyone has to stop playing (and you all lose the loot you "earned") for maximum peer pressure. Coming to a Borderlands 3 near you.

4. Buying the $200 collector's edition gives you a permanent 15% discount on lootboxes! Really, you're throwing money away if you don't buy it...