Star Wars Battlefront 2: The End of Gaming? (Patreon)

Star Wars Battlefront 2: The End of Gaming As We Know It?

The controversy over Star Wars Battlefront 2's payment for lootboxes and unlocking characters such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader came to a head yesterday when EA's response to the controversy became the most downvoted comment in the history of reddit. Paid lootboxes in order to mitigate the massive grind for important Star Wars characters are obviously very unpopular, and EA's flippant reddit response did not go over well. Although EA has since rolled back their stance a bit for lootboxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2 by reducing the cost of hero characters, I think paid unlockable content in video games may still become more prevalent. There are a number of financial considerations at play. Triple A titles such as Star Wars Battlefront 2 are becoming much more expensive to produce while game prices remain the same. Additionally, many gamers are choosing to watch Let's Play videos over actually buying the game. I also think that despite the backlash, EA will still make a lot of money from microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2. If they do, expect to see an increase in pay-to-win content in video games despite any backlash. The other side is that games that do not implement microtransactions must become more financially successful in order to compete. I think Resident Evil 7 falling short of financial expectations is a blow to the future of good games, and Hideo's Kojima's Death Stranding might be the most important upcoming game when it comes to determining the future of more artistic, gamer-friendly titles. AvidExpert's video that I referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeUyXDk3BRE 💸 Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/whang 💸 Patreon Shout Outs: 👼Fae Rie 🐩Murfy Murf 🎮Discord Chat ► https://discordapp.com/invite/vb2DWcZ 🐵Sign up for my e-mail Newsletter ► http://eepurl.com/c3Kwdj 🍺 Alex Jones Pickle Gate ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0IIsMIgcgI 🍺Your Kids Are Not My Problem ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-he2bD56NU 🍺Shocking Tinder Experiment ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyVgoqAe-HE 🐙 Outro theme: Jynx - Phantoms ►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4cEFbxAZLY 🐙 Instagram ► @hotpikachusex 🐙 Snapchat ► @hotpikachusex