CD Projekt CFO Doesn’t See A Place For Microtransactions In Single-Player Games Amid Dragon’s Dogma 2 Controversy

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CD Projekt confirms no plans for microtransactions in single-player games, but may potentially have them in multiplayer games.
Controversy surrounds microtransactions in Dragon’s Dogma 2, sparking discussions on the acceptability of monetization in full-priced games.
CD Projekt is concurrently developing four projects, and is primarily focused on the upcoming Witcher game.

CD Projekt doesn’t intend to put microtransactions in its single-player games any time soon, according to the company’s chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz.

In an interview with the Polish business website Stockwatch, Nielubowicz was questioned whether CD Projekt intended to put microtransactions in its games (thanks, PCGamer).

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CD Projekt Provides Updates On 4 Ongoing Development Projects

The bulk of CD Projekt’s manpower is now creating the next entry in The Witcher series.

Nielubowicz replied, “We do not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games.” However, he did not rule out the possibility of microtransactions in potential future multiplayer games.

“We do not exclude that we will use this solution in future multiplayer projects,” he clarified. CD Projekt is working on a multiplayer game set in The Witcher Universe, codenamed Project Sirius. The future release is being developed by CD Projekt subsidiary The Molasses Flood, and will potentially contain open-world elements.

This conversation comes amid controversy surrounding the monetisation of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Though Dragon’s Dogma 2 holds a high score of 85 (we gave it a 90) on review aggregator Metacritic, players were unpleasantly surprised to find microtransactions embedded into the RPG.

These microtransactions include items that allow you to change the appearance of your character, or escape jail. Though these items are easily obtainable in-game, players are upset by their existence.

Regardless of the actual severity of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s monetisation, it has sparked conversation on how much monetisation is acceptable in full-priced games. It would appear in CD Projekt’s view, the answer is none.

CD Projekt is working on four projects simultaneously, with the bulk of its manpower engaged in developing the next Witcher game (codenamed Polaris).

In addition to the aforementioned Sirius, CD Projekt has its Boston studio committed to project Orion, a new game set in the Cybperunk 2077 universe. A small ‘strike team’ is engaged in creating project Hadar, an original IP separate from The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077.