29-10-2012 15:43
Cita:At the end of last month, VentureBeat reported on a Ubisoft investor conference call where the company's executives talked about the profitability of microtransactions. Free-to-play was identified as a viable business model for microtransactions, as were traditional retail games.
According to VentureBeat, Ubisoft's chief financial officer Alain Martinez said, "But in the future, with games like Watch Dogs, we could see more opportunity for $60 games to learn from the free-to-play model. The next generation will offer more and more item-based content. This will benefit our games' profitability."
If this week's XBLA and PSN store updates for Assassin's Creed III are any indication, you won't have to wait until Watch Dogs for microtransactions to appear in your Ubisoft games. They should be ready and waiting for you in Assassin's Creed III, which is hitting store shelves this week.
Both console storefronts are offering "Erudito Credit" packs for sale for Assassin's Creed III.
The packs are available in the following denominations:
20 Erudito Pack = 80 MSP ($1 USD)
50 Erudito Pack = 160 MSP ($2 USD)
155 Erudito Pack = 400 MSP ($5 USD)
380 Erudito Pack = 800 MSP ($10 USD)
925 Erudito Pack = 1600 MSP ($20 USD)
The description states that the credits will allow you "to acquire some game items, disregarding your current level."
Assassin's 3 tendrá micropagos como los juegos free-to-play.┬á Watch Dogs tendrá aún más micropagos y la siguiente generación ofrecerá más y más contenido basado en items.
Cita:There have been some complaints about games with DLC where the players feel that the DLC should have been included for $60. "There's an equation for a $60 game, which is 40 hours of play; if you deliver 10 hours of play for $60, and then it has a few more things that are each $10, I might feel the same way," noted [Ubisoft's VP of Digital Chris] Early. "On the other hand, how many hours of play is Skyrim? Maybe they should have charged more for that amount of content. The interesting side of free-to-play is you get help in determining that."
Por si aún estáis conteniendo vuestro aplauso, Ubisoft aún tiene más que ofreceros.
Hay una ecuación que dice que por 60$ tienes 40 horas de juego; si das 10 horas de juego por 60$ y luego tienes algunas cosas más por 10$ cada uno, podría sentirme de la misma manera. Por otro lado, ¿cuántas horas de juego tiene Skyrim? Puede que debieran haber cobrado más por tal cantidad de contenido. Lo interesante del free-to-play es que te ayuda a determinar eso.
Vamos, todos juntos, un aplauso para Ubisoft.