Bungie has revealed that it is expanding Destiny 2‘s Eververse, the in-game store that houses the shared-world shooter’s microtransaction elements, with the aim of helping to fund future projects for the game. This perhaps might come as a surprise to some fans, as microtransactions are something you may associate with Activision, who split from Bungie earlier in the year.
Destiny 2 Microtransactions Aren’t Going Anywhere
Speaking in a new blog post, Destiny 2 director Luke Smith commented:
Last year, we thought long and hard about Eververse and how we wanted to change the strategy around microtransactions in Destiny. As some folks have smartly pointed out, MTX is a big part of our business being a live game. I’m not going to say “MTX funds the studio” or “pays for projects like Shadowkeep” — it doesn’t wholly fund either of those things. But it does help fund ongoing development of Destiny 2, and allows us to fund creative efforts we otherwise couldn’t afford.
The storefront, which we launched alongside Season of Opulence is the first part of the strategic shift we’re making with MTX. The decision to run old content in Bright Engrams instead of making new Bright Engrams is another part of the shift. We want to believe that our players would rather just buy things they like from the store.
Bungie is currently gearing up for the release of Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, which is the fourth major expansion for the game. You better clean your PS4 hard drive if you plan to get it, too, as it’s a bit of a whopper.
In addition, the former Halo developer is also working on revamping Destiny 2 as a free-to-play title, which is known as New Light. Cross-save is also part of the package, although the in-game currency, Silver, will not be transferred between platforms.
Read our Destiny 2 review here.