10 WORST Cash Grab Attempts in Video Games
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Money makes the world go around, and we all know video games have to make money to exist. But what happens when publishers go too far? Well, if you've played any of these games, you already know...
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Marketing executive: “So we’re putting the game out for $60, and once they buy it they are free to play it.”
CEO: “Woah, Woah slow your role there. Where’s the part where we split the game up into multiple sections and charge for each, let players buy guns that are almost completely necessary to win the game and have no other way of getting it, and make the in game currency rarer than diamonds and take longer to get than making real money and they end up just buying in game currency”.
DESTINY
No One's Records exactly I bought Destiny expecting a game. Not a $60 demo.
At least the game is free now
Actually diamonds aren't that rare.
Pantss- yeah I know I watched that Adam Ruins everything, but it’s the only thing I could think of.
Can't spell Steal without EA.
Woah
Revelation overload.......
wayment...
Can't spell Dead without EA
I'm stealing this.
Is it not good enough that we bought the game? remember the good old days when everything was included in game, no micro transactions, no BS.
Rememver when you didnt have to install a disc?
@@fuckerupper5800 Damn skippy.
Exactly dlc should be ad ones that you don't need to finish the games and not parts of the game stripped away
Destiny 2 it's free now. So, it's ok to hide the ending in a DLC.
Yup, was never an issue until charging us more was even an option... SUDDENLY the most explosive industry and apparently aren't making enough money....
Sounds Iike the same move HOLLYWOOD pulls when the most successful movies of all time "lose money" on paper... like LOTR apparently.
If people keep paying there will be no end to dlc and pay to win crates
Exactly. By buying these pay to win crates, these people have already voted with their wallet. They are telling the companies that they are ok with paying to win. Honestly these people have no right to complain about the pay to win culture that we have today. They are propagating the problem.
Tom Zhao not really if they’re addicted you can’t just stop
DLC is completely fine so long as it comes out a decent time after a game is released, Isn't just parts of the game removed to be sold separately, Aren't required to be purchased to continue playing and Add enough to the game to be worth buying/selling for instance dark souls dlc was a damn good way to make dlc, Each one added massive amounts of items and enemies to the game and extended the lore quite a bit as well as offered quite a challenge, A bad example would be fortnite's save the world as it's "dlc" adds literally nothing just gives you a bunch of things that are essentially useless and yet each one costs quite a bit totalling 200$ us (or for me 300$ Canadian), Epic even had the balls to hide one "dlc" from the store until all others have been purchased (or just the one before it has been which is the most expensive) so you actually have to buy each one just to "unlock" the ability to spend one hundred more dollars just for yet again more useless items and one rare gun. It may be "early access" (it's not they just don't want to keep the promise that it would be free at launch) but that is still unacceptable.
The thing is that a small % of people spend the most. So even if most dont buy them, they'll still sell them and balance the game around it.
Yes why does no one else bring this up!!!
People complaining about EA Battlefront like no tomorrow, but EA Sports games don't get shit. The literally release same game every year (no, new shadow mechanics or switched controls doesn't mean a new game) and those horrible dream team cards..
well
it's simple
*it makes money and people don't complain*
"EA Sports games don't get shit"
EA, as a whole, is a corrupt garbage fire.
...but you probably don't hear about EA Sports, in particular, because sports games are for plebs.
Like, I care in principle, but you'll never hear me whinge about what's happening in a sports title because I don't play that shit.
Rectangular Businessman At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if EA just gives up on making regular video games and just goes all in on mobile and sports games.
Weirdly enough, I don't think I'd mind: let the sports/mobile crowd deal with their nonsense exclusively.
That's because (and I hate using this term) actual gamers (or people who play games a lot in their lives) don't usually play sports games and so of course it flies under the radar and no one really cares. The only people who buy sports games are the people who casually play games for maybe 3 hours a week or less and it'll be the only game they buy all year around and so of course they pay for the horrible micro transactions and they don't know any better.
It's nice to hear someone stick up for us disabled gamers.
Falcon, I salute you ☺
I agree. We hardly ever get mentioned in videos like this.
As someone who doesn’t have many gamer friends multiplayer only games are usually an automatic turn off for me
Me too, if the game is multiplayer only it's a no-go for me. I like to enjoy my games in peace and quiet, I don't need some 12 year old to tell me he did my mom every 5 minutes.
yo, same here
@@hakont.4960I think the better solution would be to tell your mom to stop doing 12 year olds.
@@charlesappalachia8252 of course, why didn't I think of that.
Your mom is a turn-on for me 😏
I can't image how devs must feel, putting their heart and soul into making a great game and some dbag from upper floor forces them to make currencies and loot boxes. Whatever game that uses, gems, gold, orbs or something is a red flag to steer clear.
EA actually did that once. They fired the creator of PVZ from his own game because he didn't want to add pay-to-win.
@@MariOmor1 Sounds very EA
@@ignae You should've see that time when they made a dlc that unlocks ANOTHER DLC
@@MariOmor1 is that the sims 4 one?
@@gunawanputera6443 yes
Its become the norm to not only sell a game, but to have a Deluxe and Ultimate edition right out the door as well. Rather than buy a full game for $60, now you need to spend 80-120 for the full package deal. It sucks, and discourages me from buying the games I want until the prices drop.
Honestly I'd be ok with that if they did away with microtransactions. Even if the "$60 isn't enough these days" argument is true, one of those cash grabs is more than enough. But no, they always do both. They don't just want money, they want ALL the money.
I'm fine with the special editions and collector editions they are an up front cost and you know what you get(something sports games give you card packs aka loot boxes) and collector editions usually give you a cool steel case or statue something outside the game for collectors.
The full game is the $60 one moron, no one is twisting your arm forcing you to buy the Ultimate Edition. All the extra stuff is just that, EXTRA. I've bought every Ultimate Edition of Forza since FM5, by choice, because I enjoy the games that much and want to SUPPORT the dev's for it
DLCs are okay, unless it was an obvious cut content from the base game. But if it is an expansion of an already 100 hour game e.g witcher 3 then those kind of company deserve our money. But then again dlcs are made when they have no time to include it in an already finished base game or if including it will make the game expensive then having a season pass or deluxe edition is acceptable.
But if a game includes lootboxes and microtransaction, that's where you completely ditch the game.
People need to stop buying dlc and deluxe editions for that to happen.. And people are sheep so they won't
Loot boxes should be outright banned. Period. They'd be cool using in-game currency, but paying real money for them is ludicrous. Too tempting for game companies to nickel-and-dime players to death.
Amen
Borderlands 2 and presequal do loot boxes right with shift codes go on twtitter or face book find the codes get the keys use keys to open special items
Those chest you open in Borderlands are in no way loot boxes.
Although I wish these paid loot boxes cease to exist, I know that companies will not remove them. I can only hope that loot box systems are adjusted.
1) No loot boxes in single-player games or story-driven games.
2) Same loot boxes can be purchased using in-game currency.
3) In-game currency does not take an unrealistic amount of time to match a few bucks worth of currency.
4) No differences between the boxes purchased with in-game currency and $.
5) The game encourages players to earn in-game currency and use them to make purchases. $ should only be a secondary option for those that don't have time to play but still want to enjoy. (Maybe limit the amount of $ that can be purchased per day)
But Overall, I would support loot boxes to be banned. Make extra contents, not cheap ass cash grab. (Also don't take away original contents from the final build and make them paid DLC)
Why? I don't know why its so awful to players to see,I hate games that give advantage behind loot boxes or require you to pay to advance the game but other than that I think its fine,its a luck based gamble that no ones forcing you to spend money on but if you do enjoy the game enough to try and get a cool cosmetic i think that's cool
DLC used to be expansions on well loved games. Not games chopped and parts taken for DLC.
Not a fan. Love the vid though! :)
Very few games are actually divided whole games into dlc. Alot are accuse of that but arent.
My favourite DLC will always be Oblivion’s Shivering Isles expansion pack.
Smash Bros players like me look forward to DLC. The DLC is literally just treated as a way to put new characters in the game post-release. The DLC itself doesn't even cost that much.
It costs more in Canada so it’s not really worth it to me. Only if I really like and want a dlc character I’ll buy it. I didn’t buy any Smash DLC, nothing available that I want.
Back then, the original game was a burger and the expansions were the fries and drink. Now original game is just a bun and all the pieces are DLCs and exclusives.
ya had to write why is FIFA not on here they are a legend for this crap
If you play one FIFA game you played all of them
Lol ye ikr
Skylanders was the biggest money grab
@@j.krollin1307 tell me about it, my young lad loved that crap he had 2 or 3 arena's (or whatever the bases were called) and so many figures they filled two backpacks and a plastic shopping bag. Naturally after around 12 months he had moved onto something else......
Ikr and I hate how so many people suck up to fifa every year by buying the new games and spending boat loads of money on packs, even though the game already costs £60 retail
I remember the days, extra characters/costumes/playmodes etc. were unlocked by completing the game. Not hidden away behind a paywall.
As someone is usually against government intervention, I even want these microtransactions banned.
8 years ago microtransactions weren't so bad, but now this is just unacceptable.
Lmao the government? Unlike you apparently I prefer a government that allows business how they want to and if ppl dislike their business style then they'll go out of business
Microtransactions are not bad but how some companies use them are
Poptart this issue has already been addressed.
Even if most of us were to boycott these games, the "whales" provide enough money to keep them afloat.
Also some kids have stolen their parent's debit card and spent its entire contents on microtransactions.
What makes this all worse is that they try and hide it, so most parents are unaware of the fact these microtransactions are there to begin with until they find out the hard way.
By banned I meant restricted to 21 and up.
Banned just has more flare.
DLCs that add substainal content would be allowed without altering the ratings, although it would have to be declared and put on the case before release.
If done as an afterthought they'd have to sell it via their website, etc.
It’s consumers fault that these companies are using micro transactions in these ways. If we want this to change then we need enough people to stop buying them. However, there is something to be said about the gambling aspect of loot boxes and I would agree that it needs follow the laws for gambling in your country. (I.e. age requirement of 21+)
Ultimate Powa
“Against the government”?
Get a hobby. Lol
IT'S NOT LOOT BOXES!
THEY'RE CALLED SURPRISE MECHANICS
Don’t deny it. They’re loot boxes
@@wintertheampharos4725 err... Should i whoosh?
Zatzu Uy He is right tho
Tezcan aslan she’s*
@@tezcanaslan2877 *astral gender
Remember back in the day when you had a sense of achievement after unlocking something. Like a secret Tekken character. Or a new character outfit. I miss those days
I know right?! Like Goldeneye 64, you had to work your butt off to unlock the cheats in that game. I don't know why players who prefer to earn their stuff by playing the actual game are punished.
Same -_- . I remember finally being able to feed the Dragons 100 times in Chrono Cross. My fingers were so damn blistered and sore I could barely grip the controller, but I fucking did it n_n .
@@BeazleyStudios Because then the company can't suck money out of them. All they get is $60-$70 per game sold. Then they'd have to go make more games.
E-A Sports, it’s (not) in the game (until you spend an extra $120 on the game which is so called ‘micro transactions’).
🙃
*Macrotransactions
Wait wait. wait just a second, theres an upside down smiling emoji?????
dang never knew that
I saw it on discord but I thought it was a custom emoji
There is also EA games challenge every wallet
EA Sports - It's in the wallet! 👊
*"ten biggest cash grabs"*
**looks at time**
10:02.... *I see*
At least we aren't forced to buy the sound in a separate DLC or HD quality in loot boxes......
To make a video at least a curtain length to make it profitable is like charging a set amount for a video game. Seems pretty fair
@@VikingRul3s its a joke......
@@potatomanagement_5770 Arh the new universal "no i didn't fuck up, it was totally intended" excuse
Vikings are better no pretty sure it was a joke
@@exaggeratedswagger7485 Yeah, i'm pretty sure too... However (since you both seem to need some context here i order to understand how a joke works........ Unbelievable!) one of the ways to make a joke is by offending or calling someone or something stupid formed as a joke. Potato-brain figured Falcons analysis of this topic was ironic as he had a target time just above what youtube require for a curtain "income level" to kick in. As such potato-brain decided to make a joke about something that in no way correlates with the video topic (it was never said games should be free. Work is = pay, that's just how the world works) and therefore only stand to neglect Falcons analysis.
When called out on it he used the respons all kids use these days and therefore also have been featured in several adult comic (south park actually did a 3 episodes long joke about it where mr. hankys main defense is "is was just a fucking joke") which only serves to furter validate my first comment
Buy a real ending? If I was the CEO of capcom and someone pitched that to me, I would have fired them on the spot. Hands down. 1: people are going to be beyond pissed over that, and you'll get ONE guy that'll actually buy it. 2: Then he is going to share it with everyone over youtube/facebook who might actually care how the damn thing ended. How did this not get shot down and laughed at. I swear those deluded bastards probably gave him a bonus and told him how genius he is because he was the 1st one to actually think of something so stupid.
The fucker should have been fired out-right. no warning, just fired.
Mortal Kombat 11 did exactly this too.
Ubisoft needs an Honorable Mention when it comes to micro transactions; especially the Assassin's Creed series.
Na I think you mean EA right
Yep ass creed
I only ever played Assassins Creed on Xbox or played Cracks on the PC so I wasn’t even aware there were any microtransactions in any of the games
No They are mostly cheap or not useful
pooring one out for the series that AC used to be
“Players don’t want single player video games” - EA
"Blocking sale of loot boxes stops us from being able to connect to our customers." - EA
Marvel's Spider-man: "Hold ma beer"
Spacenuts red dead redemption 2
Spacenuts too
Soul Glo that’s so nice, calling out game, that still is not released.
I really wish a game developer would come into my restaurant. I d serve everyone around him normally. But I d charge him extra for the fork, extra for the knife, extra for better seasoned steak or a regular seasoned steak, I d bring him a plastic cup instead of a glass and I d charge him extra for a glass, and even more for a VERY clean glass, etc etc.
I 'd have the meal on the menu for 10 bucks, but a meal with all the "upgrades" up to 200 bucks just for steak and fries.
Perfect 😂😂😂
the developers make the game, but the higher ups make them dlc the hell out of it
Blame the publishers, not the devs
Peach cobbler it is amazing how little I understood of what you said
thanks!
Update: EA calls their lootboxes surprise mechanics!!! :D
Its still the same
We call it having your pants pulling down....
Fallout 76 to this whole list: Hold my beer!
They literally think a game that isnt popular and hated would be better with a 100 dollar season pass.
Kinda sad The Sims wasn't mentioned. Just because its a casual game, less people feel strongly enough to actually talk aboit it, but its actually insane when in a game about LIFE SIMULATION, you have to pay $20 for seasons or pets for example. Its crazy.
James Tracey it’s $40 for pet’s, seasons, clubs and Jobs unless it’s on sale then it’s $20
Dracyan It’s still stupid though. Perhaps sell us a season pass if you are going to do that.
@@coraldiamond1922
they did sell you a season pass it includes one season
NBA2K was for me the pinnacle of greed as of late; asking gamers to talk with governments so game cards/loot boxes would not be declared illegal. Also let's not forget that in order to have any fun at all with NBA2K19 you need to spend at least an additional $60 to get enough skill points to be any decent at all. The greed of gaming companies today is just insane. And the scary thing is, they don't care.
Alex Dahl you dont have to buy anything at all, you act like microtransactions can give players tons of advantages lmaoo.
FreshBeats you just simply have never played 2k
Alex Dahl it’s the same for every sports games
FreshBeats Except from in a lot of sports games like fifa they do.
@@sheriffaboubakar9720 um yes they do
in 2k for instance
"Battlefront 2 is a joke."
*Laughs in Battlefield V*
I’m watching this again and got madder the second time around. Spot on.
EA:
**Takes notes**
*does exact opposite*
Crush3D EA The next day:
*straps those notes to a rocket and shoots them into the sun* “HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA STUPID GAMERS GIMME YOUR MONEY!!!”
Then insults the gamers for not buying in and calls them uneducated.
EA:
"Locking the true ending behind a paywall? why the fuck didn't we think of that"
"Loot boxes in single player games? fuck if we knew that we would have begged for the rights of spiderman too. imagine all the cash we could get from selling the costumes as lootboxes. single player games aren't a dead market after all"
"Paid mods made by our communities? that's like doing nothing and getting all the money? get the spreadsheet"!
"2019 is going to be the year for gamers" *employees laugh*
"hows battlefield doing?"
"not so good boss. turns out gamers don't like being called uneducated"
"fire someone. retract some statements. push back the release date. they'll come around eventually"
Portal 2's ending is in dlc
But the dlc is free
Uh, what?
Lol that was a joke, but still, DLC is supposed to be "downloadable content" which is supposed to be "DOWNLOADABLE" for free, like GTA 5 online did, but nah, they just want more money when they get billions...
Paid dlc should exist but not like what is on the list (exept evolve where it offered no REAL advantage because of disadvantages and after a while it was free so paying was just early access which people conveniently "forget" in there Evolve hate)
@@KrisNBliss downloadable doesn't mean free by the way
Is it
I know I'm a little late but...
Why isn't DoA5 on this list? If you really want the full game you have to pay over *$1000(!!!)*.
Wait how?
hd4011 noo
What is doa5 ? ? ?
Sims 3 £35000
Gamers need to unite and boycott all games with micro transactions, even single one!
TrainGoWooWoo agreed.
While I agree strongly with that statement It sadly is very unlikely to happen, Governments actually seem to be the one's stepping up to fight micro transactions/looyboxes first which says alot both about how bad they are and just how separated the gaming community is.
this is the dream, but there are too many people in this world that want to feel like they are somebody so they dump $100's so others think they are "good."
The Grim Violet society..
NBA 2k19 was the third best selling game last year and is the worst offender of microtransactions that I have ever seen. So sadly this is not going to happen. Plus that would pretty much leave you just playing Nintendo, Playstation, and indie games.
I expect EA to get all the spots on this list.
You and me both
And guess what they got two spots on the list just because of how bad their reputation is
that and the latest call of duty games
2k is shitty too
Hey. You forgot Capcom? They are infamous for locking ending behind paid dlc.
I miss those days when we only have to buy a physical disc
I agree. Same things with other programs other than games like Microsoft Office 365, where you have to pay a monthly subscription.
and unlock stuff by playing
heck, back then there were cheat codes in many games where you could unlock everything without paying a dime. Many microtransactions nowadays are kinda like paying for those cheat codes that were hidden in those games.
I miss the days when there was actually a game manual included.
1990s:I finally unlocked all the characters and secret levels!
today:I finally paid for all the characters and secret levels!
I really love how you get straight to the point in your videos. Props for that bc most ppl talk foreverrr 👍🏽
Great content as always. I've also noticed that games have been getting increasingly monetized beyond the initial purchase. Some of this is a good thing with DLC expanding an already-great game, but sadly most of it is just the industry offering us more and more justification for piracy (which is still wrong, but when the $60+ purchase doesn't even include the real ending...). I have just one small hair to split, though:
"Video games have to make money..." Yes, that is true of the professional game industry, and I can't complain with said industry producing incredible gems like the Legend of Zelda, Halo, Spyro, and the Elder Scrolls series.
However, as a hobbyist game dev and member of a few programming forums, I can confidently say that not ALL games have to make money and some great games were made simply "for the fun of it" and never made any of the money they honestly deserved.
This intro looked especially good nice job
Thanks.
Where can I get all those dollars bills
Good video, but you forgot the "always online" Xbox One release.
The worst one is actually console memberships.
IsaacBever YES! and this doesn’t even get that much attention
Yes but for ps4 it’s cheap though so it’s not a massive issue
@@Prince_-vu4wu Actually xbox is only 60 dollars a YEAR
paying 60$ per YEAR and I get 3 free games each month. I have already made it back few times by getting games I'm interested but not yet bought.
@@Tholen3 my bad for some reason i though after the 360 they up the price my brother and sister both told me it was 80$ might just be canadian or something
Lootboxes is just a sad thing...basically over 90% of what u've gotten from lootboxes are crap u dont want to pay for
Sometimes I want to play a mobile game because it looks great and the gameplay is great, and then theres these lootboxes
The drop rates require me to pay like 300 - 400 usd to get what i want....I'm talking about those games in the asia market, its just crazy
Pls stahp, I want enjoy games by doing stuff in games not by paying a ridiculous amount of cash
I wish things were different. Mobile games are just low effort cash grabs now...
I only buy loot boxes in a game called standoff 2 cause they're free if you watch enough ads and its mobile
Unskippable ads in NBA2k19: I’m about to end this man’s whole career
10:EA
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Nicky h225 dishonorable mentions EA
@@casper6405 lmao
He forgot fortnite...
Just don't buy stuff from EA
@@awsumcreations7604 that's pretty hard cause their are always people dumb enough to buy shit from EA
Seeing this list reminds me of one of the most generous games I've played - Terraria.
In Terraria the devs Re-Logic did the complete opposite and just decided to continuously add more content, even after they announced that they would stop adding content they changed their minds and added even more content. The game has basically double the amount of content since release and it's all done through free patches. And it wasn't like there was a lack of content on release, as far as I know players were quite happy with the amount of content in the game, but the devs just added more awesome stuff regardless.
I got Terraria during early release and its by far the best $2.5 I've ever spend.
Yeah, Terraria was pretty aweso... HOLY SHIT, HOW DID I SPENT 327 HOURS ON THAT GAME, I did not even notice. I think I got it for about $1.5 on sale, talk about value per dollar o.O
It is a really good game
Ps it’s actually one of my first game
@trouble_with _logic yup, if your second most played game is only at 143 hours you're having a serious problem!
@trouble_with _logic I got 330 or more hours on TF2 and almost 90 on War Thunder
@trouble_with _logic Yeah we do, *we don't spend enough time playing it*
Seeing nba 2k get bashed, even if it’s years after the game you’re talking about, will always put a smile on my face
Destiny 2’s example wasn’t a cash grab that has been the case for literally all the games, and expansions
You forgot GTA Online. 2 supercars + upgrades for $100. Or a fighter jet that has been in the game since launch for $80
Johannes Larsson yeah like it’s crazy for the people who are new it’s a game that they don’t wanna play because all it is a grind that doesn’t help anything and the ones that have played the game for a while have glitched it to the ground so a 3,000,000 dollar car is not bad for a old player but I new player can’t even think about it
The grind is the game... to complain about it is stupid. I’m a new player and I’ve already got a ton of shit without micros
i crack most games and dlcs arent a problem for me lol
That game is sandbox-ish, so I don't think it's relevant
People can always team up and work for cashes.
@@Discusser / Pirating I see.
Srsly, are you proud of it?
Remember when online multiplayer was free?!?
It still is... on PC.
+Rayray Gaxiola
and people were saying that X36O is better than PS3........
Remember when PSN got hacked?
Remember when Xbox had exclusives?
@@Mister_Kevin No 😉
How about those console cash grabs "pay us so you can unlock your internet you already pay for" lolol
WHY DOES NO ONE EVER MENTION SKYLANDERS IN THESE TYPE OF LISTS
Because it’s toys to life of course you are going to spend over 100$ on it
bruh skylanders whole gimmick is figurines and toys with a game you can put them into you don't have to though
Ishmam Masud - Cuz I Can it’s not even that bad
I'm surprised the Sims wasn't on here. It has copious amounts of DLC. Considering all of the main expansions are sold for the same cost of the base game, small add-ons that will cost about $10 each and one or two free updates, its almost as expensive as Train Simulator. EA has a problem.
Yeah the Sims 4 i did the count its about 530$ Canadian to buy all the dlc they even have dlc of dlc and i bought the deluxe edition for 80$. I was like WTF 530 on dlc, for a boring game that get tired after 30 min.
Jake Lo Wang have you seen the sims 3? my dude, they have an entire website separate from the game that is dedicated to dlc and it costs more than 1000 bucks to buy all the additional worlds and each world has an ultimate edition. Plus it sells individual furniture items, no of which are under 1 dollar
@@fidatunva71 well at least the sims 3 has a little bit more in the base game than the sims 4
Or in order to use a DLC you bought you HAVE to have another DLC just to play it. So you spend double.
But there's waaaaay more free mods you can get from creators online. The way I see it, you're not fully experiencing the sims if you're not involved in the modding community. It makes the game worth it without buying any expansions. So no, I don't think think it should be on the list. Just learn how to download mods and you're all good.
Electronic Arse is the worst.
Hacktivi$ion, Ubiscrap, & Konami too but I digress
Was that on purpose
@@cccc285 Idk Sherlock.
Rockstar are becoming just as bad, earn next to nothing playing online and then get bombarded with texts and calls from people (in game) telling you to buy something, which in reality if you do want it you then have to spend £40 just on one of the shark cards or whatever they're called or spend an entire month playing just to afford the basic versions of that item. If you genuinely don't want the item then sorry you're going to have to receive annoying calls every two minutes.
If they've done the same with RDR2 (which obviously the can't phone or text but I bet they find a way) then truly done with Rockstar and not waisting money on their products.. which I know.will do nothing to them but atleast it saves me from the constant begging of but this please they seem to do.
@@yep.1106 or what i do is play the game once eveyr month and then by next year il have 4 million by having the monthly 500k
Back to the old arcade model. Keep dumping in quarters to win.
Yeah but when you walked into an arcade, you had a finite amount of money in your pocket. Once you ran out, that was it. And developers weren't coming in after the games were installed and adding new stuff to the games. I'd rather spend $10 in an arcade than to give EA $10 for crappy DLC.
Hmm... To me the number 10 is the number one~
The true ending story is locked!? How devious lol~
Do a 10 more on this same topic
Yeah it's 2018. You've got material to do a top 100.
I actually think the number 10 game was the worst... imagine playing a game all the way through and when you reach the big finale to find out what happens, the game tells you that you have to pay for it? What? That's pretty evil.
Thirsty fallout 3 did the same thing don’t see people complaining about that
@@philkessel8162 really? Wow that is terrible as well, that's so wrong
Destiny 1 did this too wth? they didnt have multiple endings but they hid the end of the game in their first DLC and people still play that garbage ass franchise
Fallout 3, Oblivion, Skyrim, Dragon Age Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition ...
Grevivk007 how did both Elder scrolls and Inquisition do this??
literally... every EA games EVER!
well, their first games werent cashgrabs and were quite good!
Gotta give credit where credit is due!
Not all of them
@@lugyd1xdone195 yup back when their slogan was Challenge everything
Man. I miss stuff like Medal of Honor.
The true golden age of gaming has long since passed
It all stated with that dam horse armor!!
It really did. Although i can't name anyone i know who actually paid for that crap.
actually it all started with "lives" in arcade games remmeber those where you needed to pay 50 cents to play everytime and if liked the game you basically have to not die once or cough up money to keep playing
+alex duffy Going retro, are we? It all started with Pac-Man.
alex duffy That's not really the same. There's no upfront cost, and they have to make money back on that huge arcade cabinet somehow. You're basically leasing the game.
I'm pretty sure pc games started it..example: WoW
(Reporter): so EA, what new ways are you going to be innovating your next line of highly anticipated games releasing?
(EA): triple the amount of loot boxes, put two season passes in, put around 3 years worth of NOW $60 DLC, shinier game interfaces to help people press on the store tap and much more!
(Reporter): ........I was talking about the actual base game
(EA): why would you ask such a dumb question? It’s going to basically be the same game with a new paint job
Blue Glare EA charged me for this comment
Blue glare the last sentence reminded me of far cry series
"Ok guys tht idea didn't work, people still aren't happy. What should we try now" "let's put a game out, put out cool ads, great demos... But when they get the game & download it, all it does is have a 'press any button to spend $5' tutorial pop up" "THAT IS A GREAT IDEA"
@@ThePalkiaTrainer far cry 5 is pretty different from the others, as with primal.
literally forgot about 5 since i havent played it, thanks for the reminder
Gameranxs:
Top games that are cash grabs
Zynga Games & N.M. (csr2):
hold my 🍺🍺!!!
I heartily appreciate the work that goes into these videos and the perseverance - because I don't know if I would even be able to compile this list without losing my shit and smashing my controller and console.
It's beyond a predatory business model, loot boxes, paid mods and paying for portions of the game that should be included in the original price - frankly the whole concept of paying these publishers MORE money on top of what I've just dropped, will always be alien to me and it will stand as a landmark to indicate when our hobby and their industry became infected, only to grow sicker and less resistant to treatment, helped along in no small part, by the apathy on display or even the willingness to pay any price for anything the publisher tries to sell post launch.
It's fucking sad. But also rage-inspiring. As gamers, we've already proven that collectively we can force these corporate microbes to act with some respect for us.
The Shareholder has become the target audience, the fan base - the bottom line is all that matters, what doesn't matter one iota is how important a franchise might be, how close to your heart or how high you hold it in regard - fuck your feelings, they want your money first and you can go blog about it to your heart's content. But when we actually choose to ACT, to impact their share prices ? Oh then you'll have their attention, we know this - look at the state of affairs and realise we stood by and clapped and praised and threw money at companies that shook their head's at how gullible and blinded by our love for our franchises we were.
I'm about all tapped out, most of my near and dear games have slowly all become diseased and very few are even around today, the ones that are resemble a hooker chained to bloated publishers, just begging to be put out of their mercy as every body part that can possibly be fucked, has a price tag on it.
Next time an older gamer says "things were better in my day" listen, it's not the passion or talent behind the game, it's the people selling it to you - the Pimps.
I was going to talk about the poor QA testers existence, but I don't want to talk myself into drinking bleach or sucking on an exhaust pipe today, so I'll put this phone down, close my eyes and replay the end of Fight Club but with the names of these Pimps on those buildings.
Where is my mind ? 🎵
Splitting the game in two and sell each copies for 60€ must be the worst.
*Game Freak has left the chat.*
@@herolumierelumanite1608 lol POKEMON!!
RIP Pokémon
shadow of mordor
Pokemon did it to encourage trading which before internet actually helped ppl make friends. Pokemon isn't that bad
I think... (buy the dlc to access complete comment)
*buys*
ok what is it
u got scammed bro
Evakz Sorry, we could not get a secure enough connection to show you the rest of this comment.
That Deadspace comment cracked me up 😂😂😂😂 spot on 👍
That thumbnail man...won me over xD
Beans : $2.99
BËÄNS : $2.99+ 4.99 DLC
*I WAS EATING THOSE BEANS*
@@cody42693 Frank? Is that you sir
@@bankaispirits Omg, I was so scared someone wouldn't get the reference lol.
@@cody42693 lol i got your back, currently playing LiS 2 and it's amazing.
Beans: 3.99
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This is why cdproject red is getting beloved by so many
High expectations may cause disappointment.
@@impoppy9145 you just predicted the future
And they dont release a new game every year. The Witcher games were so good vecause they took their times, like rockstar. This is what games should be like
the employees are on crunch
This comment hasn't aged well
Gameranx please next video on top 10 non pay to win games. They are really rare, so I think it's worth a shot
I always found it funny when those little games have things you can purchase. Like Dues Ex, aww
Never bought Battlefront because of its stupid micro transactions. Spoke with my wallet.
Good choice. Now I just wish more people would do just that.
you know EA took that out a long time ago right?
The Average Gamer Did you even hear about Battlefront 2? The full price $60 game had pay to win micro transactions. I kinda understand it in free to play games but not full price payed games.
Quit mixing up EAttlefront with Battlefront. Battlefront is awesome.
Jaydaytoday Jayjay my friend forced me to buy it
the real way to show developers is simply to boycott products even if it has a tiny mention of microtransactions after paying for the game in full. Otherwise they will just keep churning out more of the same cause from their point of view, it's still selling even if ppl complain
problem with the gaming market is that's flooded with teenagers and adolescents consumers who have zero care about how to spend money. you can boycott all you want, games developers would still have a large portion of the community to cater to.
This honestly should be the top comment. I mean we are heading in the right direction with the backlash against EA, but i still dont think paid dlc is justifiable unless it is a MAJOR game segment that clearly would not have been ready or available at launch (looking at destiny 2 for how far ahead the dlc's were planned and how much they wanted for the content.). It is more expensive to game now than it was 10 years ago and it isnt entirely because of inflation. The jump from $60 flat up to $80 is especially concerning considering they have to produce substantially fewer physical copies (think of the money saved on labor and handling, not just materials).
@@hellacash126 And young devs
+Brantyn Gerik Even if there are big segments that are dlc, they shouldn't have something big to do with the story, as well as there should NEVER be dlc that give you any advantages. Especially in multiplayer games.
I agree with your comment and just wanted to add :)
Dude that’s just you throwing a fit
Would like you to do a "10 Worst cash grab attempts in pre-order".
Any suggestions sofar?
This is why indie game devs are gamings saving grace nowadays.
Not only are they not bound by corporate shareholders to make money but they often just makes games straight up free.
The true og's of modern gaming ngl.
Lord I miss the 90s
BAD BROODX13XXX just play indie games
Same. Mostly for the music tho
I have never bought a game with DLC (pay DLC to progress or upgrade) to be honest. Mostly because I still just play Left 4 Dead 2 or GTA V online with a buddy of mine on the X-Box 360, still fun as hell. I know one day it's not going to work, but enjoying it while we can.
Also as a retro game collector it's so nice to be able to play through a physical game and actually have to work to unlock secrets, more content, etc...Or just simply put in a cheat code/password of some sort. Or if there is in game content with "virtual" money, you earn it actually playing the game by passing different accomplishments or levels. (like in WWF No Mercy)
Want to unlock the Mega Man blaster in the original Dead Rising...kill 53,594 zombies and beat the game. Want to buy more nitro boosters or upgrade your truck in Super Off Road for the SNES...win more money by winning races. Want to unlock an unlimited ammo Rocker Launcher in the original Resident Evil 2...beat the game in under 2.5 hours and get an A or B ranking. Want to get the next best bike in Dave Mirra BMX...hit a certain amount of in game accomplishments/tasks. You get the idea!
It's a shame it's come to this for video games. More power to players who want to participate and spend the money on DLC, but I won't be one of them. I may buy an Xbox One some day, but right now there are 1,000s of other games to play without any type of pay DLC built in that are still very much enjoyable.
I wouldn't put it past the video game industry to start some kind of "old console grab" so we can't play them anymore though.
What about borderlands?
i only play games with pay to win becayuse i like to suck alot
and i have dyslexia
Not all paid DLC is bad though. There was a time when it was a legitimate expansion on an already great game (back when the term "expansion pack" was still accurate and popular). There are thankfully some companies that still do this.
If you need proof, just look at Nintendo's DLC for Breath of the Wild and Super Smash Bros Ultimate. They added extra content without compromising the quality or completeness of the original games.
Most battle royale-style games that I've played, like PUBG or Fortnite, also handle DLC appropriately, using it to unlock cosmetic options (skins, loading screens, etc) that can sometimes also be earned through normal gameplay.
That being said, I am still glad to have grown up in a time when buying a game meant ACTUALLY OWNING THE FULL GOSH DARN GAME. No DLC paywalls, no mandatory updates, no always-online DRM; games just worked as purchased.
I would only pay dlc for the souls games because its worth a lot more than the price
It’s the end of 2021. Nothing has gotten better.
How about the recent Asassin's Creed games with the store selling map icons and XP/Money boost...
Even more the currency you buy isn't shared beetween games even tho it's the same one.
Also, that Call off game that only sells the multiplayer version and sell the solo content as a second game. (Battle edition)
(cough) GTA Online Shark Cards (cough)
Staggered generation releases so people buy the game twice instead of working on the next-gen/PC version and making that better.
Gta online should be free
GTA v alone if fine
The online part was fun when it first launched but overtime it just started to become a p2w game which sucks since i hate those games with a passion
Yes I do want to buy a ✈ that cost 10,000,000!
Yhea well GTA couldnt even protect his own game from cheaters, i think every player in there has like infinite money because of cheating, rendering useless the shark cards.
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Why didn't it work?
its a lootbox comment, you definitely should try again, i'm sure you will get it
I'm commenting without a credit card. Don't tell EA, but I found a way to hack the server.
Not like I have any money to afford this.
At least destiny 2s dlc content later on was fricken good like forsaken and now shadowkeep
That’s debatable.....
@@Silencersix Not really. As far as destiny content goes shadowkeep is by far better than curse of osiris and warmind. Not to mention the best destiny release of all time being forsaken…
Nah, not debatable. Unless you’ve never played the game.
As a 29 year old guy who grew up with a NES as his first console it saddens me the state of the gaming industry this day and age as a result i now no longer play any games for fear of pay walls
Things that should be on this list:
-Xbox Gold and PS plus (paid multiplayer)
-Limbo of the lost
-Every game that was relased in the 70s (especially atari games)
-GTA online
-making the game update every year and selling it as a sequel (I'm looking at you call of duty and fifa)
-almost every game from app store and Google store
-manipulating children by paying youtubers to make them say that their crappy mobile game is actually amazing
Woah, call of duty's situation is slighltly different than fifa's. I mean, i get why you mentioned fifa but cod...?
Cod’s been a cash grab for like 5 to 6 years now
Xbox Gold and PS Plus give you games back for your money. Just this year Xbox gold had Metal Gear Solid 5, Assassins Creed Syndicate and For Honor
Paid multiplayer makes complete sense do you have any idea what the hardware cost for a single server alone is? And xbox box and playstation both have multiple high quality high speed servers. They run 24/7 except for scheduled maintenance and unexpected crashes. There is an upkeep cost for maintaining them. Power, technicians, part replacement, all of it adds up. Here's what I want you to do. Go look up a decent server board, server grade CPU and about 128 GB of ram, plus a few TB of storage and power supply, and a server rack. Now once you have that look up the average salary of a sys admin. Then calculate the power consumption of that one server. There's a reason these things cost money and quite frankly 60 a year is cheap considering what you get. You like getting paid for your job? So do the people who maintain this shit.
You dont need to pay for ps plus to play online
I won't buy any games that have micro-transations. Singleplayer linear narrative driven games for me these days.
The Gunman then I recommend spider man ps4 I've already 100% it and gotten the platinum and not once did I have to pay extra to do any of that granted you can choose to grind to be op before the end game however the entire main story is beatable without any grinding
The Gunman lol bro I wish there were more of them. Where are the 2018 versions of games like banjo kazooie, or ocarina of time, maybe something like super Mario 64. Like those narrative stories took tons of time to play, have extreme replay value, and I can still remember the developers who made them. Whereas when I think of 95% of today’s game developers, I think of how shitty they are. Look at activision, bungie, EA, even Ubisoft is going bad. It sucks so much. It’s getting to a point where I almost don’t even want to buy new games. I just want to wait till the game is $20 so I can afford the “dlc” that really should be included in the original price.
Tucker Garcia you still have a few Sony and Nintendo exclusives kicking it. 👍
@@TGears314 I never used to watch CZcams reviews before playing a game but now it's basically necessary to make sure you're not going to get ripped off. On the up side we've still got all the classics to go back to.
As a Lifelong Gamer, I'm very embarrassed at how "Lazy" a lot of my kind have become... I mean what ever happened to actually PLAYING the games ? A lot of gamers now used the word Grind as a dirty word and I find it hilarious simply because us "Old School" Gamers used to spend days, weeks, months and sometimes even YEARS to complete a game just because it was FUN TO PLAY ! please understand that I mean NO insult directly to anyone, just observing what I've seen through the years. All The Best and Hope I See You In Game. Carpe Diem
Just wait until they start doing this kind of stuff in movies
95% comments here have *EA* in them.
edit: even this one
Yep
That’s because EA is literally the worst publisher, I’m never buying anything affiliated with them for the foreseeable future after they fucked my favourite childhood game IP: Star Wars battlefront
Thank you.
Its just to EAsy to do it......
@@schlobster3929 they make alright games but ruin them with microtransactions. ☹
Loot boxes should be restricted to M-rated games along with an "in-game gambling" tag, and should never lock actual gameplay-affecting content.
"Pay to win" or "pay to have an advantage" is a scumsucker move too.
That is pretty stupid I’m 9 and I play rated m games
why not adults only rating since loot boxes is gambling
Well that's a dumb statement. Anyone who games at all knows that M rated games usually have more children playing them than adults. Every play GTA online lmao yeah there's no little kids playing that game huh, or any of the call or duties.
Here's the thing. How is a loot box any different than a pack of Pokemon Cards or a Kinder surprise? All are paid items with a set amount of things inside and no one knows whats inside until you open it. Unlike Slots, Roulette and Card games you are not risking money to potentially acquire nothing. No matter what you are walking away with items.
That being said. Games should be allowing people to trade or exchange items like you would with Pokemon Cards, if you got something you didnt need. You could always trade with someone.
Plus as others have said, your thinking is flawed. Im a 33 year old and I can tell you right now I played games like GTA and Conker's bad furday as a child. Hell on TV I was watching South Park and dont forget 1am softcore porn shows on basic cable.
wow your voice sounds like you're in my house. freaky good sound quality.
What a hat in time did is that they made it so you can play the whole game and added dlc as a little bonus like extra new features and levels
Microtransactions should be banned unless it’s for a free to play game.
More maps, cosmetics, and campaign extensions are all fine with me, but don't release weapons that are better than every other weapon for $30, or worse, loot boxes.
Foreal, if I could buy the gun I want from COD bo3 I would, but I won't gamble my money on loot boxes.
But then, how would you balance that shit?
Bf3 & I believe 4 did this; the premium and dlcs gave you more maps, a side story, a handful of guns bleh bleh bleh; but none of them are even decent against the meta which is, and will ever be, the fucking same 8 guns.
@@holomatic1549
Battlefield does a great job with how they handle balance.
Bf5 won't have lot box and will have free DLCs, Battlefield is consumer friendly in this regard.
And if battlefield was as fun as Call of duty, I would play it instead.
But, I think bf5 is better than bo4 without blackout. But blackout is fun.
If I could just pay $20 for blackout and not have zombies and multiplayer, I would.
*Matthew Noneya* Actually battlefield v will have loot boxes but they won’t be called loot boxes. They are called supply drops. Like how fifa calls loot boxes packs.
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My point still stands.
Thank you for adding NBA2K Series!!
I mostly just play the exhibition.
Please make another one of these! So many newer games are doing this bull crap!
Fallout 76 Nuka-Rum and “Canvas Bags”
I liked back when the whole game was in the game and DLC were just minor extras like outfits and weapons that weren't needed. I don't like it when you have to buy story parts and extra episodes. FFXV was probably the game I got annoyed about most with this. At there's still games like Persona, Nier Automata, FF12, Crash Bandicoot etc that include everything without needing dlc.
I think story is fine as long as It's separate and not important to the original story.
Like adding a new area years after the game released.
@@necromancer6405 I guess that's not too bad, it keeps the game alive that bit longer. But I don't like buying parts of the main story like what they did with FFXIII-2, but I still thing XV went a little overboard with so much dlc and also an alternate ending on top if it.
FFXV is a joke, theres too much DLC and content locked behind the DLC for each of the characters. I refuse to buy them.
@@LucidR3birth I agree, it was the only FF i did not like
How about We Happy Few suddenly dropping that they were getting published (by Gearbox of all publishers) and the day they announced it suddenly the game was $60, there was day 1 DLC, pre-order DLC, a season pass, and when the game finally did come out it was a broken mess barely worth even $20. No Kickstarter game should EVER do this!
gearbox isn't too bad. they made Borderlands.
@@adwaawddw4730 They also made colonial marines
@@fingusa And Duke Nukem Forever
I’m so damn surprised Fallout 76 wasn’t on here, but then again I either don’t fully understand the theme of this list fully or it was so bad it needed it’s own video (Internet Hostorian) other than that, great vid ^^
The whole start of all this was dlc you had to buy.... I miss the days when you bought a complete game
If you want to get technical, it kinda started when PC games started selling expansion packs. Just look at the Command and Conquer series as a good example of this.
@@BeazleyStudios yeah, but you got almost a whole new game with each expansion back then
Mods should be free. Donations should be pushed, but mods shouldn't be behind a paywall themselves. Wonder why so many people pirate JulioNIB's mods?
No, I think the price of the mod should be considered by its creator, since it’s THEIR work
Spaghetti Man they could sell a mod but there’s no game I enjoy enough to ever pay actual money for some randos mod.
I think it depends. Some mods are so incredible that I personally feel bad that the creator actually isn't getting a small reward for it.
I totally agree! In fact, I purposefully don't buy games because of certain micro-transactions! Like Battlefront 2. What's sad is that a new generation of gamers is coming up and they legitimately think it's ok! 😲 I.e. when I play Fortnite with other people, they seem so confused as to why I haven't spent a single penny in that game. Like, it's the only means by which to enjoy the game anymore. So stupid!
AND, the only reason they think it is okay, is most are kids. Their parents buy it, so they don't understand how working = money. When one works for what they have, $10 for something that should already be in a $60 game, starts to sink in that it isn't "cool" to do this to consumers. It's like, oh $100 for a game and extras, no biggie (for no jobbers). But, we who work are like, $100/hourly wage....nope.
It's ok, let them loose all their customers, we still have 20+ years of amazing games to play wich don't have that crap
snoopyfix2 fortnite wasnt actually that bad they released the battle royal for free they had to make some money and there is absolutely no advantage to buying season passes or characters but if you brought the full game which was actually fairly cheap by the time the battle royal mode came out v bucks where extremely easy to get and you didn’t have to spend money just easy daily challenges it’s games that charge you full price for just to have to buy extra to be competitive to play that annoy me
At least Fornite is cosmetic only. There's no tactical advantage to paying for a new character. It means that although a rich kid may look fancy, a kid on limited income can still kick their ass by being a better player
this is kid fortnite logic: if you dont WASTE money for a skin that does nothing then you are a noob
Me:STFU
I get your point on why you say easy fatalities is disgusting, and I totally agree with it. But maybe they made it $0.99 so regular people can’t just get easy fatalities, but made it super cheap so disabled people can get it!
Who else thought that the thumbnail was a cat cooking an egg using an Xbox 😂