Harmony, the PS5 and PC shooter from PlayStation’s personal Firewalk Studios, will observe the Helldivers 2 blueprint of monetisation. That’s to say, it’s going to price you $40 / £35 upfront, after which it’s going to attempt to persuade gamers to cough up extra cash for cosmetics. Nearly everybody was anticipating this to be the case, however we have now obtained affirmation from the developer itself.
“There are purely beauty items you could select to additional customise the look of your character, you could select to buy. These don’t have an effect on gameplay. We consider so strongly that the complete expertise ought to be accessible to all of our gamers,” director of IP Kim Kreines instructed VGC.
In flip, the mannequin ought to enable Firewalk Studios to assist Harmony long-term. Kreines reveals that “new maps, new modes, and new characters” might be added over time, together with additions to the sport’s “unfolding story”.
Now, clearly, this sort of monetisation has labored tremendously effectively for the aforementioned Helldivers 2 — however that is additionally an extremely in style launch. Neither recreation is free-to-play — so the businesses concerned are making a living proper off the bat — however everyone knows what occurs when a dwell service title struggles to keep up a wholesome variety of gamers.
