Locking key game features behind a paywall feels very 2024.This is a move that Sega seems to be trying to take Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. pc gamer discovered The game’s New Game Plus mode is stated to be exclusive to the premium version of the game, which costs at least $15 more than the digital standard edition.
This turns out to be an artificially limited version of a huge game, and not even the cheap $70 standard edition. It appears that to get the version listed as including “New Game+” you’ll need to purchase either the $85 Deluxe Edition or the $110 Ultimate Version. Good Lord.
New Game Plus mode is a fairly standard feature for games such as: Like a Dragon, its massive scale and incredible depth benefits from being able to play through it a second time with everything unlocked.It’s certainly an established part of what was once known as a long-running Yakuza series, which has changed its name in recent years. So it’s safe to say that most people who buy the standard version of the game expect this standard feature.But if infinite wealth‘s marketing is accurate, but if it isn’t, you have to pay pretty fine attention to detail.
The game’s official website has a sloppy table that supposedly contains this information, filled with awful, hard-to-parse font.
But the same information is not at all in the game vapor or playstation store page. Given that such core functionality is not listed as a paywall anywhere else, you would imagine that the logical solution here would be that the official site is at fault. But again, kudos to Molly Taylor. pc gamer here-last month A Redditor contacted Sega about this issue.that was said to be accurate.
“Does the implicit teaser for Infinite Wealth mean that I need the Deluxe Edition, which includes the Master Vacation Pack, to play New Game+?” Megasomark asked.
Anna from Sega Support replied, “I checked again and can confirm that the New Game+ feature is indeed only available in the Master Vacation Pack.”
This seems pretty definitive. But naturally, we reached out to Sega to get the official word and to ask why this decision was actually made.
Recently, many companies have realized that they can update their software remotely while locking more features behind paywalls. The auto industry is currently in turmoil over this issue, with manufacturers not only restricting luxury features such as: seat warmer After paying for your subscription, But even how efficiently a new car battery operates;, how fast the car will speed up or maintain its self-driving ability. So why are publishers finding ways to get people to buy these ridiculously expensive “special” editions, rather than just promising a few different fictional costumes and a few extra missions? is not that surprising. However, this move could backfire spectacularly.