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microtransaction
[ mahy-kroh-tran-sak-shuhn, -zak- ]
noun
- a relatively inexpensive payment for part of a product or for an upgraded service or experience: often at the core of an alternative sales and revenue model for businesses to maximize profit with a very large volume of piecemeal or à la carte sales, rather than a single lump sum transaction for each full product sold: The vehicle comes with heated seats, but you won’t be able to use them without enrolling in a recurring microtransaction with the manufacturer.
Developers call this genre of game free-to-play, but the fact is you’ll never succeed without shelling out microtransactions at every level for the gear your character will need.
The vehicle comes with heated seats, but you won’t be able to use them without enrolling in a recurring microtransaction with the manufacturer.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of microtransaction1
Example Sentences
Genshin Impact, Destiny 2 and Apex Legends have all earned hundreds of millions of dollars through microtransactions, but as competition for players’ time increases, the financial strategy finds itself in limbo.
According to people familiar with the process, ZeniMax was strongly urging developers at its subsidiaries to implement microtransactions — that is, recurring opportunities within games for players to spend real money, say, outfitting their characters.
Rather than profiting from the initial sale of a video game, many of today's gaming companies rely on revenue generated by in-game purchases, or microtransactions.
They don’t appear to be unlocked via microtransactions, and through a special citizen of Splatsville, you can add any trait to your favorite piece of clothing.
As for the game’s business model, Mocquard said the microtransactions are primarily going to be about cosmetics and convenience.
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