According to the reports, the Skate of EA.- According to the reports, it is introducing the microtransactions that we knew that it would arrive at some point a little earlier than some people had anticipated, with a message informing the players about the arrival of some virtual currency apparently having been sent during the alpha-closed alpha test in the course of the game.
This is according to Insider gaming, which cites a recently sent message to the players who participate in the test informing them that a virtual currency called San Van Bucks is available, and that people can buy cosmetics with it.
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The reasoning that occurs for this happens now is apparently quite benign depending on how you see things, and it refers to wanting to collect comments from the players about the system in an effort to offer a “positive experience when buying items in the skate store.”
That is ahead of the early access launch of the game, which will take place at some point in 2025, according to the skate website. It seems that if you make any purchase at this time using the currency you have bought, you will become San Van Bucks in the event that the progress of your game is restored and available again when the early access of skate is launched.
VG247 has communicated with EA to comment.
While I mentioned, we have known for a while that Skate will be free with microtransactions, much of the outrage that this news has begun seems to be mainly that this currency has been displayed so early in the game‘s launch cycle, before obtaining a complete release date. Would people continue to be unhappy if this currency had been added for the first time during the early access phase, or with complete release? Probably, but it seems that at least some think to do it during the Alfa is a step beyond that.
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