Gran Turismo Sport has added the flexibility to buy in-game vehicles for real-world cash.
A couple of days in the past, we realized the favored Forza racing sequence was removing loot boxes and microtransactions from its latest games. Gran Turismo Sport, in the meantime, goes within the precise other way – including the flexibility to buy in-game content material for precise cash.
This characteristic is included in the game’s 1.23 update, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz and Eurogamer. Using “Brand Central”, gamers should purchase any vehicles that price lower than 2 million credit straight by means of the PlayStation Store. Vehicles that price 2 million or extra have to be unlocked in-game, as normal.
The microtransactions received’t arrive in Europe till August 2, 2018, however they’re stay in Japan proper now. Prices vary from 100 to 300 yen, which is round £2 per automotive.
With this replace Polyphony Digital has added eight vehicles, new GT League occasions, a brand new observe with six layouts, and different fixes to the sport.
The determination is uncommon since Gran Turismo Sport has been out since October 2017, and has seen common free content material updates since then. It additionally arrives just as other games are in the process of removing microtransactions resulting from their controversial implementation.
Still, it seems all automobiles can nonetheless be unlocked in-game, whereas transactions are upfront about what you’re shopping for – there are no loot boxes to raise gambling fears.
Gran Turismo Sport is offered for PlayStation 4.
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