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Dead Space Remake Won't Have Any Microtransactions, Says EA Motive

Learning from past mistakes, EA Motive isn't planning to include microtransactions in its recently announced Dead Space remake.

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EA has announced that Dead Space is getting a remake, with Star Wars: Squadrons developer EA Motive reimagining the 2008 original from Visceral Games. Although the teaser trailer was light on any specific details regarding the game, an interview with Motive has confirmed that the remake will not feature any microtransactions.

Speaking to IGN, EA Motive senior producer Philippe Ducharme explained that there are no plans to include microtransactions in this Dead Space remake; not at release or any time in the future. Ducharme noted that the team is learning from past mistakes in this respect.

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"We're looking at what can be taken and reinjected into the first game from a future standpoint," Ducharme explained. "We're also learning from mistakes such as microtransactions, which we will not have, for instance, in our game."

Ducharme is mostly likely referencing Dead Space 3, which was the most egregious in the series when it comes to microtransactions. The third game in the series was heavily criticized for its inclusion at launch, which was to be the last entry developed by Visceral Games and the last Dead Space before today's remake announcement.

The Dead Space remake was just one of several announcements at EA Play Live, including reveals for Grid Legends, Battlefield Portal, and more. You can catch up on all the reveals in our EA Play Live round-up.

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Want more money from your game after going safe with a remake? Do it well. Want even more? Create add on content that respect the customer from value, quality and price standpoint.

You do that, I'll bite.

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Is it "we have no plans" or "we plan to have none" because those are kinda different... Either way, plans change and devs like to sell games with shiny trailers and pleasant promises that may or may not represent the actual product.

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First Dead Space was really good for what it was, and Dead Space 2 had potential but was already being monetized in weird ways. And you have no horror aspect when there is MP aspect competing for kills.

Glad to see Dead Space will get a shiny new coat, with no content locked behind DLC paywalls. Of course EA will probably charge $70 for this game, but oh well.

My favorite quote by Adam Sessler was something like.... " EA has started monetizing all of their games with stuff like DLC at launch, cosmetics, extra characters, branching storylines, and heck even the last 1/3 of the game."

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@jenovaschilld:

If you buy it for PS5, then yes. Xbox, let's wait and see, but it's probably $60. PC should be 45 or $50 dollars

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@doomsdayhell01: That was said sarcastically, as in 'since no DLC' gonna charge '$70' as contrasting, for a 15yr old game. I have no idea what the price will be, but it is funny that saying EA and 70, would almost be expected.

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-"EA Motive isn't planning to include microtransactions in its recently announced Dead Space remake"-

...yet.

-KEY WORD NINJA APPROVED-

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It's EA. They say stuff to sell shit. Until the game is in your hands, and it definitely does not have MTs...assume it will have MTs.

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@Barighm: ^THIS!

-TRUER WORDS... NINJA APPROVED-

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So we just wait until they're forced to announce whatever slimy additions they're really going to add.

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@Thanatos2k: They will announce "happy fun time" purchases then insist they're totally not MTs.

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@Barighm: "We didn't have microtransactions. We put in surprise mechanics!"

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@Thanatos2k: "Oh, wait...we meant the SINGLEPLAYER campaign, because that's the, uh, 'remake'. The multiplayer is technically separate content and we weren't talking about that. Yeah, that will totally have MTs."

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