Ubisoft Confirms No ‘Pay-To-Win’ Mechanics In XDefiant
An unsurprising yet welcome confirmation from Ubisoft.
Oneresponseseemed confident that ads would be implemented regardless and said they wouldn’t be shocked if one strategy came to fruition, stating “They’re gonna start doing the ads thing regardless. Like, I wouldn’t be surprised if billboards in open-world games end up containing REAL ads.”
Other gamers respectively had negative responses, as one partystated“Once games insert ads…gaming is dead.” Another user threatened to boycott triple-A games if graphics became locked behind a paywall,saying“If I see graphics locked behind payment options I will take an exile from AAA video games. Sorry I mean AAAA video games.”
Since games like those belonging to theGrand Theft Autofranchise are a stylized version of our world, and they already advertise fake brands on the in-game billboards, it wouldn’t be too much of a leap to include ads from the real world on them instead. However, it’s understandable if this breaks immersion for some gamers and others may not want to endorse the brands being advertised in the content.
Grand Theft Auto 6’s Fall 2025 Release Announcement Might Have Caused Take-Two Stocks To Plummet
Take-Two Interactive’s stock price took a dive yesterday, shortly after the company confirmed a ‘Fall 2025’ release for Grand Theft Auto 6.
