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Crimson Desert Will Not Feature Microtransactions When It Launches Next Month
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Crimson Desert comes without ingame purchases. The developers have made that clear. Their game is a »premium experience«.
Despite its live service predecessor, you won't have to worry about microtransactions in the impending Crimson Desert
I think that with a game like Crimson Desert, you'd be well within your right to have an eyebrow pre-raised considering its online, sort of free-to-play (depending on where you live) predecessor Black Desert Online regarding the like of microtransactions. I know I certainly have! At a glance Crimson Desert certainly looks like it could fall into similar pitfalls if only based on vibes alone. However! Developer Pearl Abyss would quite like you to…
Crimson Desert Will Not Feature Microtransactions When It Launches Next Month
Pearl Abyss has confirmed that Crimson Desert will not feature any microtransactions when it launches on March 19 outside of its preorder bonuses.The company's PR and marketing director Will Powers said as much during a podcast interview with Dropped Frames (via GamesRadar). "This is made to be a premium experience that you buy and enjoy the world, and not something for microtransactions," Powers said, before explaining why certain games embrace…
Over the months, Crimson Desert has established itself as one of the most anticipated games of 2026. But this expectation is also accompanied by concerns, especially regarding the integration of microtransactions, an economic model already adopted by the Pearl Abyss studio. If you have played Black Desert Online, you know at
Crimson Desert's developers have commented on the monetization of the Open World role-playing game: Is there a shop and microtransactions – just like in Black Desert? How does Crimson Desert monetize? Pearl Abyss' new Open World Adventure role-playing game will be released on March 19, 2026 for Playstation 5, Xbox Series X such as MacOS, GeForce Now and PC. The developers offer different editions for purchase, with the physical collector version…
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