With Grand Theft Auto Online set to launch next week for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, players everywhere are excited to dive back into the criminal world with their friends. Today, Rockstar Games announced a quicker way to get a hold of some major assets in the game, including clothes, guns and cars.
The company will introduce microtransactions, enabling players to purchase in-game cash packs using real money, which they can then turn around to purchase the above-mentioned goods. It has put up a blog post detailing how the buys will work, though they won’t be necessary to enjoy the game.
“You can either quickly accumulate cash through profitable activities like knocking over armored cars, winning street races, doing stick-ups or a host of other cash-making endeavors,” said the post. “Or, if you’re the completely instant gratification type, you can choose to buy denominations of GTA$.”
“The game and its economy have been designed and balanced for the vast majority of players who will not buy extra cash. There is no in-game paywall and nothing that should disrupt the balance of the game. You don’t have to spend real money to attain the cars, guns, clothes, flash and style of a high-roller in Los Santos, but can if you wish to get them a little quicker.”
Grand Theft Auto Online releases on October 1st as a free download to those who purchased Grand Theft Auto V.
Source: Eurogamer
