Ian Proulx, head of 1047 Studios, faced backlash for pricey microtransactions in Splitgate 2, including an $80 skin bundle. He linked the issue to a former employee from Call of Duty who influenced aggressive pricing strategies. Despite Proulx's intention of honoring classic gaming experiences, the monetization choices contradicted his criticisms of other franchises like Call of Duty. Following the controversy, he promised to reduce prices and communicated openly about the challenges, vowing to uphold the studio's values against exploitative pricing.
I agree and I thought I would just candidly tell you exactly what happened. So I'll start by... no excuse of course like I should have been on this.
The second I got off that stage I called Derek our lead game designer and I said 'Derek did you know we had an $80 bundle, this is news to me, like what the heck...
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