Call of Duty: Ghosts will not launch with microtransactions

Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature over 20,000 customizations and Activision notes that all of it will come on-disc, microtransaction-free.

Ozzie Mejia

August 15, 2013 6:30 AM

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Call of Duty: Ghosts is said to feature over 20,000 different options to customize your multiplayer character. Many of these customizable items will be cosmetic, which, of course, raises the possibility of microtransactions. But unlike Black Ops 2, it doesn't appear that Ghosts will sell any of those cosmetic goodies--at least not at launch.

"At this point right now, all the stuff we're talking about is all stuff that will be on the game disc," Activision senior producer Yale Miller told Shacknews. "There are going to be a few premium items tied to the Prestige Edition and a few retail exclusives, but the vast majority are going to be via Squad points. You play, you earn XP, you'll unlock it."

There are a few items that will be off-limits, but rather than have players pay real money for them, Activision will give players a chance to win them in-game. "There are also a few things that are not going to be available and the only way you'll get them is by winning a Clan War," added Miller. Some of these winnable items will get passed along, with Miller likening them to the Stanley Cup. "Some of those things, you'll hold onto and be able to rock until the next Clan War."

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?