I’ve happily spent $70 on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds microtransactions

You don’t have to spend any money in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to get the full gameplay experience after purchasing it for its $30 price on Steam, but I’ve had a good time doing so. I’ve also had fun making some of my money back through the Steam Marketplace, where I can sell digital items to other players. This dynamic has added to my enjoyment of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, even though I don’t think I’ve ended up with any items that I particularly like.

Bluehole Studio, which launched its take on the Battle Royale genre in March under the Early Access program for unfinished games on Steam, has no plans to charge players for new maps, weapons, or any other content that’s critical to the core experience. Instead, it is paying for ongoing development by enabling players to buy boxes that could contain rare cosmetic items. So far, I’ve spent about $70 on a combination of loot crates and keys to unlock special crates. Most of that was done with the hopes of getting one of the extremely valuable items that sell for over $100 or $300 in the case of the white school skirt.