Det virker som EA ikke greier å la være, og kommer mest sannsynlig til å implementere lootbokser i det kommende Bioware-spillet, Anthem (som om ikke spillet sliter nok med hypen etter Mass Effect: Andromeda). Men ifølge Wedbush Securities-analytikeren Michael Pachter kommer EA til å sky unna den versjonen av mikrotransaksjoner de brukte i Battlefront II, og heller satse på litt snillere, mer kosmetiske mikrotransaksjoner i Anthem. Dette hevder han i et intervju med GamingBolt (via EGM Now ). I intervjuet sier han blant annet:
"So the question for Anthem is, will EA screw it up like with Star Wars? Or will they follow the Overwatch and Destiny roadmap, where the actual game is fun to play and the payments are ancillary? Because where they got into trouble with Star Wars was in making it pay to win. Had they limited themselves to purely cosmetic items, I don't think anyone would have said anything. So Anthem has the potential to be Destiny like in terms of game experience, and Overwatch like in terms of microtransactions offered, where it's all cosmetic and no one bats an eye."
"I think right now EA is on probation with gamers," legger Pachter til. "I think everyone is watching everything they do. I don't think they can afford to put an onerous microtransaction scheme in any game going forward, they need to re-earn gamers' trust again. So I hope they are sobered by this experience, and learn from it. But I think they are smart people, so I am sure they will do the right thing going forward. We'll see."
Vi får se da, om EA faktisk har lært noe av alle kontroversene i 2017. Hva tror du? Gleder du deg til Anthem?