Crimson Desert will have no microtransaction cash shop at launch

Pearl Abyss says its single-player open-world game Crimson Desert will not include a microtransaction cash shop or in-game storefront at launch. The studio describes the $70 price as the all-inclusive “premium experience” players should expect. PR and Marketing Director Will Powers told the Dropped Frames podcast, “This is a premium game you buy one time.” He added, “I don’t wanna say there’s zero MTX, because there are pre-order bonuses that we have, but anything that’s announced and that’s coming at launch is strictly cosmetic.” Asked directly about a cash shop, Powers was unequivocal: “No.

I can say that definitively. There is not a cosmetic cash shop…This is made to be a premium experience that you buy…That’s the transaction. Full stop.” Pearl Abyss contrasted that approach with Black Desert Online’s buy-to-play model, which pairs a lower entry purchase with separate cosmetic microtransactions and one-time DLC purchases ranging from $30 to $50.

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