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Destiny’s The Taken King expansion will cost £40, the same price Destiny itself cost at launch. Bungie has sought to justify the cost in an interview with Eurogamer.
The Taken King creative director Luke Smith started by explaining what fans get with the expansion. “So, purchasers get a big, rich campaign. Fully voiced cinematics and the story of what happens when an angry alien god wages war on a solar system, all with a satisfying conclusion.
“You also have a new subclass to pursue and unlock. We also have a bunch of new strikes – we’re not yet talking about how many – and a new raid. We’re showing two new PVP modes and four PVP maps this week, and it’s a fairly safe bet we’re not done yet showing things off. So I’m fairly excited about the value proposition. We’re calling this a major expansion because it is. We’re giving people a whole new place to go, that new destination…”
When pressed further about the fact that Destiny had more to offer than The Taken King, and cost the same price, Smith responded: “All I can do is answer that with the same thing I just gave you… We’re really comfortable with the value we’re giving to players this autumn.
“I believe that once we begin to share more, players will be even more excited. And for existing players it also comes with the Founder’s pack with a new Sparrow, shader and emblem.”
Smith was then questioned about the cost of the Legendary Edition, which retails at £54.99 and includes all previously released DLC, The Taken King as well as the base game, representing significantly more value to new players than those who have played Destiny over the past year and only want to purchase the latest expansion.
“This autumn we want to have a moment of convergence where players like you and me who are engaged with Destiny can match up with people who are just joining in, who didn’t pick the game up last year for one reason or another.
“It’s also important to remember the temporal valuation of content.”
He added: “We don’t have a way to go back in time and experience those things again. So the players who were there can say ‘I was here when…’ and ‘I did it when it was new’.”
The Taken King launches on September 15. Pre-order Destiny: The Taken King on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 or Xbox 360 now.
Source: Eurogamer
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Destiny
- Platform(s): PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer Online, Shooter
