How to Use microtransaction in a Sentence

microtransaction

noun

• Blasting the game with even more microtransactions, even worse deals.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• But while those other games are free to play—and rely on microtransactions to make money—Concord cost $40 up front.
  — Adam Morgan, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2024
• My guess is that Rovio is delisting this remake of Angry Birds to push people toward its free-to-play games in the series that make money off microtransactions.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2023
• An in-game, microtransaction market where players can buy and sell digital items that Ubisoft or whoever takes a cut of is one thing.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
• There’s no additional revenue there though past what Xbox paid in the first place, because there are no microtransactions.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• But those have mostly been out-of-the-way accoutrements for the in-the-know, whereas the new microtransactions make a divide part of the everyday Disneyland experience.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• And without that, microtransactions would have to be more annoying.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• The hub includes a clothing store where cosmetic items like pants, tops and masks are sold at two different types of currency, a sneak peek into the in-game and real-world microtransaction systems that await.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
• Will the game’s live-service focus screw with players’ enjoyment and try to whisper sweet nothings about microtransactions at every turn?
  — Aaron Zimmerman, Ars Technica, 30 May 2023
• Such microtransactions are the main revenue source for live services in the gaming space, allowing brand partners new revenue streams for existing IP.
  — Kaare Eriksen, Variety, 16 May 2024
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the latest game in Ubisoft's flagship series, is full of microtransactions and has earned Ubisoft over £780 million.
  — Victoria Chynoweth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Fewer players mean less Episode and dungeon pass purchases and less spent on microtransactions.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• All three console makers also take a 30-percent cut of all microtransaction sales on their platforms, for example.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2020
• Like Avengers, the post-launch characters are also free (though other microtransactions follow).
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Glimpses of screenshots did appear to show some sort of microtransaction store, something Borderlands has mostly avoided.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
• That meant all cosmetics were either microtransactions in the store or earned skins, and were an entirely separate system from your actual gear.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• Diablo Immortal, one of the biggest games with microtransactions, has earned upwards of $500 million in revenue.
  — Victoria Chynoweth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Still, the controversial microtransactions aren’t the only reason for the review-bombing.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
• The game is excellent without any of them, but if future updates and content revolve around feelings of FOMO and predatory microtransactions, it’ll be ruined.
  — Brittany Vincent, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
• These newer Angry Birds games are also free to download but they’re splintered with microtransactions inside the gameplay, providing more streams of making money.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2023
• And for this current lineup of initial titles, Blumhouse will not utilize any microtransaction models.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 July 2024
• There is constant fight between players and publishers when a new single player game launches at full price and also contains microtransactions.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• Look around you, too — so many parents, so many care situations, so many microtransactions involving trust between two humans.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• Likewise, microtransactions and the trading of digital assets have been around since the 1990s in multiplayer gaming, with gamers using both in-game assets and real-world currencies to purchase or trade for weapons, tools, character skins, and more.
  — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
• There was also a huge focus on microtransaction boosters, which made arbitrary requirements to the player that encouraged spending, or more grinding.
  — Elise Favis, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2020
• The cost of development Earlier this year, a Twitter user was complaining about the costs of individual cosmetic microtransactions in games, such as how Tekken 8 charges approximately $4 per character costume.
  — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024