Resident Evil 4 Fans Aren't Exactly Thrilled with Microtransactions on PS5, PS4 | Push Square

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Resident Evil 4’s anticipated Mercenaries mode got added to the critically acclaimed third-person shooter today – and so did a bunch of microtransactions. Excluded from the original release – presumably to avoid negative articles like this one from emerging – the Weapon Exclusive Ticket Upgrades allow you to skip some of the game’s grind.

Here’s what the official product descriptions for these £2.49/$2.99 in-app purchases describe: “With this, you'll have access to a weapon's exclusive upgrade at any time, regardless of the weapon's level. Not only that, but once unlocked, the upgrade itself is free of charge!” While the tickets can be bought individually, you can also grab a bundle of five for £7.99/$9.99.

Now it should be noted that you don’t actually need these, and everything can be unlocked in-game by completing side-quests for the Merchant – this is more of a fast-track thing. But unsurprisingly, social media is already awash with intense criticism of Capcom’s decision here. The biggest issue for us, to be honest, is how the microtransactions have been added a couple of weeks after the game’s release – sneaky, that.

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Just don't buy them! Simple!

I don't see the fuss. Does it in any way affect how a person can play the game if they ignore them?

Some of the other RE titles had things you could buy or you could unlock it yourself. Them doing the same for RE4 is no surprise.

I'm extremely disappointed in Capcom. For all their well-deserved success and goodwill, this goes to show that they aren't above the usual publisher greedy bull****.

They just couldn't