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Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen is calling the controversy surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront II's loot boxes and microtransaction systems a "learning experience” that will help the company determine how to build “great games.” More interestingly, he said it's not 100 percent confirmed that microtransactions will come back to Battlefront II.
That's an interesting comment, given that DICE's previous statement made it sound like it was a matter of when, not if, regarding the return of microtransactions. The team is now considering when or if they will return, and if they do, what form that will take, he said. And regarding the reception to Battlefront II, Jorgensen said the game is seeing "great retention," adding that the game continues to sell and will through this holiday and beyond.
That's an interesting comment, given that DICE's previous statement made it sound like it was a matter of when, not if, regarding the return of microtransactions. The team is now considering when or if they will return, and if they do, what form that will take, he said. And regarding the reception to Battlefront II, Jorgensen said the game is seeing "great retention," adding that the game continues to sell and will through this holiday and beyond.