Each new character you create in Metal Gear Survive

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Keeping your existing character essentially means creating another save file for your new one. And IGN has confirmed that each new save slot costs 1,000 Survival coins. You can buy 1,150 coins for $9.99.Metal Gear Survive's microtransactions were confirmed last month , but not all details of what you could purchase with them — save files for example — were explained.Metal Gear Survive released this week for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.For more on the game, check out IGN's review-in-progress for Metal Gear Survive

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