The head of CD Projekt Red’s Krakow studio, John Mamais, has said that Cyberpunk 2077 won't contain any microtransactions, and called the practice of adding them into a game after release a "bad idea."

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In an interview with Gamespot, Mamais said, "I think it's a bad idea to do microtransactions after you release a game. It seems like it's very profitable, though. It's probably a hard decision for the guy that runs the business to decide if we should do it or not."But if everyone hates it, why would we do something like that and lose the goodwill of our customers?"Microtransactions are a controversial aspect of modern games design. Some see them as shallow attempts by penny-pinching publishers to maximise profits. On the other hand, developers like Bungie say games like Destiny 2 wouldn't be able to fund the creation of new content without cash boosters from players through in-game purchases.CD Projekt Red has made no secret of the fact it intends to keep as much content free to players as possible. It even included a hidden FAQ to fans at the end of the game's 2018 E3 trailer with the line "Free DLC/Expansions/DRM Free? 'Expect nothing less.'"Mamais went on to hint that Cyberpunk would be following a similar post-launch content model to The Witcher 3, where small drops of free DLC are peppered around launch, and big paid-for expansions coming later."It worked pretty well for The Witcher 3," he said. "I don't see why we wouldn't try to replicate that model with Cyberpunk 2077. We're not talking about that yet, but it seems like that would be the smart way to go."To tick over time until the game launches next year, check out the video above for 7 games to play before Cyberpunk 2077.Of course, this isn't official confirmation of Cyberpunk's post-launch plans, but gives an indication of the path of its thinking. For a full breakdown of everything to expect from what we saw in August's gameplay demo, check out this roundup.

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