This is the modus operandi

Quote Originally Posted by Jim Sterling
companies are pretty smart to integrate this stuff into their franchises that are already popular.

If the game flops they can just blame it on the game, or lack of interest in the game by the public

And if the game does well, which it's bound to do as it's a popular franchise: They can say that including microtransactions, lootboxes, gambling devices, etc... had no impact on game sales.Shadow of War is bound to do well, because it's a part of an enormous franchise. Doesn't mean that people don't like the lootboxes and real life currency in the game.