Former Xbox Lead Wanted A Real Money Auction House In Halo 4
Reports surface that former Xbox boss Don Mattrick proposed a real-money auction house for Halo 4, mirroring a controversial Diablo 3 feature.
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The brief
Former Xbox lead Don Mattrick reportedly suggested implementing a real-money auction house in Halo 4. This proposal was similar to a feature previously seen in Diablo 3.
Coverage from Eurogamer.net, GamesRadar+, Kotaku, games.gg, and Metro.co.uk emphasizes the backlash from developers. One developer described game executives as "stupid detached money grubbing idiots" in response to the revelation.
Future coverage may focus on further developer reactions to the reported proposal and its comparison to the Diablo 3 system.
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Quick answers
Who proposed the real-money auction house for Halo 4?
Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick.
Which other game had a similar feature?
Diablo 3 had a real-money auction house, which coverage describes as infamously and most hated.
How did developers react to this news?
One developer slammed game executives, calling them "money grubbing idiots."
Coverage (6)
- Ex-Xbox dev slams game execs as ‘money grubbing idiots’ in quote of the year Metro.co.uk · 1d ago
- Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick once reportedly suggested Halo 4 should have a real-money auction house like Diablo 3 infamously did Eurogamer.net · 1d ago
- Former Xbox boss wanted Halo 4 to have Diablo 3's most hated feature, dev says: "Game execs remain stupid detached money grubbing idiots" GamesRadar+ · 1d ago
- Ex-Xbox dev slams game execs as ‘money grubbing idiots’ in quote of the year Metro.co.uk · 1d ago
- Don Mattrick Wanted a Real-Money Auction House in Halo 4 games.gg · 1d ago
- Former Xbox Lead Wanted A Real Money Auction House In Halo 4 Kotaku · 1d ago
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