Summary
Fans are not happy withTekken 8’s upcoming battle pass system. During a recent Tekken Talk Livestream,Tekken 8developers confirmed that a battle pass will be coming to the game. Like other battle passes, the new pass, called the Tekken Fight Pass, will allow players to obtain items by completing a variety of challenges during a limited period of time.
Tekken 8is the latest entry in the long-running fighting game series.Tekken 8launched with a total of 32 characters, 29 of which came from past games. The addition of more characters is inevitable in fighting games, and players can already purchase new characters as separate DLC packs. However, the wayTekken 8plans to implement its own battle pass system has caused intense controversy within the community, with negativity rapidly spreading in online discussions about the game.
According toVideo Games Chronicle, a large portion ofTekken 8fans is not thrilled by this announcement.Much like its peers,Tekken 8launched at the now-standard $70price point. With the revelation thatTekken 8will soon be getting its own battle pass, a lot of fans are upset at the thought of the game charging players even more money. As a result, a plethora of negative comments are running rampant withinTekken 8’s subreddit. “I was annoyed about the Tekken Shop but got over it, but a Battle Pass?” said user shinyshinx789. “They’re treating this full priced game like it’s free."
Players Call out Tekken 8 Developers
The new Tekken Fight Pass will launch with both a free version and a premium version, which will offer players “items that are even more luxurious." Players can already earnTekken Coins for use in the Tekken Shop, but this new pass seeks to change how players interact with the game fundamentally. It appears the negative reaction from fans has just as much to do with money as it does with how the Tekken Fight Pass was announced. Another thread on theTekken8subreddit titled “Regardless of pricing, you must admit WAITING to tell about MTX and Battle Pass is scummy” has garnered well over 800 upvotes. Fans stated they felt blinded by the delayed announcement and have lost trust inTekken 8as a result. User IAmGrumpyMan said: “I loveTekken 8, but I also feel like we have been catfished. Adding all of this horrible FOMO crap after launch is scummy practice, and they are fully aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it this way.”
Expansions such asTekken 8’s new fight pass are nothing new, with last year’sStreet Fighter 6eventually getting its own pass, which included new characters and costumes.Tekken 8already features a jam-packed in-game store, however, which allows players to purchase DLC character packs. It seems the community is taking greater issue with how the developers chose to slowly reveal that the game would be getting its own pass instead of confirming it ahead of release. An official release date for the Tekken Fight Pass has not been given, butTekken 8players can expect more information in the coming days.
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Tekken 8 brings the fight to the latest generation of consoles, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Feel the power of every hit in Tekken 8, the latest entry in the legendary fighting game franchise from Bandai Namco. Utilising the power and realism of Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 pushes the envelope for fighting games by taking full advantage of the power of the latest generation of consoles. Ground-breaking new features, breathtakingly detailed character models and dramatic environments make this one of the most visually stunning and immersive titles in the genre yet. Tekken 8 picks up after the gruesome battle that ended in Heihachi Mishima’s defeat in Tekken 7, focusing on a new rivalry, pitting father against son as Jin Kazama stands in defiance against Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.
