{"id":357104,"date":"2026-01-07T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=406137"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:56:36","slug":"arc-raiders-was-encouraged-to-go-out-for-40-euros-because-a-sony-game-did-it-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/arc-raiders-was-encouraged-to-go-out-for-40-euros-because-a-sony-game-did-it-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc Raiders was encouraged to go out for 40 euros because a Sony game did it first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video game industry is experiencing a notable shift in the way titles are launched and monetized, particularly in the realm of multiplayer shooters. <strong>The trend of free-to-play games has lost its luster, and developers are increasingly leaning towards paid models, a phenomenon largely driven by the success of Arc Raiders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helldivers 2 paved the way for the rest<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally conceived as a free-to-play game, Arc Raiders shifted its focus to a paid model in 2024, a decision that was favored by the exceptional performance of other premium games like Helldivers 2. <strong>Patrick S\u00f6derlund, founder of Embark, commented that they opted for an affordable price of 40 dollars to attract players, considering that many recent titles exceed 70 dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reception has been overwhelmingly positive; Arc Raiders has sold millions of copies and maintained a strong audience during the holiday period, underscoring the success of this transition to a paid model. <strong>S\u00f6derlund emphasized that, although they did not have a campaign mode to justify the price, they wanted to ensure that players felt they were receiving a product of value<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARC Raiders - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0jK145mxec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this paid strategy, the game has not escaped the typical controversies of the industry. <strong>Like other titles such as Battlefield and Call of Duty, Arc Raiders includes microtransactions that have sparked debates about the real value players get in return for their investment<\/strong>. This approach has led to an increasing discussion about transparency and monetization practices in video games.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the change in market dynamics, it seems that the pre-sale model is regaining prominence, <strong>but it remains to be seen whether this trend will last and how developers will manage the delicate balance between price and additional content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video game industry is experiencing a notable shift in the way titles are launched and monetized, particularly in the realm of multiplayer shooters. The trend of free-to-play games has lost its luster, and developers are increasingly leaning towards pay models, a phenomenon largely driven by the success of Arc Raiders. Helldivers 2 paved the way for the rest Originally conceived as a free game, Arc Raiders shifted its focus to a pay model in 2024, a decision that was favored by the exceptional performance of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":357120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[20272,11030,20273,5282,20097,20274,20275,20276,20132,20277,1071,20278,20279],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-357104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-40-euros","tag-arc-raiders","tag-estrategias-de-monetizacion-en-videojuegos","tag-helldivers-2","tag-industria-de-los-videojuegos","tag-juegos-gratuitos-vs-de-pago","tag-microtransacciones-en-juegos","tag-modelos-de-pago-en-videojuegos","tag-patrick-soderlund-2","tag-recepcion-de-arc-raiders","tag-sony","tag-tendencias-en-shooters-multijugador","tag-valor-del-contenido-en-videojuegos","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357124,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357104\/revisions\/357124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357104"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=357104"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=357104"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=357104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}