‘Rise Of The Tomb Raider’ Will Include Microtransactions

It seems like the line between Console and Mobile games are starting to become a bit murky for some developers.

Today, it was revealed that the upcoming Xbox One title Rise of the Tomb Raider, will be doing some raiding of its own in the form of microstransactions. These optional payments come in the form of what they’re calling, “Expedition Cards.” While these will not be part of the story mode, it will play a part outside of it. By purchasing Expedition Cards in the store, you can unlock random modifiers for additional modes.

These include better weapons and armor, alternate costumes, and even a big head mode (Remember when that used to be a cheat you could put in for free?). Even though, you can still pay for these items using in game currency, having the option to pay real cash makes it feel like the game will make earning gold a slow and tedious chore. I guess we’ll have to wait and see how this affects the game long term. Rise of the Tomb Raider launches for Xbox One on November 10th.