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Call of Duty: WWII's microtransactions have landed

Another triple-A shooter gets paid-for loot crates.

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Their inclusion wasn't requested by the players (actually, it was quite the opposite) but they are in there nonetheless! Paid-for loot boxes, which have factored into several controversies in recent months, are now available in Call of Duty: WWII.

Their excessive use in Star Wars Battlefront II upset players, so much so that EA had to review its position after pressure from the public (and, apparently, from Disney too), at least for a while. Various official bodies around the world have also decided to look more closely at the subject, investing the link between their random payouts and gambling.

Could the arrival of microtransactions in Call of Duty: WWII fuel the controversy even further? That's hard to say for sure, but what we can say at the moment is that in Sledgehammer's game, they will be mainly used for cosmetic items. This is undeniably a significant difference, as players who decide to spend real money in the game should, therefore, have no advantage compared to those who don't. That said, there will still be experience multipliers and other power-ups for the zombies mode in some loot boxes, and who knows what the future will hold.

The new microtransactions come in the form of Call of Duty Points, which players can purchase using real-world money. Here are the prices, with a single loot box costing 200 CoD Points:

1,99£/€ = 200 CoD Points
£8.39/9,99€ = 1,100 CoD Points
£16.79/19,99 €= 2,400 CoD Points
£35/39,99€ = 5,000 CoD Points
£53/74,99€ = 9,500 CoD Points
£85/99,99€ = 13,000 CoD Points

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