Halo 4 Real-Money Auction House Pitch Revealed by Former Halo Dev
TL;DR
A former Halo 4 mission designer recounted that Don Mattrick proposed a Diablo 3–style real-money auction house to sell mech skins; the idea was deemed impractical and rejected as Halo 4 was nearly finished, illustrating ongoing out-of-touch decisions by some gaming executives.
- Former Xbox Lead Wanted A Real Money Auction House In Halo 4 Kotaku
- Don Mattrick Wanted a Real-Money Auction House in Halo 4 games.gg
- Ex-Xbox dev slams game execs as ‘money grubbing idiots’ in quote of the year Metro.co.uk
- 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+
- Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick once reportedly suggested Halo 4 should have a real-money auction house like Diablo 3 infamously did Eurogamer.net
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