Game

Destiny 2: Forsaken

2018

0Score

Low Cash-Grab Risk

The sourced concerns are substantially offset by delivered value.

What counts as a cash grab?

Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.

Why?

Destiny 2: Forsaken (2018) was a $39.99 paid expansion that launched alongside a separate paid Annual Pass and an active Eververse storefront where players could buy Silver for cosmetics. Community discussion and Bungie communications show microtransactions and a paid season offering were core parts of Forsaken's business model. Independent reviews and outlets credited Forsaken with substantial new content, the Gambit mode, the Dreaming City, and a praised raid, though later content vaulting and seasonal removals generated consumer concern.

Forsaken released as a paid $39.99 expansion with a parallel paid Annual Pass for Year 2 seasonal content.
Destiny 2’s Eververse microtransaction system and purchasable Silver remained active with Forsaken, drawing player criticism.
Major outlets and reviewers praised Forsaken’s campaign, Gambit mode, Dreaming City, and the Last Wish raid as substantial improvements.

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Post-launch content vaulting and the removal of some Forsaken/Year 2 seasonal content with later updates sparked consumer-rights concerns.

Score factors

Direction	Factor	Evidence	Impact
For	Eververse microtransactions and Silver	The Eververse storefront and purchasable Silver currency remained operational with Forsaken, enabling real-money purchases of cosmetic items and driving community criticism of microtransactions.[2][1]	+18
Against	Critical praise for campaign and systems	Multiple major outlets gave Forsaken positive reviews, praising its darker campaign, Gambit hybrid multiplayer, Dreaming City, and the new raid as meaningful, high-quality additions.[3][5][4]	-16
Against	Substantial new content and activities	Bungie and coverage document that Forsaken added new patrol zones such as the Tangled Shore and the Dreaming City, new supers and powers, Gambit mode, new strikes, a dungeon, and the Last Wish raid.[6][7]	-15
For	Paid expansion plus Annual Pass	Forsaken was sold at a suggested retail price of $39.99 and was released alongside a separate Forsaken Annual Pass that granted access to multiple paid Year 2 content drops.[9][8]	+12

Confidence: High · The assessment is based on primary Bungie documentation, the Activision press release, and multiple major reviews; gaps remain around internal intent and any private monetization strategy beyond public disclosures. · Researched 2026-08-01

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