Do you think Namco Bandai will release a free-to-play DBZ?

[dbboxkaifan]

Namco Bandai along with other game companies have started releasing Free-to-Play games, these type of games generally have the basic content available for free while the rest is paid.

Let's say it'd be a Budokai game, and this would be the basic pack:

Modes:
Arcade Mode
Training Mode
Online Mode

Characters:
1) Goku
2) Gohan
3) Vegeta
4) Piccolo

Stages:
1) Earth Wasteland
2) City Ruins
3) Cell Games Arena
4) Planet Namek
5) Kami's Lookout

The free-to-play model works out very well and Namco Bandai wouldn't need to spend money on making a physical edition as any profit made from this would be DLC content.

Namco Bandai free-to-play games are as of now: Ridge Racer: Driftopia, Soul Calibur: Lost Swords, Tekken: Revolution and Ace Combat: Infinity.

Anyway, I've been playing the hell out of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Core Fighters and as it has my favourite characters unlocked (plenty of unlockable costumes) it's just as good as the full game, minus all stages/characters and story mode, I do miss the breakable stages in DoA5UCF but it's free so I can't complain.

[MCDaveG]

I don't know, but some online game simmilar to DBO?

[dbboxkaifan]

I don't know, but some online game simmilar to DBO?

That would be filled with ways of making microtransactions although it seems more possible Namco Bandai would aim more for a traditional fighting DBZ game than DBO (mmo).

Between the release of Battle of Z there's still time for this to happen, but I won't get my hopes up until they announce something.

[Super Sayian Prime]

You'll notice that all of Bandai Namco's console F2P games are based on IPs they own. They don't own Dragon Ball. Additionally, outside of Gundam: Battle Operation all of their console F2P games are reskins of the latest entries in that franchise. They aren't going to put out a F2P Battle of Z before Battle of Z even launches ...