In an interview with PCGamesN, Age of Empires IV creative director Adam Isgreen has been asked about microtransactions in the upcoming game. His response is as follows:
“The idea of microtransactions in a real-time strategy game isn’t a thing, DLC, expansions – all of that is things that we’re going to be exploring for Age 4.”
The studio has been very quiet since the game was announced all the way back in 2017. For the Age of Empires IV gameplay reveal at X019, Studio lead Shannon Loftis said, “We’ve been hard at work on the game and we’re excited to share some of it with the world today. As part of Inside Xbox, live from X019 in London, we revealed a first look at the game with an all-new trailer. We hope we’ve given you enough to discuss and theorize! As the footage said, we’re pre-Alpha. So while we’ve come a long way, we will continue to put in our best work to ensure it lives up to the Age of Empires name.”