Spectre Divide players criticize delusional skin prices in Shroud’s game

The recently launched Spectre Divide, an online first-person shooter led by renowned Twitch streamer Shroud, has already faced severe backlash for its exorbitant prices on in-game skins.

Prior to its release on September 3 on PC, Spectre Divide offered fans the opportunity to play it before its official launch through a Closed Beta. As of now, there is still no confirmed release date for consoles.

Despite receiving “Mixed”reviews on Steam, a common complaint among players is the high prices of cosmetic items within the game.

A Reddit post expressed disapproval for the first store bundle, “Cry Kinesis,”which is available for purchase at a discounted price of 9,000 SP (Spectre Points) instead of its original price of 12,000 SP. The bundle includes one melee skin and four gun skins.

First store bundle is roughly $90 USD 🤢 byu/goosey27 inSpectreDivide

The poster’s use of a nauseated emoji effectively captures the sentiment of most fans, as this bundle is priced at approximately $90.

The second photo reveals that the most affordable option for players would be to purchase 5,600 SP for $49.99, followed by 3,800 SP for $34.99. Alternatively, they could make a single purchase of 11,500 SP for a steep price of $99.99.

Despite its high price, the skin bundle received a lot of negative feedback from customers who were unimpressed with its appearance. One fan, who admitted to being an impulse buyer of skins, expressed their disappointment by stating, “These skins are too basic and I won’t be purchasing them.”

It was observed by others that these prices appeared to directly challenge the cosmetic bundle prices of Valorant.

“According to one reply, this pricing suggests that it is a direct rival to Valorant, but it is clearly lacking in both features and skin appeal. The axe, which comes with a highly impressive mid animation, falls far behind in comparison.”

At approximately the same time, another post appeared, in which the user stated that the prices were even worse than those in Valorant.

A commenter referred to the design and marketing team as “delusional”for assuming that players would be willing to spend such a high amount of money on “mid skins.”

Despite offering free Twitch drops, Spectre Divide does not appear to entice players into accepting the high prices for in-game cosmetics.