Instead of Microtransactions, I’d like to see a major game developer try Microfunding.
The mechanics would essentially be the same as in-game micro transactions except that instead of paying to unlock an item, you would pay to fund it for everyone.
I.e. a menu would display thumbnails of features devs would like to implement. Clicking on a thumbnail would reveal more details, such as a description of the feature, the estimated cost of implementing it, and the progress toward funding it. The player could then contribute financially, and if/when the feature is funded devs get to work on it.
A list of contributors game tags would be associated with the funded feature.
This could also be used for development of new feature concepts, balancing, operating servers etc. Perhaps a game development company could use a similar feature to fund new games.
