Capcom removes controversial paid items from 'Dragon's Dogma 2'

' Dragon's Dogma 2 ,' released by Capcom in March 2024, will receive an expansion pack, 'Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen,' during a Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 9, 2026. Along with this expansion, the notorious paid content will be removed.

Dragon's Dogma 2's controversial microtransactions are going away
https://www.polygon.com/capcom-pulls-dragons-dogma-2-microtransactions-dlc-launch/

Dragon's Dogma 2 received high praise from critics upon its release. However, its high difficulty and restrictive game design drew criticism for appearing to 'intentionally steer players towards paid content.'

In fact, in Dragon's Dogma 2, DLC (Dragon's Dogma 2) was sold for a fee, including items that added new fast travel points, items to change the appearance of characters, items that allowed for resurrection during battle, and disposable in-game items.

Therefore, if you check the reviews for Dragon's Dogma 2 on Steam, you'll find comments expressing dissatisfaction with the in-game purchase system and other related issues .

One of the sources of dissatisfaction with Dragon's Dogma 2 was the in-game purchase items, which are now being removed. The official Dragon's Dogma X account (English version) stated, 'In preparation for the release of 'Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen,' we will be ending sales of the Dragon's Dogma 2 Deluxe Edition and certain DLC items at 5 PM on June 24th. A permanent discount will also be applied to the digital version of the main game.' From the image, it appears that most of the existing in-game purchase items will be removed, with a few exceptions.

To prepare for the release of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, we'll be discontinuing the Deluxe Edition of Dragon's Dogma 2, as well as certain DLC items on June 24, 5pm PT/ June 25, 1am BST.

Also, the digital version of the base game will receive a permanent discount - check… pic.twitter.com/giXfPnmB7B

— Dragon's Dogma (@DragonsDogma) June 11, 2026

The official Japanese version of Dragon's Dogma 2 website also announced the update details under the heading 'Regarding the update for Dragon's Dogma 2.' While they didn't directly report the removal of paid items, they did announce the addition of new items such as fast travel items.

Dragon's Dogma 2 Official Website | CAPCOM
https://www.dragonsdogma.com/2/ja-jp/topics/update/

Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen is scheduled for release on October 9, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X.