Good points yes. Charging for in-game content a possibility but not all games charge for DLC, charging for event Pokemon that'll never happen.I was initially VERY opposed to this, but when the price came out, I have softened my stance. I think there are pros and cons.
+Seems like an incredibly easy and fast way to transfer program.
+Cloud service, whatever the hell that is. I have never used a cloud service in my life. *shrug* So it might be nice? I dunno.
+The price is VERY right. Fair and inexpensive
+Could be a building block for years to come.
+A ton of storage for people who need it.
-I HONESTLY feel like this is the first step in a bad direction: mini-transactions. How long until they start charging for event pokemon or in-game content?
-Poke-transfer should still have a free method, even if it is slow and clumsy like previous generations. If the cloud service is so good, people will still pay for it and support the new system, but I really disagree with forcing players into it for one service they all want that has been free for years.
There are more pros than cons, but I feel the cons are more relevant than the pros. So I don't know. It is what it is, though.
You have to pay the service... That's how it works because of its costs.
Pretty underwhelming Direct.....
We were pretty certain the kanto starters would get mega evos, and the rest of the announcement was for a paid service....lol
It's $5 a year. So, no it's not free, but it is incredibly inexpensive.wasn't the poketransfer free... but you have to pay for the bank so it is free to transfer your pokemon with the gen 5 game with the transfer but you need the pokemon bank anyways to acess the pokemon you just transfered with your gen 6 so it is still not free to transfer pokemon or what? I'm confused...
but I will definetly pay for it if it's not free... must complete pokedex...
wasn't the poketransfer free... but you have to pay for the bank so it is free to transfer your pokemon with the gen 5 game with the transfer but you need the pokemon bank anyways to acess the pokemon you just transfered with your gen 6 so it is still not free to transfer pokemon or what? I'm confused...
but I will definetly pay for it if it's not free... must complete pokedex...
Actually, I think PokéTransporter comes with Pokémon Bank, so you'd pretty much need the $5 for both features.Hey I'm not complaining just wondering how it all works since I've seen it mentioned that you only pay for the storage not the transfer
definately worth it either way so XD
Can't believe they've been working on this for 5 years! Hopefully all they're hard work pays off. They've been working on it through the entirety of Generation V and most of Generation IV.
It's free to transfer your Pokemon yes, but the Poke transfer only works from Pokemon Bank. It's only $5 a year which saves you so much money instead of having to buy another 3DS.wasn't the poketransfer free... but you have to pay for the bank so it is free to transfer your pokemon with the gen 5 game with the transfer but you need the pokemon bank anyways to acess the pokemon you just transfered with your gen 6 so it is still not free to transfer pokemon or what? I'm confused...
but I will definetly pay for it if it's not free... must complete pokedex...
I can't believe it as well. From a practical standpoint that is.. Did they foresee the DS/3DS-connectivity issues FIVE years ago??? When the 3DS only started development FOUR years ago? Sometimes these guys make me laugh with their impossible hyping..
It's free to transfer your Pokemon yes, but the Poke transfer only works from Pokemon Bank. It's only $5 a year which saves you so much money instead of having to buy another 3DS.
Just some quick math a 2DS costs $130
130 / 5= 26
That means it'll take 26 years of annual fee in order for it to cost as much as a 2DS, and 32 for a 3DS, and 40 for an XL.
is it still possible to transfer pokemon without using the bank? like in previous gens using a game to transport them?