Petit Planet Moves Away From HoyoVerse’s Traditional Microtransaction Model

Petit Planet will not feature the same sort of microtransactions as other HoyoVerse titles, will all paid-for content in the game being cosmetic.

The cozy life-sim is due for launch on December 4 on PC and mobile devices, followed by a Nintendo Switch 2 launch in 2027, and, despite the launch being less than a month away, there were still some uncertainties regarding the monetization model.

However, speaking to assembled media in Seoul, including Prima Games, Petit Planet Lead Game Designer Murphy confirmed the model wouldn’t be the same as other HoyoVerse titles, like Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact.

“One thing for certain is we won’t adopt the same model as other HoyoVerse titles,” she confirmed.

“The first thing we want to make sure is that the core game experience and the essential experiences, like interacting with NPCs and other players, will be accessible for all players, and monetization will be cosmetics only.

“All neighbours will be free to all players, so you can experience all the stories, all the chapters, with all of the neighbours.”

That approach is considerably different to the aforementioned HoyoVerse titles, which can lock new characters behind a gacha system, and will be more appealing for players looking to experience everything that Petit Planet has to offer, particularly when additional neighbours are added in future updates.

On the topic of neighbours, Murphy also confirmed that the development team is considering the limits to the maximum number of neighbours allowed on a planet and how the system would work to allow players to swap neighbours for others, but this process is yet to be decided.

“We have considered different options. Too many neighbours will harm the experience and make the game not that immersive, but how to adjust this boundary, we are still exploring this.”