Around and around the drain....

... sinks the modern video game industry.

Latest thing, pointed out by Angry Joe (As I would never have played this game), is purchasing save slots with fake currency you buy with real currency. (To hide how much you're spending as always.)

That's right! In Metal Gear Survive by Konami, you're given 1 avatar save slot with the purchase of your new turd! If you want to have additional characters/saves, you must pony up "1000 SV coints".

How much does it cost to buy SV coins ? Well, as always there's multiple tiers from 100sv coin bundles and up!

The closest you can get to 1000SV coins in a single purchase is buying 1150 coins for 9.99! (usd)

Only way to get exactly 1000SV coins is to buy the most expensive tier, 100sv coins 10 times. I'm sure this has nothing to do with trying to ensure players have left over coins to encourage them to buy even more coins rather than leaving some unused and wasted.

But the main point to take away is that you're now being charged for the ability to save your game. THAT is what it amounts to.

(Additionally this game is mostly single player, with a tacked on online-mode, and has forced online-checks as it's drm.)