6) Forza 5
Offending money spinner: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO
Forza 5 had a complex currency arrangement, with real money being used to purchase in-game tokens, which could then be spent on cars for your virtual garage. It’s worth mentioning that these cars could also be unlocked by playing through the game and grinding your way through a billion races to gain enough credits. But who wants to pootle around in a Ford Focus for a year when there’s a Lotus F1 car waiting to be thrashed?
No one. So let’s buy it outright. I mean, sure, I already spent $60 on the game, but I’m not against paying a little more to drive a car that’s already on the disc. I didn’t get a good education, you see. The tokens can be bought in bulk, making it slightly cheaper to buy more, but it worked out that buying the dream Ferrari would itself cost as much as the game it’s already in.
And if you bought a collection of smaller tokens and saved up over time? Expect that car to set you back nearly $100. You may as well buy a real one, AMIRIGHT? Developer Turn 10 saw the error of their ways eventually though, and released an update that made everything quite a bit cheaper.