10 Worst Things Video Games Made You Pay For
6. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Horse Armor
Now, there’s no denying that the Elder Scrolls series can offer tremendous value for money. These are deep, involved and beloved RPGs, which players can tackle again and again using different classes, builds, general approaches, roleplay characters and so on.
The issue is, as many times as the games (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in particular) have been rereleased and repackaged, there’s always a money-making opportunity lurking below the surface. In the case of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the much-snarked-on Horse Armor comes to mind.
This notorious and meme-worthy addition to the game was one of the first examples of microtransactions in gaming, a stylish cosmetic that, per USGamer, was priced at 200 Microsoft Points (around $2.50).
The Horse Armor’s release caused a bit of a sensation, in the worst of ways. The term 'Horse Armor' is still sometimes used to describe frivolous and/or pricey DLC.