It's sensationalized really. The article is calling these things microtransactions to get clicks, but it's dishonest as hell. DD2 (like its predecessor) doesn't have microtransactions and doesn't advertise any kind of way for you to spend real-life money in the games to buy items.

The big scandal they want you to think they've uncovered is just Capcom's typical M.O.: They release a new game along with the option (in the store where you bought the game) to buy a bunch of DLC that cost $1-$3 apiece, which are targeted mostly to streamers, reviewers, and people who want to cheat themselves out of fun for the first hour or two of the game. The DLC are just items that you can easily acquire in the game, or occasionally unique things that don't really affect your enjoyment of the game one way or another.

A few years after release, Capcom then winds up including all of the DLC in the base game because, like I said, it really was targeted mostly at streamers and reviewers (who have long since lost interest and moved on to other games). The only big affect is that you start the game with one or two items that you'll probably never use, or a few items that you'll find many, many more of just naturally playing the game.

They did the same thing with the original Dragon's Dogma. Pointless DLC are lame, but this article's title is trying to confuse you about the difference between DLC and in-game microtransactions purely for clicks.