Unfortunately you're right. I wonder who is buying it though. TNL spends a ton of money on games, but it seems most people here won't buy DLC, at least at full price. Who the hell is buying it?
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Unfortunately you're right. I wonder who is buying it though. TNL spends a ton of money on games, but it seems most people here won't buy DLC, at least at full price. Who the hell is buying it?
My girlfriend
neogaf.
Yea. I have 3 out of the 4 Borderlands DLC (fuck off Moxxi) but I didn't pay full price for any of them. Same with Minerva's Den and all the ME2 DLC. The last full price DLC I got was BF Vietnam.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoshi
And I'd call BF: Vietname an expansion, which to me is different than DLC. Expansions have been around forever, whether they are digitally distributed or not.
Yeah, I gotta agree. I don't understand how people call digital experiences you have to download onto your system of choice "DLC" (or downloadable content for you guys not in the know). It's so obnoxious.
This is the sad truth right here. Most gamers will bend over and take it up the ass instead of not playing a game. It's going to get worse too, we're going to be paying 80 - 90 bucks for the same amount of gaming we're getting now at 50 - 60. Only DLC content I have is for Uncharted 2 and that's only because I bought the GoTY edition that included it. Which I might say did it in a lame as hell way. Instead of putting it on the disc, they just put a PSN code in the box for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
Valve and companies who follow a similar DLC policy (frequent small content updates free for all users) can't say enough good things about the method. Generates goodwill for the developer/publisher, reduces piracy, improves sales of the game itself, etc.
I get the feeling that the other horrible anti-consumer policies come about because it makes it easier for the idiot investors who want the numbers to be as simple as possible. It's easier to tally up the total number of people who bought Horse Armor than it is to determine who bought Left 4 Dead 2 because The Passing was released for free.
Then there's Microsoft trying desperately to keep a consistent perceived value across Live. Can't have one company releasing $2 weapon unlocks for free!
I think you nailed it.
Valve really is the exception to all of this crap. One of the best companies out there by far.