| mrstickball said:
ymeaga - One should note the anti-DLC comments are only coming from PS3 owners... Maybe the way I look at it is a little different: What if the DLC would have never made it to market had MS not stepped in and secured it for their console? As we've seen as of late, multi-plat is the only way to go, as securing an entire game would cost just too much. Yet despite that, DLC remains a very affordable option for developers. DLC costs about 1/10th of the standalone game - even for a comparable set of time that can be afforded to the gamer with the DLC. So why would it *not* be in Microsoft's interest to pay the developers to make more of a good game? Microsoft isn't looking 'hey, how can we screw Sony fans over', which is the way some of the anti-DLC Sonyfan comments are, but MS is more thinking along the lines of 'how can we secure a better experience for our fans'. May I remind you that Sony could (and does) do the same thing for the year-old ports. I know some are arguing 'b-b-ut they're needed to stay competitive!' and I say 'no, no they're not'. They aren't needed. A year-old port could just be churned out as a budget port (say, $30-40) like many games last gen were. Resident Evil 4 was that way for the PS2. In the end, Sony could do what MS is doing, and funding unique content for a given big game. MS, I doubt, is preventing content that's already being made to themselves - rather incentivizing the developer to make it in the first place, and for the 360. And again, why not? If paying for DLC costs 1/10th of securing an exclusive, changes are, you'll get more for your money in the end. |
I wonder if you approve of this DLC stance (exclusive or otherwise)? Some insight from former CD members has indicated that a big chunk of the DLC content you're currently getting for Tomb Raider was always intend for the game itself and was forcibly ripped from it to give the DLC more meat.
DLC like 'the lost and damn' pack for GTA I approve, as it is obviously new content that was developed after the game's completion and deserve merit, but each time I hear about a new DLC being released 1-2 month after the release of the game I cannot help but get this gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomache.
Was this content that was created after the project went gold? Or was this a part of my game which I have already paid for that was ripped out by the mercenary publisher to milk more cash from me?
