lol @ capcom : Resident Evil 5 - versus mode 1.86 MB download

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KylieDog said:

Khuutra said:

famousringo said:
It must be a fun process for them, deciding what content they can lock up and hold for ransom. They must actually sit down and decide what content they need to grab the customer, and what they can withhold to charge more money for.

So, if the content is actually on the disc and you're just downloading a "key" to unlock it, it's not really downloadable content, is it? We need a new term, like "locked content," or "consumer manipulation content."

The funny part is that things would look more palatable if they just kept this stuff off the disc and let you download it later. Then they'd be able to pretend that it just wasn't ready in time.

I wish you weren't right, but you are.

I want them to at least put in the effort of lying to me!

 

 

While I do not like paying for what is on the disc, it could be argued they are doing you a favour and saving you HD space by not having to download it.

Yes this definitely raises some weird questions if you think about it like that.

I think the important question is, would they have programmed this mode if they wouldn't receive revenue from it? I wonder if they just changed their mind at the last minute (in which case it's definitely a bad thing).

This sort of thing happens for other kinds of software, but gamers are definitely not used to it. With time this will either become common or publishers will just avoid PR problems by not doing this sort of unlocking.