| Darth Tigris said: DLC requires an internet connection, which is one of the biggest complaints against the X1. So no one gonna complain about that? :-| |
As long as the DLC isn't essential to the main game, it's only a minor complaint, and easily addressed by having a "Complete Edition" released, say, 6 months later, with all DLC included. Those without an internet connection would just have to wait for the complete edition if they wanted the extra content, and since it would only require re-pressing the discs with the DLC included, it would be minimal extra work for the publisher.
Besides, the complaint about the X1 isn't "it requires an internet connection at some point", so much as "it requires a CONSTANT internet connection". It only requires one instance of an internet connection to obtain free DLC, and you could achieve that by taking your system to another person's house, or things like that, if you don't have any internet connectivity at all. Not something you can reasonably do if you have to connect to the internet every 24 hours to be able to play even the basic single-player game content found on the disc.
EDIT: Having said that, I'm a little disappointed by his statement. I was hoping he'd come out against the DRM, rather than just going "If MS get this set up, we publishers had better get a cut of it, too."
