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Lonely_Dolphin on 01 August 2016
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Intrinsic said:

 Not really. Devs always ask for more power so they can not just do more, but do more easier. What happened was HD gaming. That shit is just expensive. And it took most of the industry by surprise. What is considered as an average game today is just flat out really expensive to make. Like movies, AAA games are the equivalent of blockbuster movies and they too command a high price tag. There is still room for smaller cheaper games tho aka indie titles. 

And Nintendo will, eventually. Just look at the new Zelda.... yes it's not Horizon, FF15 or Either 3 level good, but it's pretty darn good looking. 

Play a game online yes, I'll give you that. But this notion of having to pay to get the full expericne of the game is just untrue. There will always be those (capcom) that abuse the concept of DLC, but for the most part of the industry it's just to add value to an already existing game and longevity. Not to complete the story. in all honestly, DLC has more to do with the used game market than it does with them wanting to take more of your money. 

 

But still isn't the average PS4 game more costly to make than the average PS3 game? And 3rd partys were eagerly rushing for HD aswell, so still they brought it on themselves. Not saying we shoulda never gone HD, but they could have waited, HDTVs weren't even the norm yet at the start of 7th gen. Though it's great that we have indies, but the problem is there's hardly any leeway for major developers. It just doesn't seem right that a game can sell a million or two copies but be considered a financial failure.

I mean Nintendo will never have a game that's up to par with the current generation's standard on a technical level. That's guaranteed since their hardware is always underpowered.

Okay yes DLC is not inherently always bad because it can most definitely be a great thing (Mario Kart 8), but there are definitely times where the line is crossed (Fire Emblem Fates). Still I guess most DLC, atleast that I've seen, isn't bad, so it wasn't fair of me to imply it's straight up anti-consumer.