DLC isn’t about squeezing money from consumers, it’s about “over-delivering”

[Veknoid_Outcast]

outlawauron said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

So you'd argue the following is about "over-delivering" and not squeezing money from loyal customers?

 

I don't think some free guns in Mafia III and some free clothes in GTA Online erase all the nickel-and-diming 2K does on a regular basis.

Preorder bonuses are not an example of nickle and diming.

Evolve is dead and buried and largely apologized for.

I don't think Borderlands is good example of poor value as the additional content that Gearbox has been as been great.

As far as Wrestling, I didn't know they still made those games.

Even then, the stuff that gets monetized is largely fluff that doesn't affect the game experience at all. T2 and Ubisoft have done very well in the past year or so about driving up and maintaining engagement and MAU.

Dude, Evolve came out LAST YEAR. 2K17 came out LAST MONTH, whether you're aware of it or not.

This isn't over-delivering. It's charging people for content that is either superfluous or should have been included in the base game. If you like 2K games, that's great. Doesn't change the reality of the situation.