Pokémon Legends Z-A beats GTA VI for $100 price tag

[JWeinCom]

BraLoD said:

JWeinCom said:

So, lets say instead, Nintendo didn't announce the DLC, then waited like three months, and announced/released it then. That seems to mean the original was complete by your definition, but the end result to the gamer is absolutely the same. What you're actually objecting too is the timing of the DLC announcement/release.

It is not like development works by having the team just putting in as much time as they can and then putting whatever they have on release date in the game. There are budgets, and it is quite possible that they used more resources than they otherwise would have had they not planned for DLC.

Personally, my opinion is that if the game has enough content to be worth it at launch, I really don't care if/when DLC is launched. 

Story DLC being announced before the game releases versus story DLC being announced months after the release have vastly different taste, indeed.

Buying a game and before launch having official confirmation that if you don't pay extra for it (to the point it reaches $100) you won't have the full story is completely insane.

Even as companies can and will have this kind of stuff ready or almost ready by launch and wait for the announcement, this can be the case, yes, when it's made official before launch it goes from speculation realm, which you never know, to being official.

You are essentially complaining that they are being transparent instead of waiting till they have your first 70 dollars before telling you the rest of the content will be 30 dollars more. Maybe it should all be included in the initial purchase price, but that's a separate argument that could apply to nearly any game with paid DLC. If paid DLC is in development, it is 100% objectively better for potential customers to know about that in advance so they can make an educated decision.

So, since the content was already in development, their only two real options were to announce it prelaunch, or sit on the content and then release it a few months out. I am assuming that you are a rational person and will agree with me that it is better that we know beforehand. Am I correct to assume that?

Last edited by JWeinCom - on 15 September 2025