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Why DLC is a good thing in the modern game's industry

Love it or hate it, DLC has pretty much become the standard when it comes to game expansions. Is that such a bad thing? Nope, here is why!

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gangsta_red1653d ago

Extending the life of your game is always a plus in my book.

fiveby91652d ago

Extending a game is one thing. I agree that is good. But I think the business practice also leads to companies pairing back a game's scope on initial release in order to further monetize a title by adding that content back in later. It leaves a bad taste in one's mouth when you feel like an easy mark.

gangsta_red1652d ago

Yeah, there are going to be instances of companies abusing DLC. Especially with a lot of games like Anthem that seem to release extremely bare and then start selling the customers added levels and gameplay.

But I think what er have seen lately are gamers not going for it, Anthem, Star Wars Battlefront have all gotten extremely scrutinized for doing this.

SegaGamer1653d ago

Back in the days when we were calling them expansion packs, they were a good thing, since they started with the DLC name, they have been a s*** show for the most part.

In their current form, they mostly exist so the publishers can have a bit more extra cash on top of the hundreds of millions that they already have.

First it was horse armour, then it was online passes, then it was individual map packs, weapons, characters, then it was season passes, then it was multiple season passes.......what next, half a game? They have even tried to disguise an ending as an expansion back for some games. Does anybody remember the "expansion" for Prince of Persia 2008? That wasn't an expansion, it was the final part of the game, and they sold actually sold it as DLC, it's a joke.

So no, sorry, DLC isn't a good thing for gaming, well, not for the consumers at least. It should be, but there are too many greedy publishers in the gaming industry that have ruined any chance of it being good. We get good DLC now and again, but not anywhere near enough. DLC should be like GTA 4's DLC, actual expansion packs, not like fighting games that hold back characters and sell them to you at a later date through multiple season passes.

ApocalypseShadow1652d ago (Edited 1652d ago )

Just think where most of this came from. One company didn't have a large enough disc medium to hold all the extra content on say, a Blu-ray disc. For example, GTA Complete Collection comes on one Blu-ray disc. On Xbox 360, it has to come on 2 discs.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.c...

Gamers could have enjoyed all content without being sold the rest of the game. But nope. One company was greedy and launched early on DVD. Here's more...

Wouldn't allow content to be given out for free which at the time was controversial as Epic and Valve were used to giving content away for free.
https://arstechnica.com/gam...
https://www.eurogamer.net/a...

Basically, they pushed developers on pricing extra content. And as we see today, is the leader in pushing micro transactions as bad as EA. Jimquisition said it best. And I don't even like him
https://youtu.be/hJBlWYqVQb...

I even remember an old 1up podcast where they talked about having to download the rest of the game on Xbox 360. Just can't remember which episode and year.

But we can thank Microsoft for leading the **charge.** No pun intended about charging but then, they were the ones that lead the charge on paying for online.

Thanks Microsoft! /S

VTKC1651d ago

It was ages ago so I could be wrong but i think that game is a tonyhawk skateboarding game. You talked about having to download it even when you have the disc. The update was huge. Huge enough to say it was the entire game as the game didnt work when you first start it up. I heard about it on some youtube video

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victorMaje1652d ago

Konami: Half a game? You’re thinking too big, think extra save slot.

TheGamez1001652d ago (Edited 1652d ago )

The only dlc that are good are fairly priced expansions that add on tons of content to an already content filled and complete game like witcher 3, horizen, and bloodborne. Most dlc nowadays are just crap and greedy trash, preorder and editions bs, and cosmetics that should be earnable in-game. Lol especially if its for a game with microtransactions, multiplayer focused games should just go free2play with the amount of greed they have.

Ruegrong1652d ago

I remember when dlc was downloadable content,, and wasn't on the disk

UltraNova1652d ago

When the disc came with a complete game...

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Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster Review – An Epic Tale Of Pixelated Portrayals

Gary Green said: We’re finding ourselves in a similar position with the Pixel Remaster edition of Final Fantasy IV as we were with Final Fantasy III since, once again, we’ve received a slightly upscaled, more vibrant port of the original game when there’s already an expanded 3D remake available. As such, we’re playing a game which, even after its long-awaited release, still lives very much in the shadow of its remake.

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shinoff218310h ago

If only they didn't screw ps4 owners over with a physical release. I'd have ran through this in a heartbeat.

LG_Fox_Brazil8h ago

The first one I played, it was the one that made me fall in love with JRPGs and is still my favorite to this day. A masterpiece

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