Regarding DLC This Gen

With all the DLC posts lately and the release of the GTA coming soon. It got me thinking about all the add ons that have been released this Gen and a question popped into my head.

What stops developers from shipping a not completed game? I mean they could just compress the content and anything left on the drawing board, which was already in development, would become DLC.

Now that companies know that we gamers will pay for it, they can go out of their way to cut out features and make more money instead of just making a better game.

Really it's just a way of hiding higher prices for games and it's making games shorter.

Does anybody think if DLC failed it would lead to better and longer games?

I feel the same.

DLC doesn't mean a game isn't complete, it just feels that way when they start talking about it very early (TOMB RAIDER I'm looking at you)

But me, I just don't buy any DLC regardless.

With all the DLC posts lately and the release of the GTA coming soon. It got me thinking about all the add ons that have been released this Gen and a question popped into my head.

What stops developers from shipping a not completed game? I mean they could just compress the content and anything left on the drawing board, which was already in development, would become DLC.

Now that companies know that we gamers will pay for it, they can go out of their way to cut out features and make more money instead of just making a better game.

Really it's just a way of hiding higher prices for games and it's making games shorter.

Does anybody think if DLC failed it would lead to better and longer games?

akira2465

In the past we would receive DLC as either patches in PC games, or new "expanded" editions of the same game. I prefer actually to pay a lower price to get my updated version so I dont see it as much trouble. There are also not many whoring this. EA would be my first call, then Namcos recent SC IV DLC (the ultimate and joke weapons) really are just complete rip offs. But new content doesnt seem so. We have to consider that many have to meet deadlines to release a game, and some "stages" are half done, or not done so we would never see them in the past, but now thanks to DLC we get to see them, maybe a couple of months later after release.

As long as they are priced properly, and not ridicuosly as lets say Guitar Hero DLC (compared to Rock Band) or Call of Duty 4 map packs, and similar things, that are rather shallow, but cost 9.99 or up for mostly nothing "wow"

Does anybody think if DLC failed it would lead to better and longer games?

akira2465

Yes.

How do you decide what could have been in the game at release? I guess you are thining all DLC could have been in the game from the beginning. How does DLC make a game not complete? Deihmos

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How do you decide what could have been in the game at release? I guess you are thining all DLC could have been in the game from the beginning. How does DLC make a game not complete? Deihmos

How do you decide what could have been in the game at release? I guess you are thining all DLC could have been in the game from the beginning. How does DLC make a game not complete? Deihmos

The developers pretty much have an outline of what they want the game to be in the beginning right? and yes I acknowledge the fact that they do not have an unlimited amount of time to add everything they want to put into the game.

But in terms of extra levels that are announced as DLC before the game even releases, come on that kind of stuff is planned.

On the other hand had those levels been included in the game at release, wouldn't that make it a better game and convince more people to buy it because to adds more value to your purchase.

Map packs are released for free on the PC, why not consoles to add more value? The answer in my opinion is because consumers with consoles are willing to pay for it.

If nobody paid for it, I believe we would be getting DLC for free on the consoles because when a game releases, it has competition and consumers buy a better game that's longer and adds more value. When that happens all of a sudden you see DLC being produced because that game has reached it's peak for sales and the developers want to give gamers that haven't picked up the game or stopped playing it to buy a copy or start playing it again.

DLC can be great if used correctly...

I always download free things on Xbox Live.

DLC can be great if used correctly...

I always download free things on Xbox Live.

Fredrick2003x

Yeah I agree DLC is a good idea, I just don't like paying for something I could have received if they spent 1 more month working on it.

Full games/PSN/Live games are exceptions to me. I'm just talking about the big developers.