What is the worst thing to come from this generation?

My vote goes to online passes, somehow I hate them more than DLC. Mostly because I rent and buy used games a lot and this kind of gets in the way of that...

The trolls?

DLC, thanks xbox.

The trolls?

slimjimbadboy

Pre-order content has been around for generations and before last gen games were even more expensive than they are now. Especially back in the SNES/Genesis days.

Honestly, online passes aren't a big deal, if you weren't buying the game new then how much did you really care about that game's multiplayer?

On disc dlc is rare and it's even rarer that it's actually something you'd want to buy.

The worst thing is the prices for this dlc. Ten dollars for three multiplayer maps? Fifteen for five? Ten dollars for two hours or less of singleplayer content? Five dollars for a light saber for my avatar? What the hell?

Finalstar and LoosingENDS threads

Bad DLC (not the good stuff like GTA 4 expansions, Fallout 3, those kind of stuff)

DLC, thanks xbox.

Jankarcop

microsoft didnt introduce DLC, maybe the first console to have them

The dumbing down of everything.

DLC, thanks xbox.

Jankarcop

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DLC, thanks xbox.

Assassin_87

[QUOTE="Assassin_87"][QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

DLC, thanks xbox.

vashkey

Say what you will about PC gamers, but they are a vocal and observant bunch that does a good job of keeping greedy devs and publishers in line.Assassin_87

Online pass.

DLC, I love expansions but DLC can go f*ck itself, especially dlc on the disc

None of those choices

it was by far the idea of Kinect

I voted for **OTHER**.

I hate the new subscription services that CoD have because of it's idiotic success, now EA is looking to do that with the BF series, and if EA does it, and it takes off, I can see tons of dev following suit, ala "Online Passes".:roll:

[QUOTE="Assassin_87"]Say what you will about PC gamers, but they are a vocal and observant bunch that does a good job of keeping greedy devs and publishers in line.savebattery

DLC is optional, though, but the online pass is straight up sh!t. I don't even think you can use your GT even when playing with the person who has the pass (NHL12).

DLC, thanks xbox.

Jankarcop

I'll bunch a couple of issues together under the moniker: Industrialization.

whiny fanboysmems_1224

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]whiny fanboyssavebattery

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"]whiny fanboysmems_1224

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="savebattery"] Whiny fanboys have been around since Atari 2600 v Intellivision.savebattery

Hm... both online pass and DLC are pretty bad... but if I had to choose I would definitely say DLC. It should be used to expand upon a game in meaningful ways, not to complete and unfinished game.

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] yea but thanks to the internet now they have a place to be heardmems_1224

yes it did, just not on consoles :?

The trolls

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] yea but thanks to the internet now they have a place to be heardmems_1224

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] yea but thanks to the internet now they have a place to be heardmems_1224

lmao what? were you in a cave before then?

This place was at its prime at the start of last gen.

DLC.

DLC and sequel after sequel, remake after remake. A lot more last gen games had their own ideas, their own styles, new gameplay methods or invented their own little world or back story. Now we're lucky if developers pull of a worthy sequel, let alone think "Right lets move onto something new".

Look at Far Cry, it's back to the same concept as it was nearly a decade ago, hasn't moved on at all and has generalized the plot to revolve around insanity. Look at all the remakes of past games, damn you game industry, move on.

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] yea but thanks to the internet now they have a place to be heardmems_1224

[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="savebattery"] But even that isn't a phenomenon new to this generation. Internet fanboys have been around as long as the internet itself.Eponique

[QUOTE="savebattery"][QUOTE="mems_1224"] yea but thanks to the internet now they have a place to be heardmems_1224

The emphasis on multiplayer first-person shooters.

The emphasis on multiplayer first-person shooters.

Phoenix534

This game: :( I wish I could have prevented its existance.

Casuals and casulization of the gaming industry

Assassin's Creed

DLC's the industry can suck it only difference now is I just wait for the GOTY ed or something similar if the DLC are anything I am even interested in. Either way they are losing money on me because I've pretty much stopped buying games near their release date. Unfortunately they are making money hand over fist on DLC's. I just feel bad for someone who is so dumb they'd pay 15 bucks for a COD map pack filled with a bunch of levels made on the same game engine a year earlier.

Casuals and casulization of the gaming industry

g0ddyX

Casuals. It'll be the death of deep gaming if we're not careful.