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Dazraz · 11-13-2010, 04:43 AM

THQ may just be trying to be clever on this one. We will have to see. Releasing a game at a lower price sounds a great idea in theory. However what we don't want to see is a bare bones game that requires a load of DLC to make good. The trick developers can do with DLC is that they can have loads of little pieces that on the own are pretty cheap. Collectively though, they add up & eventually make the game more expensive than a normal retail game.

Whether this is a way forward or not will depend on the quality of the initial product out of the box. The idea is not a bad one but it is open to exploitation by crafty developers.

11-13-2010, 04:43 AM	#5
Dazraz Pro OVR: 33 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent, UK Blog Entries: 49	THQ may just be trying to be clever on this one. We will have to see. Releasing a game at a lower price sounds a great idea in theory. However what we don't want to see is a bare bones game that requires a load of DLC to make good. The trick developers can do with DLC is that they can have loads of little pieces that on the own are pretty cheap. Collectively though, they add up & eventually make the game more expensive than a normal retail game. Whether this is a way forward or not will depend on the quality of the initial product out of the box. The idea is not a bad one but it is open to exploitation by crafty developers.