Tegid
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Nothing too new here... what they're talking about is essentially DLC, which has been around for a while, now. The cited example is Dragon Age: I've played it, and the DLC and extras that come with the standard edition are nothing to shake a stick at. The game is totally playable and still 99% as fun without that extra content. The way I see it, they're simply throwing in some DLC for new customers as a perk.
Is this really such a bad thing? Most of the comments here have been negative, but this can actually be a good thing for the video game business in general if smaller publishers pick it up. There's a large amount of used game trade that happens entirely for the profit of the middle man: box store retailers. The developers don't see any of this profit, and they're the ones responsible for creating more excellent games for us to play. EA is trying to get some income from used game sales through DLC. Granted, the developers don't see very much of that income, but that's a discussion for another day.
Is this really such a bad thing? Most of the comments here have been negative, but this can actually be a good thing for the video game business in general if smaller publishers pick it up. There's a large amount of used game trade that happens entirely for the profit of the middle man: box store retailers. The developers don't see any of this profit, and they're the ones responsible for creating more excellent games for us to play. EA is trying to get some income from used game sales through DLC. Granted, the developers don't see very much of that income, but that's a discussion for another day.