xg4bx Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Tiger woods '12- http://playstationlifestyle.net/2011/03/30/ea-releases-260-of-dlc-before-game-comes-out/ I just have to lol. Remember when dlc was just horse armor? This is why games these days have no replay value, you've even gotta pay for cheat codes on top of characters/levels that used to be simply unlocked through gameplay. Not to beat a dead horse but man,this ain't a sign of a healthy industry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 This qoute I found is funny about DLC on a website: "" I guess if video gaming takes a dump one day, I can always go back to my Atari "" Prepair for your old games to be a lot more valueable soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2069 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 wow (in a bad way). maybe this is why i am not playing my 360 as much, the new gen is just so depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 What's worse is that you can't complete a tour season in that game without buying some of that DLC, or so I've read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 This is only slightly different than re-selling Madden 360 each year for six years in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Downloadable Content 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elw00d Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I saw all of those Woods '12 courses up in the Marketplace today and thought to myself that EA had gone completely nuts (all at $4 a pop). However, I looked at the picture of the game cover and it said it included an Additional 14 Championship courses, there are 18 courses available as DLC (a couple are fictional courses). I am guessing if you buy the game new it has a token inside for the courses to be downloaded (That is pure speculation as I haven't bought the game). This is the business model that EA is using for its online access, this go around it isn't for online access though, it is for offline courses. I don't like this trend but I don't see it stopping. I'll stick with my old Woods golf and pass on this DLC machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 This is very disappointing, because I was seriously thinking about picking this game up. Crap like this is why I stick to my old games. Looks like I'll just keep playing PGA Tour II on my Genesis. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 This is very disappointing, because I was seriously thinking about picking this game up. Same here. But I'm not going to touch it if I have to buy DLC just to play a full season of the PGA tour mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) It's a shame, because I was looking forward to playing The Masters course. Maybe I'll rent it or something. Chris Edited March 31, 2011 by Jibbajaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Yeah, a "major" disappointment. The new caddy system looks like it might be pretty cool too. Oh, well. I guess I'll wait until it's $5 used, probably sometime next year. Nice going EA! I'll bet that's exactly what you didn't want to have happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hmm. My NES is starting to look a whole lot more friendly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilnick Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haven't tried this game yet, but alot of the download list looks like branded dress up items for your avatar/golfer. Some people will pay a buck for an Adidas shirt, others won't, either way it doesn't turn me off to the game in any way. Some of the other DLC was to unlock courses early, rather than playing through the game to unlock them. Again, I wouldn't pay to unlock a course I could just play the game to unlock, but to each his/her own. If the game only comes with three holes of golf and a stick figure golfer, I would understand the outrage. How many courses are included on the disc? 1? 5? 15? If 15 courses are included on the disc and EA releases more later, I am ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I saw all of those Woods '12 courses up in the Marketplace today and thought to myself that EA had gone completely nuts (all at $4 a pop). However, I looked at the picture of the game cover and it said it included an Additional 14 Championship courses, there are 18 courses available as DLC (a couple are fictional courses). I am guessing if you buy the game new it has a token inside for the courses to be downloaded (That is pure speculation as I haven't bought the game). This is the business model that EA is using for its online access, this go around it isn't for online access though, it is for offline courses. I don't like this trend but I don't see it stopping. I'll stick with my old Woods golf and pass on this DLC machine. Thank you. And if you keep to that dedication, and enough fans of the game also wake up, it will indeed run the chance of stopping it. The reason why these things haven't stopped publishers from pulling extra lows so far is because the majority just keep buying into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabsters89 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) That's utterly ridiculous... But I'm inclined to agree with this statement.. Posted Yesterday, 8:12 PMI saw all of those Woods '12 courses up in the Marketplace today and thought to myself that EA had gone completely nuts (all at $4 a pop). However, I looked at the picture of the game cover and it said it included an Additional 14 Championship courses, there are 18 courses available as DLC (a couple are fictional courses). I am guessing if you buy the game new it has a token inside for the courses to be downloaded (That is pure speculation as I haven't bought the game). This is the business model that EA is using for its online access, this go around it isn't for online access though, it is for offline courses. I don't like this trend but I don't see it stopping. I'll stick with my old Woods golf and pass on this DLC machine. EA does this stuff constantly.. If you buy it new you get to download all this other stuff at no cost, but if you buy it used you get to pay them for the DLC... Mass Effect 2 for PS3, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Bad Company 2, and Bulletstorm all implemented the same thing in some form. The battle against used gaming ravages on. Edited March 31, 2011 by Gabsters89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Yakapucci Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I guess that is why I will stick to my "Hot Shots Golf". JY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 EA is doing this more and more aren't they. I know some companies have done this to make you pay them for a used copy of the game. A new copy comes with DLC codes, but a used copy mean you have to buy this stuff to play. While I think that it stupid, I understand they are trying to kill the 2nd hand market for games. The real problem here is this means that even if you own a disc for game you wont be able to play it when your 360 dies on you in the future. There will be no way to play this game after the next gen systems come out and that will start to kill our hobby. Collecting will get much much harder in the future. So if this is the model they want to use we are screwed. But I still can't understand why EA would allow GameStop to get exclusive preorder stuff and then try to kill them by taking away their main source of income. If you hate the reselling of video games, don't support the people that make most of their money doing it... All this assumes there is a code for the DLC in the game if you buy it new. I'm sure there is. Its ok, I have enough games with no DLC or DRM to keep me happy for years and years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The publishers just need to get it over with and do this: Release a bare-bones game on disc containing only the game engine, start up screen, and options menu. No graphics. Everything is wire-frame rendered until you purchase the graphics via DLC. Sell the disc for $30. Sell the graphics for $30. Nickel-dime the customer for all of that other add-on shit. That way they get a piece of the pie when used copies change hands. You just know they wanna do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The publishers just need to get it over with and do this: Release a bare-bones game on disc containing only the game engine, start up screen, and options menu. No graphics. Everything is wire-frame rendered until you purchase the graphics via DLC. Sell the disc for $30. Sell the graphics for $30. Nickel-dime the customer for all of that other add-on shit. That way they get a piece of the pie when used copies change hands. You just know they wanna do this. Whoa whoa! the engine AND wire frames? How generous of them! I wouldn't be surprised for it to go even further before it's all said and done. Just a 100kb file on the disc to verify it's a purchased copy. Everything else downloaded from a book of DLC coupons included in the box. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 The publishers just need to get it over with and do this: Release a bare-bones game on disc containing only the game engine, start up screen, and options menu. No graphics. Everything is wire-frame rendered until you purchase the graphics via DLC. Sell the disc for $30. Sell the graphics for $30. Nickel-dime the customer for all of that other add-on shit. That way they get a piece of the pie when used copies change hands. You just know they wanna do this. Whoa whoa! the engine AND wire frames? How generous of them! I wouldn't be surprised for it to go even further before it's all said and done. Just a 100kb file on the disc to verify it's a purchased copy. Everything else downloaded from a book of DLC coupons included in the box. I could see them doing it the other way around. The game is there on the disc, but if you don't have the code that says you got it new then you can't download the 100kb file that makes the game on the disc work. That way there is still a reason for the disc, and the DLC crap. All this DLC is going to create another problem for our friends in Canada. They are limiting internet access as I understand it and this means that the more they have to download to play games the less they can buy games. That would be a double wammy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 All this DLC is going to create another problem for our friends in Canada. They are limiting internet access as I understand it and this means that the more they have to download to play games the less they can buy games. That would be a double wammy. Trying to, yes. But that's about adding a cap to the download/upload etc (while crushing all the "competition" by removing the wholesaling of bandwidth requirement that was added to ensure there -was- competition to the big providers that otherwise held a monopoly.) I think the US is heading towards that cap and limitation a lot faster and are a lot further along right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 All this DLC is going to create another problem for our friends in Canada. They are limiting internet access as I understand it and this means that the more they have to download to play games the less they can buy games. That would be a double wammy. Trying to, yes. But that's about adding a cap to the download/upload etc (while crushing all the "competition" by removing the wholesaling of bandwidth requirement that was added to ensure there -was- competition to the big providers that otherwise held a monopoly.) I think the US is heading towards that cap and limitation a lot faster and are a lot further along right now. Seems like companies like NetFlix need to get involved in this fight. If they cap my internet use I can't see a reason to pay for their service, so I'd leave it. I know I wouldn't be the only one leaving their service either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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