Brütal Legend DLC already on the disc?!

CommentNovember 6th, 2009 18:32

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Controversial discovery today here at TGL. The size Brutal Legend’s ‘Tears of the Hextadon’ DLC weighs in at a very tiny 100kb on the Playstation Store which appears to indicate that your actually downloading some kind of activation key, instead of actual tangible ‘content’. Remember the Resident Evil 5 Versus DLC? It was already on the disc and yet Capcom wanted you to hand over your hard earned cash just to play it. Now, although the Brutal Legend DLC is free on the Playstation Store for the first two weeks, you will have to pay for it eventually. It’s not free on Xbox Live at all. What do you make of this DLC activation key policy? Why should we pay for content that we already actually own?! TGL doesn’t like this one bit!

Article by: Shane Willoughby on 06/11/2009.
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  • Denis Murphy
Comment on : November 6th, 2009 19:20

The thought of game companies doing this makes me sick. I don’t mind paying for content but basically paying for an activation process just so you can unlock what’s already on the disc is crazy.

I guess from there point of view it’s cheaper for them to upload a tiny little 100kb file rather than a huge 700mb file?

:/

Comment on : November 6th, 2009 20:19

It has nothing to do with saving money uploading a smaller file, it’s purely profit. Dirty profit in my opinion. I hate this idea and whoever done it first because other developers now seem to think it’s ok. The people buying are almost worse saying yes I don’t mind. I think this kind of dlc should be boycotted by fans of gaming. Clearly it was already made if it’s coming out so soon.

  • Shane Willoughby
Comment on : November 7th, 2009 01:52

Honestly, I bought Resi 5 and although I didnt enjoy it as much as I did previous titles in the series, i still thought it made for a decent game. However, I would never pay 5euro for the online Versus mode. It’s a joke in my opinion and really sneaky. Its like a hidden cost in the small print you dont see until it comes forward to eventually haunt you later. I hate that. EA should be ashamed.

Comment on : November 7th, 2009 03:16

Would Microsoft sell an Xbox 360 without including a power plug?!.. Well, maybe they would.. but let’s say they wouldn’t, consider it’s an elite. Games doing this need to realise they are doing just that, selling incomplete games. I know it’s up for more debate when a game is ‘complete’ but adding content within a month is basically stuff that could easily have gone into the final game. It’s downloadable CONtent!

Comment on : November 7th, 2009 14:25

Well I have to say, I was happy to hear Brutal did so well as lets face it: the game looks like it has merits. In the days of Fifa Street 3.2.9, it’s nice to see a game like that doing well (a game that is NOT mainstream so to speak). But to charge people for a 100k file to “activate” content that is on a disc that you bought for 50/60euro…disgraceful. EA are vampires guys, we all know it. I know vampires are verywhere now (see any cinema or TV listing) but EA have been here for yonks, silently sucking the blood from our gaming wounds.

  • Shane Willoughby
Comment on : November 7th, 2009 14:41

Joe, quit your FIFA Street bashing. If Solid Snake appeared as a special guest player, i know you’d buy it. So would I…

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