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Old 03-14-2012, 04:58 PM   #436
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by cDnStealth View Post
That would fall squarely on the shoulders of Microsoft. For whatever reason, they rarely have sales on the stuff people actually want. I picked up all of the DLC for Dragons Age: Origins and Awakening on Steam during a sale. It remains to be seen if EA will do that kind of thing, but I think in order for them to successfully compete with Steam they'll have to.

In regards to "free DLC," Microsoft is also partially to blame for this. I remember a while back for Gears of War 1 or 2 (I can't remember which) Epic came out and said they were releasing some map packs for free. I believe Microsoft told them they'd have to charge money for it.
He's talking about PC. It is true what you are saying also, that Microsoft very restrictive and draconian rules (that are also VERY EXPENSIVE) for developers to put out DLCs and even things like free patches for gamers.

I was reading one developer blog where they said they don't bother putting out patches or new content on the Xbox 360 because of how expensive it is for them to roll something out on Xbox Live.

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