I think it is time 343i starts a new trend in gaming where all DLC released is free and this will be an incentive for people to purchase and continue playing a game. Gaming has come to a point where every game has a “Season Pass” where people pay for DLC before they even know what it is and I think this needs to stop. 343i and Microsoft could start a trend of making games about the consumer again and stop trying to milk cash out of fans.
DLC should have always been free, Destiny is a great example of a game that more people would play if the DLC was free. And if Halo can keep people playing they are more likely to purchase future titles and in turn the companies would make more money.
I don’t just want free DLC for MCC owners, but EVERYONE who purchases Halo 5.
If Microsoft were to allow free DLC, they’d no doubt implement microtransactions in the games. I say go for it.
On a console? HA, yeah right, if there’s money to be made, an attempt will be made, especially with a companies as large as Microsoft or Sony.
I never understood why people would pay $100+ for the game and all the dlc. Dlc should be free.
Maybe it’s because I’m a dirty commie, but I always hated how much ridiculous profit AAA games make, yet they still feel the need to charge you for extra content.
IIRC a map pack in MW2 is still 15 dollars. Like what the -Yoink-.
All map DLC should be free I agree. It’s not so much an issue where I feel charging for post release maps is in any way unethical, rather I feel that paywalled maps are plain and simply unhealthy for the community. It divides the player base and makes it harder for returning players to come back into the community. Knowing that picking a game back up will involve pressure to pay more just to not restrict my friends options is a real deterrent to my motivation to pick a game back up. I think content such as say Spartan Ops stuff is generally fine to charge for, but multiplayer map packs really should be free for the health of the community.