I come to this site to see about updates to GT5, and every time I see an announcement for DLC. People go crazy for and buy it blindly with out even thinking. The thing that gets me the most is this recent update they're coming out with, and people are talking about what should be in the game via a DLC? What is that? Wait for GT6, because all these cars that you're buying in these "DLCs" are going to be on there. I know some people are going to post in here, "If you don't like it, don't buy it," or "The developers need the money, this is a great service that they're doing for us!" That's not the point, developers are looking at games like Forza and the Call of Duty series and seeing what success they're having with ripping people off with content that should already be in the game, hell you can't blame them they're making a profit off people that just blindly put there money towards. I'm sure there's people out there that share the same frustrations as me. This is only going to get worse if YOU the consumer stop buying DLC.
Sign here if you think DLC is ruining the quality of games.
GT5 probably isn't the best game to argue about DLC ruining the quality of games. The first Motorstrom, where the directly said that they had left a lot out because they were going to focus on DLC stuffs, would be a good choice. Test Drive Unlimited 2 would be another good choice as they promised a bunch of DLC (again) and have run into a plethora of obstacles just to get the game running decently, and they're currently struggling to get the second batch of DLC items out.
But, then, there is the other side of the spectrum. Over there are games like Red Dead Redemption which had a GREAT main story and even better DLC. Or GTAIV...or LA Noire...pretty much anything Rockstar has touched recently has been gold with great DLC. And on that side of the spectrum, it's hard to see the validity of the "DLC is ruining game quality" argument.
However, there are some good points for the argument. But, I think it comes down to really the developer and not the gamers. Rockstar, BioWare and Turn10 have all proven that the quality of the game doesn't have to suffer for the sake of DLC, and, in fact, DLC should take a great game, and make it better. Yet, you have studios like Evolution Studios and others that rely so heavily on DLC, that the product is kinda half there. That's why Motorstorm kinda got mixed reviews. It was a great game, but....there's just not a lot of content out of the gate.
TDU2 suffers from a lot more than DLC reliance, but that is one of the big ones. The first TDU suffered from the same thing. (Although, I still think it was odd how T10 got their DLC stuffs out every month, but TDU1 was constantly delayed a month or so. Not sure who's fault that is, though.)
And those are just some examples of games from both sides of the argument.
EDIT: Sorry to micro-manage, but shouldn't this thread go in the "Other Games" forum.
EDIT 2: As for GT5, considering that Kaz himself said that they were focusing on game quality first and foremost, then additional features and then, maybe DLC if they got around to, hence why GT5 didn't get any DLC for over a year after it's release, I would actually put GT5 in the "DLC doesn't ruin quality of games" side.
To be fair, the Forza franchise is lucky it's not on the "DLC ruins game quality" side since for the past two titles at least, they've been REALLY eager to get DLC stuffs out. I mean, they've released 10 cars a month since it's launch. But, obviously, T10 knows what they're doing and their DLC doesn't ruin the game.
. Gaming is becoming an increasingly expensive hobby.
