Downloadable content has somehow managed to become a polarizing issue in the gaming community.
Heres the thing: theres no such thing as too much DLC.
Heres whatswrongwith DLC:
Those are all huge problems for gamers.
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But none of the aforementioned problems with DLC are specific to DLC.
Those are gaming problems, not add-on problems.
Either way: thats add-on content.
The gaming industry is worth more than the film and television industries combined.
I can assure you that successful gaming studios arent releasing products willy-nilly.
That didnt stopSkyrimfrom becoming one of the most popular and beloved games of all time.
The point is that there arent any static benchmarks for goodness in the gaming world.
You either like a game or you dont.
You either appreciate DLC or you dont.
That isnt to say there isnt a lot of crappy DLC out there.
But, there are more than 30,000 games on Steam and most of them are stinkers.
Why should DLC be any different?
People screw up, businesses are fallible, and no game is without its problems.
But its unlikely publishers are plotting to ruin their own franchises.
But, the gaming market features fierce and intense competition.
Gamers speak with their wallets more often than they do on message boards and social media.
Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of people are too busy enjoying those games to join the conversation online.
This happens every year as sure as the birds migrating.
Its the same with DLC.
And, of course, sometimes developers put out DLC as a shameless cash grab to exploit people.
Again though, these arent DLC problems.
These are business problems and people problems.
Because theres also some amazing DLC out there.
But most developers dont do this.
DLC usually sucks so domostgames but it usually doesnt change anything if you choose not to buy it.
Because its hard to find a great video game.
It always has been.
We need more DLC.
Games are no longer sold primarily on discs, theyre downloaded and constantly patched.
But we shouldnt condemn the entire idea, because DLC can be a beautiful thing.
Without DLC,Skyrimwouldnt be the game most of us remember.
Nor wouldThe Witcher 3orThe Sims.
Realistically, DLC is the future of gaming.
How long will it be before individual game sales no longer drive profits?
