10 Annoying Video Game Trends That Must Die In 2017

1. Season Passes

On the opposite end of the spectrum, here is a trend that is adamant to cling to gaming like the abhorrent parasite it is, despite gamers openly slamming the practice.

Now, theoretically a Season Pass can be done well; in the case of FromSoftware who offer a good deal on future DLC that often surpass the quality of the original game. But in practice, there are those who use it for malicious intent.

Case and point, EA. The biggest and most notable purveyor of season passes, EA often release plans for future DLC and season pass info way before the game has launched. Having season passes that surpass the standard game in price, when the game doesn’t even hold that much content anyway is just sickening. Looking at the Battlefront season pass plan and how it was implemented is just heart-breaking, dragging a beloved franchise through the dirt for the sake of a bottom line.

Season passes display a clear lack of respect for the consumer and only push forward the practice of unfinished games, alongside lopping off parts of them to sell at a later date. It is the worst thing happening in gaming, and is a trend that genuinely needs to die before more developers catch on.

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