10 Most Overpriced DLC Packs In Gaming History
Want this chisel? That'll be £34,000.
Video game DLC, more formally known as downloadable content, can refer to many different things.
From the more old school expansion packs for World of Warcraft, map packs for Call of Duty or extra areas that raise an RPG's level cap, there are always distinctions to be made.
With digital distribution being the norm, as well as early-access and battle passes showing up everywhere, it’s important to find the fine line in this discussion.
Do the Dragon Lore skin in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Shark Cards in Grand Theft Auto V count as DLC? Personally, I’d say no. Due to being purely cosmetic, skins are somewhat separate from the main game’s standing. This also goes for in-game currency, as they generally just speed up the process.
DLC is a tricky beast - even more so because we have skins and in-game currency mentioned in our list - but hopefully I'll establish some fair reasoning as we go.
Regardless, whether it’s horse armour, a mobile game, weird skins or 600 different expansion packs, accounting for value in size and content, let's look at the most overpriced DLC ever.
10. Save Slots For $10 - Metal Gear Survive
A save slot is not something you’d think would need to be purchased in a video game. However, the always impressive Konami managed to make it happen.
There’s no exaggeration here, no hyperbole or hostility. The simple truth is that within Metal Gear Survive, the bastardisation of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid, in order to utilise more than one save, you must do so using in-game credits. 1,000 credits, exactly, which you can buy 1,150 of for $10.
There’s nothing more to it than that. Metal Gear Solid V had its flaws, huge chunks of it were cut, including almost the entire ending, as a direct result of time constraints and meddling from Konami. Many speculate that the development of V: The Phantom Pain, is the direct motivator behind Hideo Kojima and Konami’s falling out.
Does that bad blood really justify such scummy tactics, though? Skins and horse armour aside, no developer has ever stooped as low as $10 for a save slot.
Thankfully, Kojima is now off doing bigger and better things with his newfound studio, funded by Sony. All the while, Konami are wringing the last few drops of profit they can out of someone else’s beloved creation.