10 Trends That Are Killing Video Games

3. Exclusive/Time DLC

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Greed is a recurring explanation for gaming trends and this is no exception. The main reason for timed or exclusive DLC is one of the major companies albeit Microsoft or Sony shelled out enough cash to get the publisher to make a deal. Timed I feel is the lesser of two evils being that the opposing platform still gets the content just with an extended wait time of around the usual 1 month.This can anger consumers and cause bad customer relations between certain console users and they can potentially lose sales.

The worst of the two is exclusive DLC. When one customer pays for a new game and is hindered from certain content because he/she doesn't have the opposing console can be extremely frustrating and decrease the value of the game in the individual's perspective. Far Cry 3 and Ubisoft just released a PS3 exclusive DLC, luckily it's not story geared and expands co-op but disappointing nonetheless.

 
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