Seems expensive for a dlc, how big is Phantom Liberty?

[Aurite]

Its half the price of the full title in Australian dollars. Do we have any idea on content? like 15 hours worth of new stuff maybe? any ideas?

[joridiculous]

Messaggio originale di LORd_RiVE:

Messaggio originale di joridiculous:

DLC = downloadable content, and refers to features in video games that are downloaded separately from the main game.

Yes, the acronym DLC means downloadable content, though not a single person here asked it, since literally everybody knows it and it was never the question. The thread is about why Phantom Liberty costs $30 since it "seems expensive for a DLC", hence the detailed explanation about expansions and DLC and their differences.

Also, your facepalming is unreasonable, since you're the one who is unwilling to acknowledge the obvious.

Price got nothing to do with if a DLC is DLC or not. There are several games with DLC's that cost more than the base game. Expansions haven't been called expansion since we vent digital. Before that it was Expansion pack/Disc.

Messaggio originale di 5ean5ean:

This issue is letter of the law vs Spirit of the law

Yes every expansion is literally DLC but when a developer comes out and says "We are making an expansion" then that means something beefy that adds more story, more areas, more characters. If you come out with an expansion that just horse armor then expansion has lost its meaning like "Game of the Year" edition of games.

That the DLC is expanding the base game with more features and content got nothing to do with it what it is called. A DLC.
(GOTY editions is (now) meaning the complete game, with all DLC's. Which is a stupid name really)

[Gamefever]

I can not even pay for myself a night of drinking with my buddies on the price that this expansion will cost.

Most raise heck on the forum immediately, need more beer money.

[Thricycle]

Messaggio originale di joridiculous:

Messaggio originale di LORd_RiVE:

Yes, the acronym DLC means downloadable content, though not a single person here asked it, since literally everybody knows it and it was never the question. The thread is about why Phantom Liberty costs $30 since it "seems expensive for a DLC", hence the detailed explanation about expansions and DLC and their differences.

Also, your facepalming is unreasonable, since you're the one who is unwilling to acknowledge the obvious.

Price got nothing to do with if a DLC is DLC or not. There are several games with DLC's that cost more than the base game. Expansions haven't been called expansion since we vent digital. Before that it was Expansion pack/Disc.

Messaggio originale di 5ean5ean:

This issue is letter of the law vs Spirit of the law

Yes every expansion is literally DLC but when a developer comes out and says "We are making an expansion" then that means something beefy that adds more story, more areas, more characters. If you come out with an expansion that just horse armor then expansion has lost its meaning like "Game of the Year" edition of games.

That the DLC is expanding the base game with more features and content got nothing to do with it what it is called. A DLC.
(GOTY editions is (now) meaning the complete game, with all DLC's. Which is a stupid name really)

I have issue with saying that expansions havent been called expansions since digital, because frankly thats just not true at all. CDPR are calling phantom liberty an expansion, they called their expansions for TW3, expansions, they still call Sims expansion packs, expansion packs, I could go on but theres no point. The actual point is again, 2 things can both be true, phantom liberty can both be DLC and an expansion because, both are true. It is a downloadable piece of content for the game that you pay for, it is by definition DLC. It can also rightly be called an expansion as following the history of games and added content, this would be classed as an expansion sized DLC. Both are true

[Titan Awaken]

Messaggio originale di Thricycle:

I have issue with saying that expansions havent been called expansions since digital, because frankly thats just not true at all. CDPR are calling phantom liberty an expansion, they called their expansions for TW3, expansions, they still call Sims expansion packs, expansion packs, I could go on but theres no point. The actual point is again, 2 things can both be true, phantom liberty can both be DLC and an expansion because, both are true. It is a downloadable piece of content for the game that you pay for, it is by definition DLC. It can also rightly be called an expansion as following the history of games and added content, this would be classed as an expansion sized DLC. Both are true

It’s quite surprising the number of people who don’t seem to understand this. “DLC”and “expansion” are not mutually exclusive terms.

“Is a German shepherd a dog or a German shepherd?”

“Is an expansion a DLC or an expansion?”

Answer is the same for both questions: Both.

[Thricycle]

Messaggio originale di Titan Awaken:

Messaggio originale di Thricycle:

I have issue with saying that expansions havent been called expansions since digital, because frankly thats just not true at all. CDPR are calling phantom liberty an expansion, they called their expansions for TW3, expansions, they still call Sims expansion packs, expansion packs, I could go on but theres no point. The actual point is again, 2 things can both be true, phantom liberty can both be DLC and an expansion because, both are true. It is a downloadable piece of content for the game that you pay for, it is by definition DLC. It can also rightly be called an expansion as following the history of games and added content, this would be classed as an expansion sized DLC. Both are true

It’s quite surprising the number of people who don’t seem to understand this. “DLC”and “expansion” are not mutually exclusive terms.

“Is a German shepherd a dog or a German shepherd?”

“Is an expansion a DLC or an expansion?”

Answer is the same for both questions: Both.

1000% agree with this, a lot of people don't seem to understand that a lot of things arent mutually exclusive, this is certainly one of those. Good analogy too :)