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[Woggleman]

TLOU got a remake and now it looks like HZD might get one and I wonder what the point is. Both of these games had good quality SP DLC and so did RDR and GTA IV.

Nowadays we have no DLC for games like RDR2, HFW and TLOU2 even though all these games would benefit greatly from it. GTA V should have had it as well.

Are devs that lazy that instead of adding on to their games in interesting and creative ways they just rehash what is already there with new bells and whistles?

 

[YCoCg]

In Rockstar's case, sadly, sales of The Lost & Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Undead Nightmare and the L.A. Noire DLC cases were completely dwarfed by micro transaction sales and it even got to the point where they cancelled the single player DLC for GTAV as they were making more money than ever just doing packs for GTAO.

 

[Danjin44]

And we are getting another one with Xenoblade 3.

Also....

 

[Fahdis]

Because you will never satiate this dark pit of hell known as MP.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Probably too much work trying to sell gamers $20 DLC.

An easier workload hawking a ton of MP mtx trinkets for $2 or $5 each and make money that way.

 

[ACESHIGH]

I think it was the right decision by publishers. If you look at stuff like number of steam reviews, players or completion rates, it makes more sense to release a new game vs a big single player DLC. Gamers just don't play single player expansions, hell they barely complete single player games.

Witcher 3 DLC was stellar but they could have released a shorter Witcher 4 around 2018 had they focused in an entire new game and earn more money since the Witcher IP was hot around that time.

That is something I miss from previous generations. Shorter lead times where studios iterate and improve a game technology gradually with each release. Look at mass effect or the GTA sixth gen trilogy.
Nowadays studios have to reinvent the wheel with each new release.

And besides, something that annoys me a bit about goty editions of games is that they throw the DLC at you in no particular order. A recent example was mass effect legendary edition which I played recently. I was doing main missions and all of a sudden I started doing some DLC missions without realizing. It got me out of the game flow a bit. Also some games include overpowered weapons as DLC that break the base game.

 

[dreamstation]

Because MTX for online games are a license to print money. So many crazy people out there

 

[jm89]

Hfw getting dlc. Tlou2 considering so much controversy with crunch and divisive story, I'd imagine everyone just wanting to move on from it.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Depends on the game I guess. Ghost of Tsushima got the Iki island expansion last year in August. There’s rumors of H:FW getting DLC as well.

 

[YukiOnna]

And we are getting another one with Xenoblade 3.

Also....

This. Plenty of Japanese games still make Single player DLC or Expansions, so I never experienced the drought.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Doom Eternal had 2 expansions

 

[poppabk]

Because usually a lot less than half of players finish the main game.

 

[ReBurn]

Because everyone waits for the Game of the Year edition to essentially get it all for free.

 

[dorkimoe]

Been waiting by for the ascent to release something

 

[Skifi28]

What are you on about? Tons of games get SP dlc. You just focused on Rockstar and ND while ignoring every other studio.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Concern trolling fangirls told us it was Miles Morales.

Even though we have actual examples in Ghost of Tsushima, Doom Eternal, HZD: Frozen Wilds, The Witcher 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Ace Combat 7, as well as most big Japanese games for that matter, etc., etc...

 

[DaGwaphics]

I'm with you OP. It was always great to get new content for a game that you enjoy. You don't see it nearly as much now as you used to.

Everyone is too focused on selling you a new hat for your character instead.

The only time the single player DLC bothered me was when it was available day and date with the original release, or even after release if there was no download and the bastards just sold you content they had already put on the disk.

 

[kyliethicc]

TLOU got a remake and now it looks like HZD might get one and I wonder what the point is. Both of these games had good quality SP DLC and so did RDR and GTA IV.

Nowadays we have no DLC for games like RDR2, HFW and TLOU2 even though all these games would benefit greatly from it. GTA V should have had it as well.

Are devs that lazy that instead of adding on to their games in interesting and creative ways they just rehash what is already there with new bells and whistles?

Neil Druckmann said he regrets making Left Behind a DLC and was glad it became standalone.
Part II doesn’t need DLC it’s a full & complete 25+ hour game.
RDR2 and GTA5 didn’t get story DLC because GTA Online makes so much money.

Cory Barlog has said he doesn’t like DLC.
Ghost of Tsushima got DLC and people complained about having to pay $20 for it.
Death Stranding got DLC.
Returnal got free DLC.

And Horizon Forbidden West is getting DLC.

 

[Flabagast]

Cyberpunk has got you covered OP.

Phantom Liberty will most probably be the best DLC in years

 

[mitch1971]

 

[remember_spinal]

Memba when people called Suckerpunch anti-consumer/greedy for releasing single player DLC? (After releasing free multiplayer and a slew of other features)

 

[eastcoastkody]

i can't think of a game that doesn't have single player DLC, besides God of War 2018

 

[remember_spinal]

i can't think of a game that doesn't have single player DLC, besides God of War 2018

Ragnarok is the DLC

 

[nkarafo]

Last time i played GTA V, most of the map was unused. Stuff like a big stadium, a prison etc, were just backdrops. The stadium in particular was creepy in how abandoned it was.

Are these places used in the multiplayer or something? I always thought there would be updates/patches/expansions that would use more of the map. Which is a shame because GTA's map is still the best in the open world space.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Been waiting by for the ascent to release something

They already did release something

 

[Laptop1991]

Some still do of course, i enjoyed the Dlc for the Outer Worlds, but the answer is easy, they don't have to make them now to make more money with stores and microtansaction's etc, that's why GTA V never got a Sp dlc, i'm all for dlc, but we need some good new big games first.

 

[semiconscious]

later this month, op:

 

[Danjin44]

Another one...

 

[FeralEcho]

What do you mean,I thought God of War Ragnarok was coming out in a month.

 

[Spukc]

Why spend time on making decent content.

When fucking idiots are willing to spend 10 dollars on a banana suit

 

[remember_spinal]

Why spend time on making decent content.

When fucking idiots are willing to spend 10 dollars on a banana suit

I think they’re like 20 dollars now

 

[TexMex]

Because it’s usually tacked on junk with few exceptions. Move on and make something else. I don’t want to revisit a game I’ve long since finished for 2-4 hours.

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Because selling a different shade of purple for your favorite in-game weapon at $5 is much easier and much more profitable.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

 

[ParaSeoul]

And we are getting another one with Xenoblade 3.

Also....

FF7 Intermission is the first thing that came into head,playing it right now in fact.

 

[gaming_again]

Please don’t say anything that could possibly curse the release of Elden Ring DLC, OP. Sssssshhhhhh.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Tons of games release single player DLC OP, sounds like you've got an extremely narrow selection of games you play.

 

[Mephisto40]

Sounds like you need more Dark Souls in your life TC

 

[Black_Stride]

TLOU got a remake and now it looks like HZD might get one and I wonder what the point is. Both of these games had good quality SP DLC and so did RDR and GTA IV.

Nowadays we have no DLC for games like RDR2, HFW and TLOU2 even though all these games would benefit greatly from it. GTA V should have had it as well.

Are devs that lazy that instead of adding on to their games in interesting and creative ways they just rehash what is already there with new bells and whistles?

Who is nobody?
Cuz alot of game get singleplayer DLC.

Just cuz you play 3 titles and those 3 titles dont get SP DLC doesnt mean no one makes SP DLC.

Tons of games release single player DLC OP, sounds like you've got an extremely narrow selection of games you play.

Exactly.
These threads usually come off as really self centred.....why dont these specific companies make DLC for these specific games that I play...is what OP meant to say.
Instead because they believe the games they play are what everyone plays, suddenly NOBODY makes SP DLC.

 

[YCoCg]

Last time i played GTA V, most of the map was unused. Stuff like a big stadium, a prison etc, were just backdrops. The stadium in particular was creepy in how abandoned it was.

Are these places used in the multiplayer or something? I always thought there would be updates/patches/expansions that would use more of the map. Which is a shame because GTA's map is still the best in the open world space.

Stadium = Arena War GTAO update (Destruction Derby, Monster Trucks, etc)
Prison = Heists GTAO update (used for a prison break, and later a raid to kill someone)

 

[Drell]

I guess Fortnite showed that it's easier to make money by adding goku and Naruto to your uninspired battle royal than trying to make quality content.

 

[Flutta]

You already know the answer to your question.

 

[RoboFu]

I play nothing but single player games and there is DLC all the time.

It’s just the games you mentioned.

 

[Kvally]

Gears 5 got SP DLC. Immortal Fenyx got SP DLC. Forza Horizon 5 got SP DLC. GT7 got SP DLC. I can keep going…..

 

[nkarafo]

Stadium = Arena War GTAO update (Destruction Derby, Monster Trucks, etc)
Prison = Heists GTAO update (used for a prison break, and later a raid to kill someone)

I assume these don't work in single player, right? Been a couple of years since i played.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

Yeah, I don’t know about that. Maybe it’s because your a trendy and only play what’s hot and big and the developers move on to start their next rema… I mean project.

 

[YCoCg]

I assume these don't work in single player, right? Been a couple of years since i played.

Yeah it's all Online

 

[Putonahappyface]

Ragnarok is the DLC

It's also £70 dlc.

 

[Punished Miku]

This. Plenty of Japanese games still make Single player DLC or Expansions, so I never experienced the drought.

Stranger in Paradise also.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

loads of games get SP DLC. Pathfinder has had 2 additional campaigns as DLC and Xenoblade is getting multiple DLCs. Others here have listed examples too.