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'''[[wikipedia:Downloadable_content|Downloadable Content (DLC)]]''', also referred to as Expansions or Expansion Packs, are a method for developers and/or publishers to extend the monetization of their products. This practice is not inherently anti-consumer, such as Factorio's Space Age DLC being regarded as paying for a new game according to fans, however, companies such as [[Electronic Arts|'''Electronic Arts''']] and '''[[Ubisoft]]''' have been known to use DLC to break up their complete products into multiple purchases with no regard to the consumers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hruska |first=Joel |date=14 August 2015 |title=Executive calls on disc dlc complaints nonsense but the truth is more complicated |url=https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/212245-ea-executive-calls-on-disc-dlc-complaints-nonsense-but-the-truth-is-more-complex |access-date=17 August 2025 |website=extremetech.com}}</ref> | '''[[wikipedia:Downloadable_content|Downloadable Content (DLC)]]''', also referred to as Expansions or Expansion Packs, are a method for developers and/or publishers to extend the monetization of their products. This practice is not inherently anti-consumer, such as Factorio's Space Age DLC being regarded as paying for a new game according to fans, however, companies such as [[Electronic Arts|'''Electronic Arts''']] and '''[[Ubisoft]]''' have been known to use DLC to break up their complete products into multiple purchases with no regard to the consumers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hruska |first=Joel |date=14 August 2015 |title=Executive calls on disc dlc complaints nonsense but the truth is more complicated |url=https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/212245-ea-executive-calls-on-disc-dlc-complaints-nonsense-but-the-truth-is-more-complex |access-date=17 August 2025 |website=extremetech.com}}</ref> | ||
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===Day-one DLC<!-- Source to reference: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/problems-with-the-gaming-industry-day-one-dlc-and-pre-order-dlc/365 -->=== | ===Day-one DLC<!-- Source to reference: https://forum.level1techs.com/t/problems-with-the-gaming-industry-day-one-dlc-and-pre-order-dlc/365 -->=== | ||
Often seen mostly from larger companies, day-one DLC | Often seen mostly from larger companies, day-one DLC is offered as a way to further monetize a product on launch. This has however caused concern from consumers since these games that are hasty to offer DLC on launch appear to essentially break up the base game content, thus harming consumers. These games can also have the DLC content already available on-disc, and it has historically caused outrage from consumers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Steve |date=3 Mar 2010 |title=BioShock 2 DLC is Already On the Disc |url=http://www.1up.com/news/bioshock-2-dlc-disc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108174303/http://www.1up.com/news/bioshock-2-dlc-disc |archive-date=8 Nov 2015 |access-date=27 Mar 2025 |website=1UP.com}}</ref> | ||
===DLC overload=== | ===DLC overload=== | ||
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===DLC | ===Imbalanced DLC=== | ||
DLC featured in competitive games can be stronger than base game content, and thus encouraging consumers to purchase this DLC if they want to be able to compete at a high level. This is an issue most prominent in fighting games, such as Mortal Kombat or Super Smash Brothers. In the case of Super Smash Brothers, significant controversy surrounds<ref>{{Cite web |title=DLC characters are overpowered and brainless. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashBrosUltimate/comments/11e977q/dlc_characters_are_overpowered_and_brainless/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> the DLC characters, some of which are generally regarded as the strongest in the game, or as exceptionally easy for newer players.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Littlechild |first=Chris |date=6 Aug 2019 |title=Smash Ultimate: Does The Hero's Down-Special Make Him OP? |url=https://www.thegamer.com/smash-bros-ultimate-hero-dlc-down-special-op/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Mar 2025 |website=The Gamer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve is OP 😩 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashBrosUltimate/comments/jdf910/steve_is_op/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><!-- Historical examples | |||
Products to potentially mention later on: The Sims 4, super smash Brothers ultimate, Minecraft bedrock edition, certain Ubisoft or EA games, Fortnite, Halo infinite, assassin's Creed, Destiny --> | |||
Products to potentially mention later on: The Sims 4, super smash Brothers ultimate, Minecraft bedrock edition, certain Ubisoft or EA games, Fortnite, Halo infinite, assassin's Creed, Destiny | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Common terms]] | [[Category:Common terms]] | ||