1. L4D 2 being announced along with L4D DLC content being charged on the 360 when it was implied it was going to be free. Thanks Microsoft.
2. Resident Evil 5 Versus mode not being included in the core game
3. Super Street Fighter 4 not being DLC
4. Anything else Resident Evil. Thanks for the upgrades to all the other console versions.
5. All EA sports related games DLC content.
6. Starcraft 2 charging for 3 expansions right out of the gate.
7. Game of the Year editions for GoW 2 including a key instead of a stand alone disc.
8. 50 dollars for any shitty MMO that only includes 1 month for free.
9. PSP Go good will program for UMD.
10. DLC content that only adds maybe an hour of gaming. (I am looking at you Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey).
I am sure I missed a few. Feel free to add your own top ten. People who think I am bitching do not bother responding.
My arguments:
1. Why is it is a surprise that people hold out or download games like Resident Evil 5. Not saying there is any correlation that I can prove, but jesus christ stick with one version and add major content packs.
2. Thank you Bethesda for doing it right. Most of your content packs are major expansion packs that are worth the 10 bucks, but at the same time you should have waited more than 11 months to release a GOTY edition. No reason to buy 4 expansion packs and a 30 dollar Fallout 3 game when in a month you can get the whole package and the expansions on a disc for 50 dollars. If you have Fallout 3 still sell it now.
3. The PSP Go. Upgrade now instead of buying an old PSP that is easily hackable, homebrewable and finally rely on others to throw new games on torrents. Brilliant! I mean I would have a better feeling if I did not have to rebuy all my old games or the second hand market was destoryed for mobile gaming.
If you think there is a major first hand market for portable gaming then you are mistaken. There is way more competition in the mobile market place. Thanks iPhone for your .99 to 5 dollar video game apps
4. No one should be defending EPIC after Unreal Tournament 2004 the company went to shit. I did enjoy GoW though.
5. If I was developing an MMO I would realize that market share was more important than the initial sale. No wonder WoW continues to stay on top. I mean I can see wanting to develop an MMO that will not post revenue gains for a year. Seems to not make sense to many of these developers. Lets see a 15 million dollar revenue stream per month at Blizzard or a 300,000 immediate return on capital for a shitty MMO that you priced at 50 dollars for the first month only for people to not enter the market for your game because the 50 was too steep to try a game that may not be better that WoW.
Feel free to add. I fucking hate tuesdays.
2. Resident Evil 5 Versus mode not being included in the core game
3. Super Street Fighter 4 not being DLC
4. Anything else Resident Evil. Thanks for the upgrades to all the other console versions.
5. All EA sports related games DLC content.
6. Starcraft 2 charging for 3 expansions right out of the gate.
7. Game of the Year editions for GoW 2 including a key instead of a stand alone disc.
8. 50 dollars for any shitty MMO that only includes 1 month for free.
9. PSP Go good will program for UMD.
10. DLC content that only adds maybe an hour of gaming. (I am looking at you Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey).
I am sure I missed a few. Feel free to add your own top ten. People who think I am bitching do not bother responding.
My arguments:
1. Why is it is a surprise that people hold out or download games like Resident Evil 5. Not saying there is any correlation that I can prove, but jesus christ stick with one version and add major content packs.
2. Thank you Bethesda for doing it right. Most of your content packs are major expansion packs that are worth the 10 bucks, but at the same time you should have waited more than 11 months to release a GOTY edition. No reason to buy 4 expansion packs and a 30 dollar Fallout 3 game when in a month you can get the whole package and the expansions on a disc for 50 dollars. If you have Fallout 3 still sell it now.
3. The PSP Go. Upgrade now instead of buying an old PSP that is easily hackable, homebrewable and finally rely on others to throw new games on torrents. Brilliant! I mean I would have a better feeling if I did not have to rebuy all my old games or the second hand market was destoryed for mobile gaming.
If you think there is a major first hand market for portable gaming then you are mistaken. There is way more competition in the mobile market place. Thanks iPhone for your .99 to 5 dollar video game apps
4. No one should be defending EPIC after Unreal Tournament 2004 the company went to shit. I did enjoy GoW though.
5. If I was developing an MMO I would realize that market share was more important than the initial sale. No wonder WoW continues to stay on top. I mean I can see wanting to develop an MMO that will not post revenue gains for a year. Seems to not make sense to many of these developers. Lets see a 15 million dollar revenue stream per month at Blizzard or a 300,000 immediate return on capital for a shitty MMO that you priced at 50 dollars for the first month only for people to not enter the market for your game because the 50 was too steep to try a game that may not be better that WoW.
Feel free to add. I fucking hate tuesdays.