Pick up my sci-fi novels, The Last Exodus, The Exiled Earthborn and The Sons of Sora, which are now in print and online. Chopping up or delaying content because of backroom deals to make a rival version of a game worse is one of the dumbest things happening in the industry right now, and it makes me sad that in 2016, we’re not going to be seeing any less of it.įollow me on Twitter, on Facebook, and on Tumblr. I just hate console-exclusive anything, other than full-on exclusive games. I’ll start by switching to Xbox during the open beta, I suppose. Obviously, this situation doesn’t apply to everyone, but I’m mildly annoyed all the same. While I could play Destiny content on the “non-preferred” console as my main, because of how I need to cover The Division, I will now have no choice because of the time delay.
#Simple delay dlc full
Since I have to review future DLC content, there’s no way in hell I’m going to wait to do that for a full month. What this means for me personally is that I essentially have to play The Division on Xbox One, despite playing the closed beta on PS4. In the case of The Division, I can see Xbox One players stumbling through glitches or exploits or balance problems in the first few weeks of new DLC, while PlayStation and PC players get to play a more refined version when it finally does arrive. That would not have happened if both games simply shared the content.
#Simple delay dlc Ps4
In Destiny’s case, PS4 players never got to see their exclusive strikes as the Nightfalls or see their exclusive weapons sold in the store, because it would be blatantly unfair for Xbox players. It’s mean-spirited, and the worst kind of anti-consumer practice.Īnd this doesn’t even necessarily benefit the “favored” console either. I made my first game at the age of 13 it was a simple walking simulator, however since then Ive had so many games completed even to a point where I was.
#Simple delay dlc update
It’s a way that a company essentially says “I am paying for my competitor’s version of the game to be a worse experience for a set period of time,” be it a month or a year. Update 2 (Mon 26th Jul, 2021): Coming ten days after the Streets of Rage 4 DLC launched on other platforms, its now finally available to purchase on everyones favourite handheld.
Now, because of the Xbox One’s sales disparity with PS4, that’s going to likely mean a minority of players are getting the DLC first, while a majority will have to sit around twiddling their thumbs.Ĭonsole exclusive content is one of the worst side-effects of the never-ending console wars we’re living through, though it’s a relatively modern creation. That would have made discussion really, really annoying about the content, not to mention upsetting a huge percentage of the playerbase.
Naturally, I’m thinking of Destiny, and how weird it would have been if The Dark Below, House of Wolves and The Taken King would have all launched a month late on Xbox One, even if they did arrive with all the same content. If these expansions are given to Xbox a month before PlayStation, that’s going to fracture discussion about the game in a way that is horrible for keeping a cohesive community together. Why? Because this is going to split the playerbase in a really weird way.
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