Witcher 2 DLC free on PC, not on 360
CD Project RED development director Adam Badowski says all DLC for The Witcher 2 will remain free on PCs, but will probably be paid on Xbox 360.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is still primed for more downloadable content, and PC players will get it for free according to CD Project RED development director Adam Badowski. If you're waiting to pick up the impending Xbox 360 port, though, you'll probably have to pay up for any future DLC.
"All DLC for the PC version is and will remain free," Badowski told Rock Paper Shotgun. "That's not likely to be the story for the Xbox version, because of certain Microsoft policies that need to be followed. But on PC, once you buy our game, you don't need to worry about any additional costs – we will provide all updates, including those featuring new content, for free."
He does point out, though, that a full expansion pack would warrant a paid release, if they choose to make one. "But this is a purely theoretical discussion at this point, as we have yet to confirm or even plan any official expansion packs."
Offering reasoning for the decision, Badowski says they "don't like to see gamers treated like dairy cows that are primed for milking," as DLC is often planned as an additional source of revenue. He says CD Project RED is currently focusing on the updated version of the game, and early next year that focus will shift to the Xbox 360 "adaptation."
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CD Project RED development director Adam Badowski says all DLC for The Witcher 2 will remain free on PCs, but will probably be paid on Xbox 360.-
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Anybody can still make mods for the same engines they used to be able to. And people that want to learn new engines can make free "mods" (or full games) for the latest and greatest engines like Source and Unreal Engine 3.
The same RTS games with powerful modding capabilities still allow that too, like Starcraft 2.
Nothing has really changed.
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This is also true, going back to Duke and Warcraft 2 and stuff in the early/mid 90's.
I think I recall some fps games shoving out some free map packs but that was when you could have a couple level designers just crank out some maps over a couple months. And it was a nice way to keep the game going (most of this was multiplayer) which led to more sales.
Today, DLC and add ons may take 20 people and 3-4 months to make. you do the math on that and there's no way that can ever be free.
its just absurd, and entitled beyond belief, for people to say things like "DLC should be free!".
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