Topic: Iwata Hints at the Future of Micro-Transactions for Wii U, 3DS

[Adrock]

I bought the GOTY Edition of Uncharted 2... and barely bothered with most of the extras. I watched the Eye of Indra motion comic but that was about it. I didn't pay extra for any of that content. I bought the game the day it dropped to $30.

I'll always hate day 1 patches but I suppose I have nothing against DLC (not really sure either way since I've yet to purchase DLC). Then again, it depends on what it is. Extra optional levels seem awesome-o to me. A fancy hat or armor, not so much. It's up to you to buy it. You just have to decide whether you think a $2 piece of armor is worth it especially if you consider that 30 pieces of armor is the price of the game and these companies are basically telling you that that's equal value.

[Chozo Ghost]

I have such a huge backlog of games that it isn't a problem at all for me to just wait for the GOTY/Ultimate/Complete or whatever they call it edition of a game comes out. I kinda feel sorry for people who spend $60 to get a game on release day, and then probably spend another $60 on the DLC that comes out for it over time. That's like $120 on one game in some cases, which is ridiculous... but often times if you are willing to wait long enough you can get the game plus all its DLC on one single disc for $20 or so.

In fact, recently Amazon had Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY with all the dlc on sale for only $14.99 which is crazy. I'd hate to be someone who spent $60 + the cost of DLC and then see that deal. I understand Arkham City is out now and Arkham Asylum is an old game relatively speaking, but that doesn't mean it sucks or is obsolete by any means. That's why I'm just going to wait on Arkham City too. Not only wait for the GOTY edition, but also wait for the GOTY edition to be dirt cheap.

[Enner]

In Batman: Arkham Asylum's case, the DLC for that is mostly challenge rooms. Your mileage may vary on those but I never had must interest in the challenge rooms. DLC for Arkham City so far has been extra characters and costumes. I haven't heard of anything else beyond that.

I don't see why you need to feel sorry for the people you describe. They must really love the game if they are buying so much of it. Or they are impatient.

[Ceric]

There are some games, like Skyward Sword and Portal 2, that I got day of launch or very close for 1 simple reason.  Community.  I want to talk about the game here why everyone else is talking about it.  That social aspect to me is worth more then the $40 of potential saving.

[Caterkiller]

There are some games, like Skyward Sword and Portal 2, that I got day of launch or very close for 1 simple reason.  Community.  I want to talk about the game here why everyone else is talking about it.  That social aspect to me is worth more then the $40 of potential saving.

Yeah I feel that way too but never really realized it until I read your post. Now I'm basically going to steal your comment for my in person game conversations.