When I hear there’s new Fallout 3 DLC coming down the pipeline, I get excited. Buggy as it is, these updates are entire experiences, built around new cities and locations. They are, literally, new games.
When I hear EA talk about DLC, and how it’s going to be in every game going forward, beginning this year, I hear nothing about the customer. Just a bunch of stuff about fighting non-existent piracy and screwing people who buy used copies because they can’t afford EA’s $60 collection of average games.
Anyway, today GameIndustry.biz talked about DLC being the future. That may be for some, but it will never be the case if DLC is used to screw the customer–new market, used market, or otherwise.