Steam is getting proper season passes support, all DLCs must be listed with expected release dates. If DLC is cancelled, refund for the value of unreleased DLC will be offered.
More here: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/seasonpass
I reject the presupposition that season passes can ever be “proper.” What’s “proper” is buying a game once, receiving a game that’s finished and complete, and owning the whole thing forever.
A game can both be complete and have expansions later. While it is true that many games strip what seems like core content off the main purchase to sell it separately as DLC, there are many examples of DLCs expanding upon an already finished game.
Exactly. There were a ton of these in the 90s, like StarCraft Brood War, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, and my personal favorite Lords of the Realm II: Seige Pack.
Even today, there are plenty of great examples, like the new DLC for Factorio, Space Age. Good DLC isn’t a problem, MTX and DLC acting like MTX are the real problems.
Yea I don’t understand what a “season pass” is in reference to video games. And I dont really care either. Can I just buy the game normally and play it whenever I want, please?
I reject the presupposition that season passes can ever be “proper.” What’s “proper” is buying a game once, receiving a game that’s finished and complete, and owning the whole thing forever.
The way I read it the “proper” in the title refers to “proper support”, not “proper season passes”
A game can both be complete and have expansions later. While it is true that many games strip what seems like core content off the main purchase to sell it separately as DLC, there are many examples of DLCs expanding upon an already finished game.
Exactly. There were a ton of these in the 90s, like StarCraft Brood War, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, and my personal favorite Lords of the Realm II: Seige Pack.
Even today, there are plenty of great examples, like the new DLC for Factorio, Space Age. Good DLC isn’t a problem, MTX and DLC acting like MTX are the real problems.
Yea I don’t understand what a “season pass” is in reference to video games. And I dont really care either. Can I just buy the game normally and play it whenever I want, please?