It seems that Epic will be jumping on the new ‘season pass’ bandwagon with the release of Gears of War 3 later this year.
For those not familiar with the latest discount model craze – which has recently been implemented in both Rockstar’s L.A. Noire and NetherRealm Studios’ recent Mortal Kombat reboot – simply put it means purchasing a bundle of present and future DLC for a game at a discounted price.
The Gears of War 3 season pass will be available for $30 (2400 MS Points) or a discount of 33% if you were to buy each of the four pieces of DLC covered by the pass piecemeal.
While I’m fairly certain absolutely no one with half a brain will balk at the idea of discounts, I would be less surprised to hear of potential consumers getting worked up over the four, yet-to-be-detailed content packs totalling $45 when bought individually. Yowch!
In contrast, Gears of War 2‘s similar content bundle, the ‘All Fronts Pack’, weighed in at a lean, mean 1600 MS points ($20) and included every, single expansion for the game!
Is this just another indicator of the rising cost of DLC on XBLA? Will GW3′s add-ons really be worth three quarters the asking price of the actual game? Can I possibly shunt any more esoteric acronyms into this article!?
WTF, IDK. IDGARA.
About the Author
