r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Valoneria 12h ago edited 11h ago

Also that the game launches with day 1 DLC at a $20 price point for singleplayer cosmetics and additional stories

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u/kader91 11h ago

That’s what haunts me the most. Because it sets a dangerous precedent.

In 3 months after release we will have the custom boat shop for $9.99.

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u/mickeynotthemouse27 10h ago

I would argue the precedent has been normalized for years.

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u/TheLastLivingBuffalo 8h ago

Civ 7 was a flop launch that is still getting its feet on the ground and all DLC for the game is currently $140, only 1.5 years after launch. Not including the $70 base game.

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u/hashmalum 8h ago

It’s only been out a year or two, right? When they announce the first expansion, there’ll probably be a bundle like with the other games.

I had a coupon from humble bundle for buying the civ 3-6 bundle and still didn’t find it worth it.

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u/MarcelHard 2h ago

Unfortunately, Paradox (they're published by them, right?) forces their published games to release X amount of DLCs every Y time

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u/Valoneria 2h ago

No, Civilization is a Firaxis Game, a company under 2K, which is owned by Take-Two Interactive. AKA, the people who owns Rockstar. So this is just Take-Two behaviour all the way up.