Poll: Dark Souls Prepare to Die Edition: Should they make the new content available for console players?

[Aprilgold]

Why should it be free? It would have cost extra to create, they have to get that money back somehow.

Then charge the PC gamers who demanded it...

Thats kinda how buying a game wwoorrkkss.. Their, most likely, going to milk the consumer on consoles by selling them the PC version, essentially, as extra DLC.

PC gamers are getting the extra content as, and I'm being general and guessing, but to show that they take the platform seriously and won't release a broken mess.

Even thought the extra content was made for the X-box . I fail to see how this is any different.

WAIT WHAT? where did you hear that, I have never seen that before, they had already planned for the enhanced stuff way long ago when they first released the game for the pc.

Regardless I fail to see how it is different.

Bosses, weapons, and gear in general. Yes its different. Its like not seeing the difference between a pistol and a rocket launcher.

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The Advanced Edition should be sold as DLC on consoles, so they can make some more money to make the next Dark Souls or whatever. Or they sell it again as a collectors edition extra.

 

[Eddie the head]

Bosses, weapons, and gear in general. Yes its different. Its like not seeing the difference between a pistol and a rocket launcher.

Want to explain that more? Your explanation was the difference between a fish and muktuk. A metaphor only works if you explain your option before hand. I have not idea what that had to do with what I said and regardless I don't care I didn't like the game that much. I mean you can respond to this with a clear explanation just bare in mind I don't much care about the game.

And by the way I didn't make that word up muktuk is a real thing.

You know what don't bother respond I am going to bed and I am not going to read this tomorrow.

 

[devilofthemist]

definitely maybe charge a couple quid for it as dlc

 

[viranimus]

Sort of makes me mad actually. Not on Fromsofts part, but the situation

The suggestion of no improved resolutions or textures, but they can develop additional content. Content that thanks to purchasing for PS3 I will not even be able to DLC if it DOES become DLC thanks to Sony's stupidity of preventing me from updating my PS3 over an illegal "you must give up your legal rights" provision in firmware/software updates.

So, sucks that I will end up having to give up my 100+ hour file Just to get DLC content. Though I had every intention of buying the PC version anyway and even if FromSoft doesnt do it themselves Im confident the community will work out how to mod at least higher resolution textures into the game.

 

[SlaveNumber23]

I have it on Xbox 360 so I will be quite pissed off if they don't make the content available to me, I don't mind paying for it as long as I have access to it.

 

[StriderShinryu]

I'll probably play it with my wired xbox pad which I bought specifically to play platformers and the like on Steam.

I have difficulty seeing how the controls will work with a mouse and keyboard but maybe I will be wrong and they will be great.

They definitely shouldn't change the fact that you have to cycle through pots etc and change it to keybinds. It's part of what makes the game hard.

Well, the developers themselves have actually come out and stated that gamepad is the preferred way to play the game and that mkb support will be minimal, so I don't think you're wrong.

 

[gigastar]

I was under the impression that console players would get this content in some form anyway.

As for demands for it to be free, i dont see why it should. PC gamers still need to buy the game to get it.

Besides Microsoft would never allow free DLC.

What is the content?

Details are few and far between at the moment, but it seems like at least 2 entirely new areas to explore each with a boss to get brutally raped by.

Id also assume theres new goodies to be found in theese areas too.

 

[Ickorus]

I think they should because whilst I'm getting it on PC it's kinda unfair that we get extra content when the console gamers who supported the game and allowed it to get to where it is today get shafted.

Us PC gamers should know plenty about supporting a game and then getting shafted when the Developer/Publisher moves the game to console.

Sure , as long as it's not paid DLC . Why should PC gamers get it for free and not us .

Because sadly, Microsoft says no.

PS3 users might get it though.

 

[Aprilgold]

Bosses, weapons, and gear in general. Yes its different. Its like not seeing the difference between a pistol and a rocket launcher.

Want to explain that more? Your explanation was the difference between a fish and muktuk. A metaphor only works if you explain your option before hand. I have not idea what that had to do with what I said and regardless I don't care I didn't like the game that much. I mean you can respond to this with a clear explanation just bare in mind I don't much care about the game.

And by the way I didn't make that word up muktuk is a real thing.

You know what don't bother respond I am going to bed and I am not going to read this tomorrow.

Thats fine, but the difference seriously is NEW bosses and NEW gear. How is that different from current gear and bosses? Well the fact that their NEW and different.

 

[Ralen-Sharr]

What if the new content was made to take advantage of higher end hardware? If it would overtax a console then they wouldn't be able to release it for a console.

I remember Devil May Cry 4 had a special mode for higher end machines that just threw more enemies at you, since you have the processing power to run extra baddies.

Although if it's not something like that then I see no reason not to put the extra content on consoles.

 

[Simonoly]

I'll probably play it with my wired xbox pad which I bought specifically to play platformers and the like on Steam.

I have difficulty seeing how the controls will work with a mouse and keyboard but maybe I will be wrong and they will be great.

They definitely shouldn't change the fact that you have to cycle through pots etc and change it to keybinds. It's part of what makes the game hard.

I have trouble seeing how it would work too. I think it's the constant need to hold up your shield which puts me off using a mouse and keyboard, especially as light and heavy attacks will probably need to be mapped to the mouse buttons.

I agree also that keybinds would remove a lot of the challenge of the game. It would become far too easy to spam magic attacks.