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Brutal Legend DLC Arrives on PS3 for Free Next Month... 360 Owners Have to Pay

October 27, 2009 in News comments 9

Starting next month, Brutal Legend will be getting DLC on both platforms, on the XBOX 360 it'll cost you 400 point; on the Playstation 3... Free.

Odd, yes. But it isn't the first time Downloadable Content was available on a different platform for free but costed money on the 360. Earlier this month Left 4 Dead dropped new DLC: Free on PC, $$ for 360. Is this Microsoft's doing or EA's and Valve's? Either way, this is not looking good on Microsoft's part.

The age of downloadable content dawns in Brutal Legend next month, when the Tears of the Hextadon map pack goes on sale for 400 Microsoft points - or completely free for PlayStation 3 owners.

The Tears of the Hextadon map pack consists of two new maps for Brutal Legend's completely non-real-time strategy online multiplayer mode. The Circle of Tears map is completely surrounded by water, while the Death's Fjord map takes place in an icy mountain path, where players must brave wide open spaces in order to reach the fan geysers needed to generate units.
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    Daweii* Oct 27, 09
    It's simple. Microsoft forces every developer/publisher to charge so they get more money. Sony on the other hand don't which is why you can find quite a few things on the PS Store for free, that started free and weren't reduced because no one bought it.
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    Storm Oct 27, 09
    It's certainly not Valve's fault that people had to pay for their Crash Course DLC last month...everyone knows that. Valve fought to try and make it free, but M$ wouldn't have it, especially with a bunch of new achievements released with the DLC. They did get the Survival pack out free, though.
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    Hideo1* Oct 27, 09
    "Is this Microsoft's doing or EA's and Valve's?"

    It's Microsoft's, obviously. Don't ask completely stupid questions.

    'sides 360 owners can pay for this with the gamerpoints they got from Brutal Legend's achievements, no? The world keeps turning.
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      Existence Oct 27, 09
      Since when can you buy content with gamer points on LIVE? Is this a new feature or something?
      • 0
        Xeros_the_Slayer* Oct 28, 09
        If that was a feature it would sell a lot of games.
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    Existence Oct 27, 09
    If you read the article, you'll see that its free for PS3 owners only till the 19th.
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    Aussie Legend Oct 28, 09
    Its not that big of a deal. Microsoft has a policy that they can't give DLC away for free if they have achievements attached. Which imo is fair enough.

    For whatever reason that the PS3 DLC is free for a short while is good yes? Maybe they feel bad for releasing a much buggier version than the 360 one.

    note: Can't wait for the new maps tbh.
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    Shinobi_razor Oct 28, 09
    so this has more achievements tied to it then?
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    Caliber Oct 30, 09
    I hope the DLC is going to be good.

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