So say it wasn't about DLC, say it was another really cool feature that everyone wanted... and only Xbox got it or got it for a limited time. Would you be mad then? See I think issue here is you can't see a world were Xbox gets something that PC doesn't, is has little to do with the actual exclusive DLC. To which we go back to the PC elite attitude.
As far as steam, ES 5 and likely the ones to come later will be on steam... you could ask steam to buy exclusive DLC for PC. In which more people may by the game on PC getting more sales for Steam. Just like MS does on Xbox vs PS3.
Yes. I would be mad if Xbox (or PS3) got anything special or extra. And Xbox and PS3 customers should be mad that PC people get things they don't. This isn't a supply dependent commodity. It isn't like the "run out" of DLC or CKs. They COULD give it to everyone at the same time. Just like they COULD give everyone full modding capabilities. But they don't. And THAT is the problem. PC people should get mad that Xbox people get exclusivity. Xbox people should get mad that PC people get modding. PS3 people should probably just get mad. We should all get vocal. But not at each other...at Bethesda/Sony/Microsoft. Xbox people have every right to be really really angry that they don't get modding. They have every right to tell Bethesda and Microsoft how mad they are. And if they mean it, they have every right not to buy any more Bethesda/Microsoft products until they get modding support. By that same token, PC people have the same set of "rights" when it comes to exclusivity. This isn't about the "he has a cookie so I want an ice cream" sort of debate, this is about the "he has a cookie so I want one too" sort of debate. If we all got everything, we would all be happy. The only people that are happy that modding is PC exclusive or that DLC is Xbox exclusive for the first 30 days are trolls and jerks. I, as a PC elitist, want you, as an Xbox player, to have modding. Can't you also want me to have the DLC at the same time as you?
And as for Steam, Steam does not "own" PC gaming. Sure, they could shell out the money to get DLC exclusivity, but they would be shelling it out for ALL PC users, not just their clients. Well, I guess technically they could just do it for their users, but man, you would see a drastic drop in how much business they got. The PC community doesn't like Valve cause we have to, we like Valve cause they are (generally) pretty awesome. If they stopped being pretty awesome, we'd stop liking them, and go with one of the dozen or so other digital distribution services out there. If Xbox players stop liking Xbox, they can stop buying Xbox products. They don't have another choice (and that is unfortunate).
Sure it does, your getting something that makes your choice of system unique compared to everyone else... same thing MS is doing for Xbox. Your calling the kettle black.
I do not want "something that makes my choice of system unique." I want Xbox users to get the modding too. And if I was an Xbox user, I wouldn't buy the game (or, if that was an already made decision, wouldn't give Bethesda OR Microsoft more money) until I got what the PC people got.
You are trying to turn this into a "Us vs. Them" thing. I am trying to say that we are all gamers, and we should all get treated equally. Xbox should get modding, PC should get DLC at the same time as Xbox, and PS3 should get both. Why is that so hard to agree with? If anyone can't agree that we should all get everything and be equal, then they are being incredibly selfish and mean.
They still don't have to do it... it's not part of the original package even if you think it is. There have been other companies that offered something like modding or a cheat console then dropped it future games. Total War comes to mind.
Yes, they don't have to give us CK. They don't have to give it to anyone. But considering their past conduct, if Bethesda didn't give the PC a CK, they could expect a drastic drop in sales. This isn't about what PC gamers want (a CK kit) so much as what Bethesda wants (money from PC gamers). If Bethesda doesn't give PC gamers a CK kit, then less PC gamers will buy their product (probably a LOT less). Bethesda doesn't want that. They want PC gamers money. So they are going to give us a CK kit. And while PC gamers have no right to expect it from them, they can be pretty sure they are gana get it, because PC gamers know that Bethesda wants out money. Now, if Xbox and PS3 users started demanding equal treatment or else no money, Bethesda might listen. Maybe not for Skyrim, but maybe for the next game. But the difference is that more Xbox and PS3 gamers don't care about CK than do, and the situation is reversed on PC.
It's not part of the deal, you paid $60 for Skyrim & you got Skyrim... same as Xbox and PS3... the rest is icing on the cake to which you now feel entitled to clearly by what you have just said. They don't "have" to do it.
I would not pay full price for a game that does not deserve full price. Before launch, the PC community was told we would get High Rez textures. I bought the game with this knowledge in mind. If they had said there was no way PC gamers were going to get High Rez textures, I would have laughed and gone back to playing one of the total conversion mods for Oblivion. They don't have to do it. But just like in the last part, if they didn't do it, PC gamers would not buy their product. This is the truth. If you don't believe me, look at Halo 1 and 2. They sold like hotcakes on Xbox, they sold like a pile of vomit on PC...why? Because Microsoft was trying to charge full price for a game that looked like it came out 4 years prior (cause they did).
This is the big difference between console gamers and PC gamers, and it is also the reason that people like me are PC gamer elitists (and proud of it). On PC, we expect a quality product for a fair price. Most (not all) console gamers will take whatever new Random Military Game (with multiplayer) edition 37 they can get and pay and arm and a leg for it. PC gamers don't generally buy bad games. Console games have entire rows at brick and mortar stores dedicated to bad (read budget) games. **quick note, Skyrim is NOT one of these bad games. Just wanted to make that clear**
The main issue with microsoft is they want to authorize everything that is put on the console to make sure the console can take it, which would cause more work for them and BS to add mods. What I meant was that they would have to make a deal to either add the cost into gold for the feature (like what is on steam) or a seperate cost or allow unathorized mods to run with a disclaimer. They would need to make a deal.
CK would be on the PC, Xbox and PS3 would simply use mods created by the PC gamers...
Yes, I could see them adding it into the gold membership level (maybe). However, you would still be paying for something we get for free (there is no cost to use Steam or Steam Workshop, and you do not need to have bought Skyrim from Steam to use the Workshop, nor do you need to use the Workshop to get mods). And that would be unfair. And Xbox users would have a right to be mad that their modding required them to have a paid subscription where as PC users got it for free. It would certainly be better than nothing, but still.
Also, it should be noted...I am ALL for Xbox and PS3 users getting PC created mods. Heck, I am all for you guys making mods on the PS3 and Xbox that I can download on my PC. More people with access to the modding tools = more mods = more awesome.
I think this is the point you are missing...YOU feel that Xbox (and PS3 to a lesser extent) users are being treated unfairly (no modding). So your solution to this is to treat the PC people unfairly (late DLC). I agree with you on the first part. Xbox (and PS3 to a greater extent) user ARE being treated unfairly. But my solution is to give you modding!!!! Wouldn't you rather give me the DLC at the same time as you AND get modding, thereby making BOTH of us happy? Or would you rather we were just both unhappy?
I'm not going to debate you, I'm not trying to get dragged down to your level.
This is how people bow out gracefully from a disagreement or discussion. My "level" is about making sure everyone is equally happy. Your "level" is making sure everyone is unequally dissatisfied.
On lighter news...
Well as soon as you show me a video of someone playing Skyrim on a PC using anything other than Windows, I'll agree that Microsoft doesn't control PC gaming.
Well, that I cannot do, but there are plenty of awesome titles (like I said, mostly coming out of the "indie" scene) that work on multiple platforms (and, technically, a REALLY beefy machine could play it on Linux using Wine, but yeah, that machine would have to an uber beast). I am not saying that Microsoft doesn't have a very very strong hold on the gaming market, I am just saying they don't own us.