• jsnfwlr@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      You realise DLC was originally referred to an expansion that was released a while after a game’s initial release. But now game developers are pulling half the features from a game, with those features being put in a DLC instead.

      So the original comment labeling the practice of a feature being pulled from the original product and put into a separate product is apt and valid.

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        … the fact that I realize this is why I think it’s a weird way to use the term.

        Headphones are not downloadable. They’re not even software. Also I don’t game all that much anymore but I’ve yet to play a game where I “needed” a dlc, I don’t think I’ve ever even bought one.

        I have, on the other hand, bought 100 pairs of headphones

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          1 year ago

          You get that analogies exist right?

          The original commenter used the term “DLC” to paint a pretty precise mental picture. And you got hung up on the semantics.

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            1 year ago

            It’s a clunky analogy. I stand by that, and rightly so.

            It’s actually less of an analogy and more of a “look I’m a cool nerd too” type comment