Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box

[Iron Draggon]

so I finally own a game that features DLC I have to buy now, instead of just downloading it for free, like usual... EA are indeed evil... so how much will it cost me to buy all the DLC coming out for this game this year? anyone know yet? I'm not familiar with how this works for the consoles, and I've seen no mention of it in the manual or on the website, so what's the story on this BS? how much should I expect to pay for new cars and new racing environments?

[ProgrammingAce]

$2k monies

--Zero

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Bullshit?

Really?

Burnout Paradise has had two entire rounds of full-fledged and totally FREE content over the course of the year.

Criterion and EA have given away lots features and vehicles that they could have easily charged for.

While it's very easy to cry foul on EA for having too much pay content, Burnout Paradise is not the game to do it with.

The Party Pack which features a bunch of offline play modes is around $10

The skinny on the rest of the forthcoming modes and features can be found there.http://www.criteriongames.com/

[Jackattack]

Considering how Criterion has done more in terms of downloadable content then just about anyone... and gave it all away for free, I think you're a little off base. The party pack is just for offline multi-player turn based play, so hey guess what, it's great for parties... but not for much else. You can skip it without missing out on anything and you still get new content that criterion published the day after for free! Now go and spread the love.

[Oobgarm]

You can actually buy this entire package on PC.

Seriously!

[Iron Draggon]

You can actually buy this entire package on PC.

Seriously!

exactly... I already paid $50 for the game and all of last year's free stuff, so I'm not too keen on having to pay even more for all the new stuff this year... I'll buy it, but I'm just wondering how much all the new stuff is gonna sell for... I didn't see anything on their website about pricing, except you can get all the new cars for less by buying them in bundles, instead of individually

I can understand paying more for the Island, since it will give you a whole new section of the city to drive in, but why should I have to pay for a few new cars? every other PC racing game I own that offers additional cars gives them away for free, so I don't like the idea of having to buy additional cars, even for a small fee... if such things become the new standard, everyone is gonna start charging for DLC... which is fine for the consoles, but not fine for the PC... DLC has always been free on the PC, so it should stay that way... and it prolly would, if EA wasn't involved in it... greedy bastards just trying to suck even more money out of gamers for their own profit... like the typical EA game these days doesn't cost enough at around $50 when it's first released!

[Oobgarm]

I'll buy it

Way to support that which you complain about!

[Nionel]

Well, I don't think any prices have been made official yet, but you can make an educated guess based on what DLC typically costs for other games. Big Surf will probably be $10, the cars will like go for around $2 each or $6-8 in the packs, and the other expansions, like the newly announced Cops & Robbers, will likely be $5-$10 depending on how much content they bring to the game. I could see Boost Specials being free since it's only 2 new cars, but you just never know, I mean they've given us bigger updates than that for free in the past.

So...ballpark figure... I'd say expect to spend around $30-$35 on DLC this year, and that's including the Party Pack DLC. Right now I'm only planning on picking up the Legendary Cars pack myself, because I like the idea of driving the DeLorean and the ECTO-1.

[Iron Draggon]

well that doesn't sound too bad, especially since I already got the Party Pack for free with the Ultimate Box... I'm still not too keen on paying for stuff like new cars though, especially knowing that far more than that was given away for free last year... obviously, EA cracked the whip on Criterion and told them that they're gonna have to start charging for their DLC... big surprise there...

oh well, after watching all the Criterion podcasts from last year, I feel alot better about having to pay for their DLC this year... although I still shudder to think what gaming will become soon, if their methods catch on at other studios... sure, what they're doing is revolutionary, but not all revolutions end well... and this one seems like it may be poised to change the industry for the worse, as far as the idea of paying for DLC goes... but on the other hand, if more studios would spend several years adding new content to their existing games, instead of just cranking out more new games every year, it could end up saving me more money than it costs me, so we'll see how it turns out... and at least I won't have to buy all the DLC at the same time!

[Neil Koch]

I don't have a problem with Burnout's DLC at all. It not like some other titles where they cheap out on the disc content and then expect users to buy DLC to get the "full" experience. You can easily get 40-50 hours out of Burnout just on the single player - if people want to pay a few bucks for some gimmick vehicles or $10 for a new area to drive in to extend that, then I think that's great.

[Iron Draggon]

well I'm 1/3 of the way to checking it all out in triple wide screen HD now... my parents just bought me a new 24" flat screen HP HD monitor with portait & landscape display capabilities... now if I could just persuade them to buy me 2 more just like it... I really wish I could talk them into it... that would RULE!

[dao2]

well that doesn't sound too bad, especially since I already got the Party Pack for free with the Ultimate Box... I'm still not too keen on paying for stuff like new cars though, especially knowing that far more than that was given away for free last year... obviously, EA cracked the whip on Criterion and told them that they're gonna have to start charging for their DLC... big surprise there...

oh well, after watching all the Criterion podcasts from last year, I feel alot better about having to pay for their DLC this year... although I still shudder to think what gaming will become soon, if their methods catch on at other studios... sure, what they're doing is revolutionary, but not all revolutions end well... and this one seems like it may be poised to change the industry for the worse, as far as the idea of paying for DLC goes... but on the other hand, if more studios would spend several years adding new content to their existing games, instead of just cranking out more new games every year, it could end up saving me more money than it costs me, so we'll see how it turns out... and at least I won't have to buy all the DLC at the same time!

well on the console u coulda just picked up the original paradise for cheap and got the updates for free, bar the party pack which you may or may not need.

[Iron Draggon]

Legendary Cars comes out for the consoles this Thursday... PC gets to wait about a month, but at least I get a warning to save up for them... only $10 total individually, or only $8 for the bundle... the 88 Special is $4, and the other 3 cars are only $2 each... I guess the hover on the 88 is expensive!

also, apparently Burnout Paradise is one of the first PC games to utilise Nvidia's new 3D Vision technology... so if I had an Nvidia graphics card that supports it and a GeForce 3D Vision kit, complete with an HD monitor that supports it, I could play it in 3D... imagine that on 3 widescreen HD LCD's!

supposedly the 3D Vision lets you see into the screen rather than out of it, so it sounds like Virtual Boy in full color... if that's what it is, I wish I had all the hardware to check it out, but I'd prolly have to build a whole new system to try it, unless Nvidia is kind enough to still support AGP slots, which I doubt

so I'll just stick with what I have for now, and see if the price of a new 3D system becomes more affordable, if it even catches on enough to bother... it does sound very cool though... I wish ATI had done it instead of Nvidia... then I might already have everything I need to enjoy it... or at least be able to get an AGP version of the video card that makes it possible... but for Nvidia owners, your current GeForce card may already support it, so all you need is the 3D Vision kit with the stereoscopic glasses, and maybe a new HD LCD monitor, if you don't already have one that supports the 3D Vision tech

sounds awesome! especially if all you need is the glasses & monitor for $600!

too bad it's so expensive, but it may be worth it, if you're in the market for a new system anyway... then all you have to do is spend about $1000 - $2000

more info here and here

DROOL...

[scooterb23]

Pity it's not for a better game...

[demen999]

Pity it's not for a better game...

What!? This game is too awesome. I have 10 hours or so and only got 25% done, and can't wait to go for more. This is one of the few games which has me coming back for more.

[scooterb23]

I rented it when it first came out. It destroyed everything, and I mean everything, I ever liked about the Burnout franchise. I've seen they've added a few things that have improved matters, but not enough to ever want to play it again. Let alone spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to make it look more 3D / realistic or whatever.

[GrandAmChandler]

I rented it when it first came out. It destroyed everything, and I mean everything, I ever liked about the Burnout franchise. I've seen they've added a few things that have improved matters, but not enough to ever want to play it again. Let alone spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to make it look more 3D / realistic or whatever.

QFT Agreed. Where is my Crash Mode DLC Expansion set for Burnout Revenge?

[demen999]

Hmm true about the crash mode, that was insane and addicting. I thought it came out pretty well following it from the first one.

[Iron Draggon]

Pity it's not for a better game...

it works with hundreds of other games, old and new... and I assume more will be added as the drivers are expanded to include support for even more titles

it even works with Roller Coaster Tycoon, still the best selling PC game ever made, unless some crap FPS finally broke RCT's sales records at some point

[carlcarlson]

sounds awesome! especially if all you need is the glasses & monitor for $600!

Ok, not trying to troll here, but you complained about how much console gaming costs, yet you act like $600 is chump change for a monitor and some 3d glasses. Yeah the effect sounds cool, but that's still a lot of money for what is essentially a peripheral of sorts. I don't get it.