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DLC

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Too Afraid to Ask

DLC means extra stuff you can buy for a game after it comes out. Sometimes it’s just cosmetic, but people get upset when it feels like the game was missing content and they’re charging extra for it later.

Technical Definition

DLC (downloadable content) is extra content sold after a game launches—often new missions, cosmetics, or gameplay features. In this segment, the hosts discuss how DLC became controversial when players felt it was monetizing content that should have been included at launch.

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"And, uh, the game got such a bad name for DLC and for selling stuff. If you had like, let's say you kept the DLC off the side..."

Chris Ashton / Ruffian Cars Overcrest 54:12

"Think about now, if we go out to a car and how many times have we gone out, and the DLC doesn't communicate because the fuse is blown, right?"

You Don’t Know What You’re Worth (Until You’re Wrong) | Jeremiah Hiatt The Jaded Mechanic Podcast 35:40

"using my scan tool, which is also hardwired onto the high speed bus at pins 6 and 14 on the DLC."

359: 2019 Subaru Impreza No Communication Diagnostic Automotive Diagnostic Podcast 09:19

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