All Homefront DLC first on Xbox 360

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 14 January, 2011

360 version comes with exclusive map.

UPDATE: Major Nelson has just updated his blog with the following information: "ALL future Homefront downloadable content will come FIRST to Xbox 360 and our Xbox Live community. When Homefront hits shelves in March, Xbox gamers will have an exclusive multiplayer map called Suburbs. Look for more details on Inside Xbox next week."

ORIGINAL STORY: All Homefront downloadable content will appear first on Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 version will include an exclusive map, called Suburbs.

The announcement was made by Microsoft's Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, at publisher THQ's Gamers' Day event in New York.

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Comments (40) Latest comment 1 year ago

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  • SClaw #1 1 year ago

    Seriously? This again?

    I don't mind exclusives. Fine. But when it's on all formats give me all the content. Don't make me wait - or not have it at all. I LIKE DLC, I'm one of the few, so don't exclude me because I choose another format.

    I was looking forward to this game but, you know what, fuck you THQ. Fuck you.

  • arcam #2 1 year ago

    How do Xboxers react at events like this when they are told: "You'll be getting the same DLC at the same time as you always would have done, but we've made a deal that means people on other systems will have to wait!"

    Is that something they encourage you to cheer about, or is it a more sober business-like announcement?

  • sfp_noodle #3 1 year ago

    Well the 360 doesn't have many exclusive games this year, so they probably decided to balance that out with "exclusive" dlc. Not a dig in any way of course. I mean, New Vegas has it, Homefront has it and I expect Bulletstorm to have it too seeing as its made by a studio owned by Epic games. Sony has also offered exclusive dlc for some of their multiplats like Dead Space and Brotherhood, so bonus content on both consoles means I'm constantly buying for both :D

  • carlitoswagon #4 1 year ago

    Any more news regards the actual game?

  • MaoZedong #5 1 year ago

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  • HisDudness #6 1 year ago

    I wonder what the cost-benefit analyses on these decisions look like...
    One would have to be pretty excited about a title to still buy it after being treated as a second class consumer. And it's not as if it's a huge carrot they are dangling in front of those who buy it on 360. Basically addition by subtraction...

    Whenever this happens it always seems like such a bad idea, but there must be some reason it keeps happening.

  • Dubya #7 1 year ago

    THQ says: Because you don't have an XBox but a PS3 instead we are going to make you wish you had an XBox. We are going to withhold DLC from you while our XBox buddies enjoy them. MWAAAHAHHA!

    My reply: THQ, take your game and your DLC and shove it up your ass! When that's done, go fuck yourselves hard and repeatedly.
    Edited by Dubya at 14/01/11 @ 15:06

  • Machetazo #8 1 year ago

    This only sours me on the game, in general. They shouldn't forget Killzone 3, while making short-sighted decisions like this. I intend to focus on that, now, instead of my original aim to get Homefront, over that on PS3. Don't be mistaken to think that the PS3 is without other options. I definitely don't want to see more of this, so I'm not about to support it, on 360 either.

    Hopefully, there's still some positive news to come from the gamer's day.

  • WillyWongler #9 1 year ago

    I think it's more for people who have both systems. If such people care about DLC and don't want to wait for it, and presumably don't much care for the other various differences, then they'll go for the 360 version instead.

  • JayG #10 1 year ago

    Bit silly this, all it means is I ain't going to buy the main game. And does exclusive DLC really make people that excited? The P3 has quite a few exclusive games I wouldn't mind getting this coming year, and as I ain't a big fan of Gears the 360 is looking pretty slack. Still annoyed that the new vegas DLC isn't available as thanks to more levels one of the few I would have brought.

  • agparrot #11 1 year ago

    @arcam How do Xboxers react at events like this when they are told: "You'll be getting the same DLC at the same time as you always would have done, but we've made a deal that means people on other systems will have to wait!"

    Is that something they encourage you to cheer about, or is it a more sober business-like announcement?

    I suppose I fall into the category of an Xboxer, and my reaction to this sort of news as far as my gaming goes, is.... no reaction at all, really - I couldn't give a shit, because from my point of view, as you say, the DLC is arriving, and it is arriving presumably within the normal timeframe it was always planned for.

    Having said that, I don't really understand what purpose this timed exclusive stuff is intended to serve with regards to PS3 owners though - presumably MS only offer money to continue this sense that the DLC comes to the 360 first on multiplaform titles. I can't imagine many people who own both 360 and PS3 buy their multiplatform games on PS3 anyway... I'm not saying *nobody* does, but I should imagine that given the qualitative difference of multiplat games usually favouring the 360, that is the platform people would go for.

    So presumably it is just PR gimmickry - if you can make people pissed off that the PS3 version isn't getting the DLC, or isn't getting it on time, then you might get a reaction like SClaw's - he has now chosen not to buy the game, out of protest, and that means one less software sale for a PS3, and if that is repeated in any sort of volume by disgruntled PS3 owners, then it is a small, but presumably noticeable erosion of money taken in by the PS3 project, and taking money away from your competitors, whilst not being as satisfactory as making a sale yourself, can't be something that MS would get upset about.

    This announcement hasn't changed my personal opinion of the game or issues related to DLC at all - I'm still simply waiting to see how the game reviews, how any demo of it released plays, and whether it is likely to threaten my own vow not to buy any new games until I've finished the ones I already have.

  • richyroo #12 1 year ago

    Well Im an Xboxer and it pisses me off! Knowing that my xbox live money is paying for pointless stuff like this instead of being used to improve the service / invest in new IP

  • Soton4084 #13 1 year ago

    +1 If you're fed up of these timed exclusive DLC deals.

  • zide #14 1 year ago

    Stop announcing DLC's before the actual game release ffs.

  • slickster #15 1 year ago

    who give's a shit about dlc's the ps3 got to many killer game's coming out to waste money on buying dlc's

  • tancredo #16 1 year ago

    Probably investement such as this coming from MS, or from Sony at other times, is what allows for games such as Homefront to be made, or to support multiplayer, or to have DLC, in the first place.

    I don't really understand all the hate about temporary or exclusive DLC.

  • RobotRocker #17 1 year ago

    Do the maps include extra Xenophobia and borderline racism, THQ?

  • Jolly_Armadillo #18 1 year ago

    @richyroo

    This pissed me off when I was an xboxer, and one of the contributing reasons I made a switch from xbox to ps3. I also fancied uncharted and my cousin had a ps3 aswell.

    I won't be paying xbox live ever again anyway

  • AmherstWind #19 1 year ago

    Look at it from THQ's point of view...

    You have a game that, even in the best possible scenario STILL isn't going to beat CoD or even the platform exclusives Halo/Killzone etc). So then Microsoft offers a bundle of cash for timed exclusive DLC rights.
    THQ can either a) take the money and lose a very small amount of sales from fans on PS3,
    or b) don't take the money, gain those very few sales back plus any sales of the DLC on PS3.
    Its obvious which option to go for, this way even if the game bombs and DLC sales are non-existant they get a bit of cash out of it at least.

  • monkeywithnoeyes #20 1 year ago

    you know what..excellent. Its about time a 360 game actually got something exclusive and FREE on the disc over the ps3 version. I do actually hate this practice.. but we've seen it countless times with ps3 games (batman, mirrors edge ect) and will no doubt see it more. So its about time 360 owners got more content for the same priced charged for the ps3 game.

    Ofcourse it makes absolutely no fucking sense when publishers practice this..as surely it alienates those that are missing out, who will then either not invest in the game, or pick it up second hand..or much cheaper in the sales.

    The whole timed exclusive dlc is another strange move..though obviously one that publishers are confident in as they keep doing it

  • NotSoSlim #21 1 year ago

    @monkey

    There are more deals like this on 360 mate. Sonys ones usually involve EA or Ubi. However I think as they have first party games its an annoyance, the lack of new 1st party games makes the spending on timed DLC seem wasteful. I am sure even the most adamant fanboy would prefer games over DLC

  • M1chl #22 1 year ago

    Whats the point MS/THQ?? I own both machines, but still can you explained to me, whats the point in timed exlusive DLC?? I really don't think that people run to shops and buy themselves a X360, because of some time exlusive DLC for Homefront, seriously MS this is not the place to put your money into...

  • Lord_Gremlin #23 1 year ago

    Well, then I just won't buy this game at all. I have shiload of games to buy already.

    They'll sell less PC and PS3 versions. Considering Bulletstorm, Dead Space 2 and Killzone 2 they won't sell any Pc and Ps3 versions at all.

  • blackbriar101 #24 1 year ago

    This just sets in stone Homefront will be an inferior port, FPS fans on the PS3 shafted again. Pity, looked interesting.

  • monkeywithnoeyes #25 1 year ago

    @NotSoSlim, no there really isnt. Infact i think you'd struggle naming one.. let alone 2 (excluding this recently announced one ofcourse). Free exclusive content on the disc is an all too rare thing on the 360...certainly compared to the ps3 - where it makes alittle more sense as publishers attempt to shift a great number of units on the ps3...where the 360 versions usually sell well regardless.

    Timed exclusive dlc is completely different, and something the 360 generally always "benefits" from... but, ofcourse, at a price. 360 gamers are not getting anything free.. nor extra for the cost of their game. Just simply getting it first because it benefits the publishers to A) strike a deal with MS and get alittle extra money. B) requires less work to get it up and running on 360 as it goes through live servers

  • man.the.king #26 1 year ago

    Even in times of PS3 drought, the results of this strategy are doubtful. In a year like 2011, a year of amazing plenty for PS3 owners, the most probable results of this will be less copies of the PS3 version of Homefront sold.

    In this scenario, both THQ lose a lot and gamers (esp PS3 gamers) lost a little (because they have such a LARGE range of other options).

    The only one to benefit from this deal is Microsoft. Smart for them, dumb for THQ,
    Edited by man.the.king at 14/01/11 @ 20:19

  • man.the.king #27 1 year ago

    @WillyWongler

    "I think it's more for people who have both systems. If such people care about DLC and don't want to wait for it, and presumably don't much care for the other various differences, then they'll go for the 360 version instead. "

    Even for those people, I assume exclusive DLC is not the only deciding factor - other things like free online (or on the flip side, some of the more advanced XBL social features), Controller, friends list, preference for console, trophies/achievements, etc probably play a large part.

    For example, the exclusive PS3 DLC for Batman: AA and a few other games - I don't think they swayed enough 360-preferring gamers to buy the PS3 version.

    I assume the same will happen here, and the only real party to lose will be THQ (even PS3 gamers won't lose out as they have LOTS of other options)
    Edited by man.the.king at 14/01/11 @ 20:20

  • Noble6 #28 1 year ago

    @arcam
    Xboxers go......so ?

  • man.the.king #29 1 year ago

    @AmherstWind

    "Look at it from THQ's point of view...
    You have a game that, even in the best possible scenario STILL isn't going to beat CoD or even the platform exclusives Halo/Killzone etc). So then Microsoft offers a bundle of cash for timed exclusive DLC rights.
    THQ can either a) take the money and lose a very small amount of sales from fans on PS3,
    or b) don't take the money, gain those very few sales back plus any sales of the DLC on PS3.
    Its obvious which option to go for, this way even if the game bombs and DLC sales are non-existant they get a bit of cash out of it at least. "

    Actually, even looking from THQ'S point of view, I don't see any advantage for them.

    If they were worried enough about being able to recoup the cash on the PS3 version, then why make the project multi-platform at all? Why not just keep it 360 exclusive and have one less thing to worry about?

    What has happened here are that PS3 gamers who were interested enough in Homefront will probably hold off on buying until the full version is available, or will not buy the game out of annoyance or just rent or borrow.

    The ONLY people who I see benefiting from this are Microsoft. Even 360 gamers won't benefit in any real sense as this is not something extra they are getting, just something being withheld from the other camp.

    The only reason I could think of as to why THQ are willing to lose out on potential PS3 sales is, of course, if they were not aware of just how many games the PS3 was about to get this year when they decided to make this project multi-platform.

  • jackdoe #30 1 year ago

    That exclusive map better be free. I mean, if Sony can moneyhat exclusive free content, Microsoft, with their Gold subs, better be able to match that.

    Other than that, the timed exclusive stuff makes no sense for everyone involved. Unless... Microsoft will provide much needed funding for the game's advertising and in return they get timed exclusive DLC. Then it makes sense for THQ to agree to it.
    Edited by jackdoe at 14/01/11 @ 20:23

  • man.the.king #31 1 year ago

    @Quagmire_Azul

    Really?

    The only people who I see cheering (on either side) about something like this are the fanboys.

  • niteninja #32 1 year ago

    Who cares about ANOTHER generic first person shooter?
    This game will flop hard and will be 20 quid two weeks after launch when retailers cant shift it.
    Far better games out around the time this hits.

  • richyroo #33 1 year ago

    @Jolly_Armadillo

    I have a PS3 as well and I only renewed my live subscription the other week cos MS offered me a year thru the dashboard for £26.99 when it has expired which I thought was a good price.
    I am slowly buying more and more games for the PS3 though and this may be my last year of paying for Live.

  • kirankara #34 1 year ago

    Couldn't honestly care about waiting a month for dlc , if that's all it turns out to be. Anything much longer I'd think sod ur dlc and move on to another game . The exclusivity isn't enough to chose to buy it on 360 over ps3.

  • DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON #35 1 year ago

    ooohh! that would be a tight squeeze! getting THQ up the arse of microsoft considering activisions been there for a while now...who cares anyway! i will be to busy with other franchise like KZ3, INFAMOUS2 and others....
    Edited by DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON at 14/01/11 @ 23:09

  • DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON #36 1 year ago

    eurogamer defends xbox 360,s dim future as per usual lol
    marked down for telling the truth lol...
    just got rid of that cob web piece a shit...my 360 lol
    Edited by DRUNK3N-_-DRAGON at 16/01/11 @ 02:37

  • finty13 #37 1 year ago

    I love my xbox but this is BS for people who are not interested in first person shooters. I wish MS would put more bloody effort into creating new single player IPs instead of bowing down to these fools who only like to shoot people repeatedly until they're dead.

    /rant over

  • Ashcroft #38 1 year ago

    What is Homefront? Never heard of it.

  • metallicorphan #39 1 year ago

    yup,would rather have exclusive games,......bring back Mistwalker games for the 360!!

  • sjmlondon #40 1 year ago

    If you announce DLC before the actual game is release, do the decent thing and just release as part of the original game on the disc. This cynical approach by developers / publishers to hiving off part of the game just to flog it back to the punters as DLC is beginning to wear thin.

    I would imagine Xbox owners, as I am myself, are getting the dlc first as historically we're bigger mugs for forking out big time on this extra content, good or bad.

    Ps. If you're going to serve up DLC give it to everyone at the same time for goodness sake.
    Edited by sjmlondon at 17/01/11 @ 01:19