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Steam is getting proper season passes support, all DLCs must be listed with expected release dates. If DLC is cancelled, refund for the value of unreleased DLC will be offered. (bsky.app)
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[-] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago

Yea I don't understand what a "season pass" is in reference to video games. And I dont really care either. Can I just buy the game normally and play it whenever I want, please?

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Season pass means you get all the dlc / expansions for a discounted price since you are buying "in bulk". So it is about as "buying it normally" as it gets. The difference Steam introduces now is that they need to state what will be in the pass and when it can be expected.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 17 hours ago

The discount is mostly for giving them your money early, not for buying in bulk. Money is worth more the earlier you get it, because it can be invested. You're giving them money for the promise of something in the future, with very little knowledge on what that is.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Except you can buy season passes after they are released and no more dlc are planned.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 7 hours ago

Not usually, no. You can sometimes buy packs of DLCs, but that's not a season pass —though it may use that name. A season pass is, as the name implies, a pass to get whatever content comes that season (or whatever period).

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