View Single Post
Old 01-20-2015, 10:05 AM   #33
BIG17EASY
Hall Of Famer
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,291
Quote:
Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange View Post
Speaking in terms of more common usage, in-game purchases are not the same as DLC. The former is known as 'microtransactions' and are found most frequently in (nominally) free apps. DLC tends to feature bigger items/downloads, often tied to the so-called 'season passes'. (Anyone who's been a console gamer for any length of time is familiar with both.)
I love ya LGO, but I've been a console gamer for more than 20 years and I've never heard the term "microtransactions" used when referring to a purchased add-on to a game. I completely understand your post, but I've never once heard that term.

DLC is widely used to refer to anything the user needs to purchase to add to the game. Is it technically the correct term to use? No, but it's the term people use.
BIG17EASY is offline   Reply With Quote