Official Discussion: DLC Week of 11/13 - Kenny Loggins & 40+ Green Day tracks

[hmxhenry]

guess my question is, why such a HUGE price discrepency between the disc and DLC version?

In addition to other reasons users have provided, part of it has to do with DLC pricing structure as well. Retail pricing is pretty much limited to whatever retailers want, so they can discount a disc to $40, $20.99, $11.15 or $1.38 if they wanted to. But consoles don't price their DLC that way and the stores really only know how to work with pre set amounts.

So, for example, we couldn't set singles at $0.70 just to match Gamestop's pricing of the entire disc. Also, that math would only really work out if people wanted to buy all of the songs, which would mean people that wanted to buy single songs or albums would get them ridiculously cheap. Finally, just because retail discs have been discounted after 2 years, that doesn't mean the DLC was any cheaper to produce.

If people want singles or an album then the DLC is for them. If people want massive chunks of songs or all 3 albums, then they should probably pick up the disc.

[atalkingfish]

In addition to other reasons users have provided, part of it has to do with DLC pricing structure as well. Retail pricing is pretty much limited to whatever retailers want, so they can discount a disc to $40, $20.99, $11.15 or $1.38 if they wanted to. But consoles don't price their DLC that way and the stores really only know how to work with pre set amounts.

So, for example, we couldn't set singles at $0.70 just to match Gamestop's pricing of the entire disc. Also, that math would only really work out if people wanted to buy all of the songs, which would mean people that wanted to buy single songs or albums would get them ridiculously cheap. Finally, just because retail discs have been discounted after 2 years, that doesn't mean the DLC was any cheaper to produce.

If people want singles or an album then the DLC is for them. If people want massive chunks of songs or all 3 albums, then they should probably pick up the disc.

I'm surprised this is even an issue. In nearly every market, buying things in bulk yields a cheaper price per unit.

[Bront20]

I'm surprised this is even an issue. In nearly every market, buying things in bulk yields a cheaper price per unit.

That's generally a courtesy that involves clearing inventory space. Not really an issue for DLC.

[mikeyts]

That's generally a courtesy that involves clearing inventory space. Not really an issue for DLC.

And yet bulk pricing for software licenses (w/o distributed physical media) is a very common practice. Such pricing is often available from the day the product is offered.

[Bront20]

And yet bulk pricing for software licenses (w/o distributed physical media) is a very common practice. Such pricing is often available from the day the product is offered.

True, but music licensing is also involved here.

[tnevaker]

And yet bulk pricing for software licenses (w/o distributed physical media) is a very common practice. Such pricing is often available from the day the product is offered.

it's also a very common practice for Rock Band DLC, seeing as how just about every DLC pack or album contains a built-in discount over buying the songs individually as singles. for some of the biggest packs or albums, you practically get 2 or 3 songs free compared to the single-song prices.

[tapoutos7]

i just bought from psn store green day songs american idiot, boulevard of broken dreams , basket case, but when i go to to playlist they are no exist.... whats wrong with it ? and when i go to the music store it says currently unavailable

[Munnchy]

i just bought from psn store green day songs american idiot, boulevard of broken dreams , basket case, but when i go to to playlist they are no exist.... whats wrong with it ? and when i go to the music store it says currently unavailable

Sounds like a problem with the ps store. Try re-downloading from your download history

[Bront20]

Sounds like a problem with the ps store. Try re-downloading from your download history

That's my suggestion as well.

You got them form the PSN store, you also have to select download (and if you only buy 1 song, you have to select it from the sales list), no Download All option.

If you never watched them DL and install and didn't turn off the system and select "Download and then turn off" option, you never installed them or didn't DL them.

Also, check and make sure they aren't sitting uninstalled in the game section of your PS3.

[weezercollector]

That's my suggestion as well.

You got them form the PSN store, you also have to select download (and if you only buy 1 song, you have to select it from the sales list), no Download All option.

If you never watched them DL and install and didn't turn off the system and select "Download and then turn off" option, you never installed them or didn't DL them.

Also, check and make sure they aren't sitting uninstalled in the game section of your PS3.

I'm having a similar issue - bought and downloaded 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot albums fine, but Dookie only had payment accepted, and there is no download available. When using the store in-game, it says the album has been purchased, but when selecting download again for this album alone, a dialogue box appears saying "no content found".

Quite annoying seeing as I already have GDRB but decided to get the songs again for RB3 so my band could use our own avatars.

Any discussions or reply from HMX about this yet?