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Monster Hunter Rise, End of collab DLC, won't be able to download after Jan 21, 2024 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by slimerancher to c/nintendo
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Source: https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/1729672458775519663

Edit: From @[email protected] 's comments below, it seems these are free DLCs which you can download as soon as you start the game. So, they aren't removing any paid content, only free DLC.

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[–] CatZoomies -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jeez Louise. I don’t play this game, but I’d be extremely angry if I paid for this, uninstalled the game to free up space, and then wanted to replay it for nostalgia purposes and couldn’t download all the content I paid for.

I’ve never seen this before, where you pay for DLC content and you can’t download it again. I’ve seen games get delisted on Steam but I can always access them again as they are tied to my account.

My first fear about the gaming Digital Rights Management model was when Ubisoft announced they’d be shutting down legacy activation servers a few years ago, and the DLC I purchased for my physical copy of Splinter Cell Blacklist Wii U would no longer be accessible. They backpedaled thankfully, but it’s an eye opener. I always thought buying physical would protect me, but it looks like this isn’t the case with companies like Ubisoft and whoever makes Monster Hunter.

I’m heavily evaluating if it’s even worth buying DLC for any game going forward, knowing that corporations can take it away from me. Perhaps we change the language from “Buy this game” to “Pay for a temporary License to access this game that you will never own”.

[–] ISolox 1 points 1 year ago

Although it still sucks it's being removed, these DLCs were all free event quests and did not cost extra.