Call me an optimist but I think we might actually start transitioning away from the force fed DLC scheme that has been prevalent. The positive response to games like Witcher 3, which from release has had amazing support from the developers, weekly free dlc, and upcoming expansions that, when totaled, are rumored to rival the amount of content in their second game (http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/10/the-wi...-3-expansion-almost-the-size-of-the-witcher-2).
343 announced at e3 that all DLC map packs will be free to ensure a cohesive community (likely also as an attempt to repair their image following MCC). They also unveiled an alternative revenue stream that seems to be very balanced and completely optional.
Also, if you look at what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox One, I think we're really starting to see "gaming ecosystems". The lines are getting a little blurry, so that when you play on xbox, you might not even have to be playing on an xbox (sort of already the case with windows 10 streaming). That's all conjecture though, but I think we'll get a clearer picture in the next year or so.
Call me an optimist but I think we might actually start transitioning away from the force fed DLC scheme that has been prevalent. The positive response to games like Witcher 3, which from release has had amazing support from the developers, weekly free dlc, and upcoming expansions that, when totaled, are rumored to rival the amount of content in their second game (http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/10/the-wi...-3-expansion-almost-the-size-of-the-witcher-2). 343 announced at e3 that all DLC map packs will be free to ensure a cohesive community (likely also as an attempt to repair their image following MCC). They also unveiled an alternative revenue stream that seems to be very balanced and completely optional.
Also, if you look at what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox One, I think we're really starting to see "gaming ecosystems". The lines are getting a little blurry, so that when you play on xbox, you might not even have to be playing on an xbox (sort of already the case with windows 10 streaming). That's all conjecture though, but I think we'll get a clearer picture in the next year or so.