Well I think that unless Black Ops is built into Steam like MW2, to sell DLC they'll have to make physical CDs and sell them at gamestores. I guess it is possible to sell DLC through the internet but it would be much easier to pirate that way.

I really hope Black Ops is independent and does not run on Steam only.

Though if they make DLC free for PC like they did in COD4 and W@W I really think it will boost the games selling post release because the game is constantly just getting better for the same price so people who were skeptical about purchasing it will change their minds. MW2 might have sold more than COD4 but COD4 held a pretty steady selling for a long time.

15$ for 5 maps is a rip-off. If the whole game is worth 60$, look at how long they made the game for and then how long it takes them to design 5 maps...

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It would definetly boost sales if they would be free. But they would have to say it right before launch. And then again.. they don't really want to give away their DLC plan.

The target group for DLC isn't PC - it's console. Always has been. They would never make very much money out of the PC group even if most PC players bought them as PC players only make up a very small percentage of those that buy a game (PC makes either 8% or 16% of total sales depending on which source you use to estimate it). So, giving up plans for paid DLC for PC is never going to affect their projected returns for it as it all comes from consoles where it sells in the millions.

Everything depends on Activision - developer have power and if they will see good sale figures, they will give free DLC's on 90%.

i want it to be free ... but they will most likely not be ... but then again i am not sure how many ppl bought the 2 map packs in MW2 maybe it's their way too see if it's viable or not maybe ?

if this is really the COD that mw2 should of been i dont see why nvidia wouldnt sponsor DLC again.

but i wouldnt mind paying for DLC or maybe even mod tools, these guys do put a lot of time and effort into their games.

steam is now a choice if you want to play it from there but im still getting the box version. so i think it would be free.

Why ppl say that if the game has "Games for Windows "thing the dlc's will be free?
Why steam will charge for dlc's? Valve is not the developer of the game.Look at their games:
-css: recently updated with new content for free
-tf2- new items/hats , community made items shared for free to users(if crafted/finded)
-Portal:weekly/monthly updates for bugs.
-AlienSwarm- free , bonus item for TF2
-L4d2 - free dlc's for pc users
All Valve's games are updated weekly with new content/updates for bug glitches.All the content that is added to the games is free.Valve respects it's PC users.
And if we are going to pay for some map packs, the normal price should be like 5$/5 euros even LOWER not 15 for 2 remakes and 3 new maps as IW did .

It would be nice if map packs will be free...Cuz in MW2 Map pack cost's f***** 14$,it's so stupid...