Tekken 8 releases in two weeks but that hasn’t stopped Bandai Namco from announcing the first DLC for the game.
Longtime Tekken character Eddy will be the games first DLC to release in Spring 2024 and will be followed by 3 more characters during the year.
Maybe I’m just being old fashioned but if DLC is announced before a game launches isn’t that just an admission that the game isn’t finished?
I’m a firm believer that any DLC that is announced prior to launch or worse, is included on the disc but locked until you hand over more cash should be included in the full game.
This is very common for fighting games, street fighter 6 did the same thing (still waiting for Akuma). I’m glad that the game will be supported for the foreseeable future and we can have major tournaments supported by Bandai with these sales. Call it Stockholm syndrome if you want but I’m going to put 3k+ hours into tekken 8 not including tournament playtime, and I’d rather have balance patches and new characters added over the lifespan of the game. Remember Harada has to show continued income and interest to the Bandai Namco execs to warrant development.