Texas Chain Saw Massacre Victim and Family mains finally agree on something - the DLC is very expensive
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre players have hit back at the game's monetisation strategy after Gun and Sumo outlined its plans for upcoming DLC.
«We've seen some discussion, and for transparency, we wanted to share pricing for any and all future content for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,» the team stated via a statement posted to its social media channels, including Twitter/X.
The tweet went on to give prices for upcoming skins and characters, confirming «premium content» – such as a Leatherface skin designed by Greg Nicotero – will cost $16, new characters, both victim and family, will sell for $10, executions $7, and clothing and weapon cosmetics for $5. Other content, such as «maps, etc.», will be released for free.
In later comments, it was confirmed that each Family and Victim character would have their own «skill trees, unique abilities, attributes, base cosmetics, and executions», and the Execution Pack would include «an execution for every Family member, similar to the pack that was available at launch».
Responding to commenters surprised at the prices, the team confirmed that there would not be any alternate means of unlocking the content in-game, and while DLC bundles were not available now, they may be «in the future».
Challenged in a post on the subreddit that posted a meme about the prices, brand strategy lead Matt Shotcha said: «I understand where you're coming from, and I know we can debate this to death if we want to. But ultimately, like it or not, being a realist is realising that if the price is not acceptable to you, you have the option to not pay it, which sends a cleaner message than memes.
»That said, I'm not trying to be dismissive of the concerns, we're going to report on them. But we also
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