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Anonymous
11 years ago
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DLC transfer from Xbox to PC?

 hi all. I was wondering if it was possible to download DLCs for Mass Effect for the PC if I had purchased them previously for the Xbox 360? I don't really want to have to buy them again. on the Bio...
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    Fred_vdp
    11 years ago

    DLC is tied to the platform you bought it for.

    That's because the content is hosted by different companies. The Xbox DLC is hosted by Microsoft who receive a cut of the revenue, while the PC DLC is hosted by EA who get the full cut. Buying the DLC for Xbox 360 and then downloading it on PC would be less beneficial for EA, because they would have to pay for bandwidth while only getting a share of the profits.

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Fred_vdp
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11 years ago

DLC is tied to the platform you bought it for.

That's because the content is hosted by different companies. The Xbox DLC is hosted by Microsoft who receive a cut of the revenue, while the PC DLC is hosted by EA who get the full cut. Buying the DLC for Xbox 360 and then downloading it on PC would be less beneficial for EA, because they would have to pay for bandwidth while only getting a share of the profits.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

aah, alright. that makes sense. thank you for clarifying!

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