Announcing Smash Infinite’s DLC Roadmap
Smash Infinite will begin gearing up for its DLC phase which means more sporadic jobs that span out to ensure the thread remains active and involved. We will be insituting a DLC roadmap similar in execution to both Smash 4 and Ultimate but with more emphasis on the universe that is being included rather than the fighter.
Here is how our DLC will function:
Smash Infinite will have Smash Seasons. Seasons can be seen as Fighter’s Passes but will have content included that’s not solely dedicated to that fighter. Within each Smash Season will be a number of bundles which will feature a number of content including a fighter, stage, Spirits, music, and depending on the bundle, additional content such as Items, Assist Trophies, Bosses, and more. Included in the Season Pass but also available out of it is other content like Mii Costumes, SmashSpace Content, and more.
Purchasing a Season Pass will allow access to all the content available for that Season plus the Mach Rider costume. The cost for each Season Pass costs roughly $45-50 dollars but will include access to the Mii Fighter costumes. For those who don’t purchase or download the content within the Season Pass once a Season concludes, they can exchange that for in-game gold, Spirits, and other content. This is called a SmashBack. SmashBack allows players who purchase a Season Pass to forgo downloading or owning content they don’t approve of and, in exchange, converting that to in-game content. Players can return the content they download in the Season Pass within the week they initially download it.
To further prevent players from abusing the system, they are able to take a new character for a spin via Trial Periods. This will occur three days before said character launches. This will allow players to participate in Vs matches utilizing this character. That being said, this is available for those who purchase a Season Pass as well as those who don’t. Of course, people can purchase content individually without getting a Season Pass.
The First Season Pass will feature four total characters which will be entirely third party. We will be indicating the prompt for the first dlc fighter at a much later date as we get our plans lined up. We will be far more focused with our content due to the nature of our DLC.
Now, in terms of what’s availiable in the Smash Seasons, we will see a simile formula to what’s in Ultimate but more content than previous with, as mentioned before, a focus on the universe rather than the fighter. These “packs” are called Bundles.
While for short-hand purposes, we will call these Bundles based on the franchise they feature (Tekken Bundle, Banjo-Kazooie Bundle, etc). However, we will officially be creating names for these bundles based on the franchise. So a Persona Bundle could be called “Never Saw it Coming” Bundle or SNK Bundle would be called “Shatter All Expectations”. We feel these names for bundles creates a sense of unity, chi heaviness, and personality to the bundle.
As mentioned above, content can be purchased individually without purchasing a Season Pass. While 45-50 is steep for a single pass, it allows access to all the content at once at a flat fee and is easily the more cheaper option than purchasing all of the content that’s available. Of course, that’s if you are a completionist. That being said, individually purchasing things would be the cheaper route for those who don’t intend to have all of the content.
Individual content is restricted but not limited to characters, stages, Mii costumes, Game modes, SmashSpace, etc. Spirit Boards, Music, Dungeons, and additional content relating to that series will be accessible only via downloading the entirety of that Bundle.
You can expect DLC related prompts within the coming weeks.
