Well, the GRAW 'Chapter 2' content pack is now available on XBox Live Marketplace. Goodie — more GRAW is good. But is paying $15 for it?

Our old buddy Luke over at 1UP has dared to be as cynical of the Content Pack as 1UP's stated policy of relative objectivity allow, swallowing his indignation only with huge inhalations between gulps:

But [the GRAW content pack is] $15, is that content worth it to you? Bear in mind, Xbox Live is a business model, but is this enough content to justify some of the most expensive downloadable content we've seen? Keep in mind the Halo 2 model and compare it with the microtransactions model that Oblivion has used — not to mention yesterday's report on the potential price model for Lumines Live, is this how you want microtransactions to function?

You mean, more like macrotransactions? Totally not. This seems less like microcontent than a small expansion pack, though (admittedly, a nebulously defined distinction). Is $15 too much for four new maps and some new weapons?My answer would be 'hell no' if we weren't talking about co-op maps. But I'm a co-op sucker.
GRAW Downloadable Content Comes With A Price [1UP]

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