The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a whopping 16 packs of post-launch downloadable content, entirely free of charge. CD Projekt co-founder and joint CEO Marcin Iwiński told IGN that the publisher is taking a very ardent stance against the “steeply priced” paid DLC economy.

“Because people just paid full price for our game,” Iwiński said when questioned as to why the 16 packs of DLC would be free. “We owe them.”

He continued:

“Yeah, we are making a statement. We, as gamers, would like to be treated this way, ‘Hey, give me free DLC.’ It doesn’t have to be something huge. And I’m saying we aren’t giving out huge stuff, we aren’t giving tens of hours of storyline here, we are giving small bits of pieces that don’t cost a lot. And I think people would feel better about our game, and, so, they will enjoy the adventure even more.”

This is a welcome development in an industry that seems to embrace the “pre-order now to get exclusive DLC!” culture. What do you guys think think about post-launch or locked-on-disc content?