EA Canada’s senior executive, Jason DeLong, recently sat down with GameInformer in order to discuss how he views the future of gaming. Not only does DeLong feel that retail prices on games may start to lower, but he believes this will be because developers will focus more on expanding games for players through downloadable content rather than the yearly update.

“We’re going to start to see – maybe not in the next year, but in the near future – games go down the route of smaller up-front experiences and lower prices at the beginning, and then the ability to extend the game through episodic material or future feature material,” he told Game Informer.

This isn’t anything ground breaking as Rockstar took this path with Grand Theft Auto IV and EA did the same with Burnout Paradise; however, it will be interesting to see how a lot of other games incorporate this type of thinking in order to create a big enough revenue stream to make it happen.

“Games are getting more expensive and times are tough, and it’s getting harder to purchase every game you want. So, how can we keep people playing and offer them more but not have to make them break the bank to do it?” he asked himself. “It’s going to be an interesting creative problem for us to solve.”

So, what do you guys think? Would you pay less for a video game in hopes of receiving solid downloadable expansions in the future or no?