I think can I answer some questions, ya'll, because I'm taking a break from E3 to get on NeoGAF in my hotel room...
ONLY 10 SONGS!?
Yup, the "core" game comes with 10 songs -- all new tracks to the Dance Central series. We'll have more than 50 songs available for download at launch beyond that, many new to the series, some legacy DLC songs. Why do this? We love the idea of players being able to customize their soundtracks and their dance experience. You do your best to put together awesome on-disc soundtracks that will appeal to a broad audience, but you hear a lot of "This soundtrack sucks, there's not enough of this or that and I hate these songs." I get it. That doesn't have to be the case. Buy only what you want, when you want it.
PRICE!?
The game isn't F2P. That said, we're not talking about a price at the moment, but do some math and figure out what you'd pay for a game with 10 song (compared to the $50 for the full retail disc soundtracks), and you'd be close. More on that before launch.
DOES MY DLC CARRY OVER?
As we release songs on the Music Store, if you've purchased that song as DLC for a previous Dance Central game, you'll be able to download that to your Xbox One for free WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. That is to say, not all of that DLC tracks will be available on Day One (we have to re-author them for the new Xbox One engine and that will take some time), but we'll work to make that stuff available.
Regarding the disc songs that you might have been able to transfer from game to game, unfortunately those won't be available for free. Without going into a lot of detail, the licensing for disc-based songs is different than the downloadable tracks, which is why our games had that small re-licensing fee you'd have to pay from game to game. We don't plan on supporting those tracks at launch.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT 8 ROUTINES?
Yes, every song now has eight routines -- four difficulties, two fitness routines (dedicated to strength and cardio), and then two "Choreographer's Choice" routines. That's a lot of dancing per song. And those DLC tracks you'll get for free if you already own them? They'll also have 8 routines a piece.
WHAT'S THE DLC PLAN?
Lots of music. And fast. We've improved the production pipeline which means we can look at what's hot on the charts, try to obtain the licensing rights, and then move it through to players waaaay faster than before. Less waiting, more music people want. Bottom line: we plan on releasing a lot of music/routines. Get psyched.
I think that answers everything. I'll pop into the thread to answer other questions if you have them.