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Square-Enix gouging JP PC players of Tomb Raider : 30$ for JP language pack
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chickdigger802
Banned
Nabs
Member
I think they were able to buy the western version on Steam for about a month before they figured it out.
TheJollyCorner
Member
hahahahaah wow!
rolling in the grave. Crying, laughing, rolling.
rolling in the grave. Crying, laughing, rolling.
Is this what I have to pay to get the English patches for Type-0 and Bravely Default, too?
International pricing is a very tricky issue, and this is it manifesting itself in the worst possible way. Short of *actually* having one universal price worldwide - which would be an issue since it wouldn't take into account the difference in purchasing power between regions - I'm really not quite sure what the best solution to it is.
See, the problem here is the game is $50 in Japan on Steam too.
Tomb Raider:
$50, NA: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/?cc=us
$50, Japan: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/?cc=jp
To prove the thing works, here is an Example of prices being different:
Witcher in NA, $20: http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/?cc=us
Witcher in Japan, $60: http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/?cc=jp
Zoe
Member
That is the Western version. The Japanese version of the game has not been released yet and will not be released for another two weeks.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
This sounds more like a big fuck-up than a scam. I don't think SE is that big of an asshole.
Plus Steam is kind of like iOS right? Some games are universal when sold (like one price fits all) or something?
Plus Steam is kind of like iOS right? Some games are universal when sold (like one price fits all) or something?
Beer Monkey
Member
Wait, even subtitles are $30? Wow.
I kind kind of see charging for voice in a region where unit sales will be really low, as good voice production is really expensive.
But if you aren't going to provide subs for free, don't release a localized version at all.
I kind kind of see charging for voice in a region where unit sales will be really low, as good voice production is really expensive.
But if you aren't going to provide subs for free, don't release a localized version at all.
Weltall Zero
Member
i understand the fuck up, but it was THEIR fuck-up, I don't see how they can legally remove content from something already sold to customers. If you get something mislabeled at a store, the clerk dials it up, you pay and take it home, you wouldn't expect any law to support the store owner, a few days later, forcing you to reverse the sale, or worse, removing a crucial component rendering your item useless.
I'm inclined to think no country's laws would support this; not the US', not Japan's. Am I missing something here?
I'm inclined to think no country's laws would support this; not the US', not Japan's. Am I missing something here?
Welcome to the digital age, I guess. Was the update mandatory? Is this similar to the "Other OS" firmware removal?
Isn't he dead? I get association to the telethons, but if they really wanted to torture people it shoule be Gilbert Gottfried and Fran Drescher.
Also something, something, Japanese porn. Only makes sense Square charges extra for Lara screaming and moaning in pain in Japanese. On a more serious note, what interesting approach to deal with regional pricing/importation.
Dark Octave
Banned
+1 for physical media.
FormallyFamicom
Member
Steam game updates are mandantory downloads. Now if you were offline or in the game the whole time, you could probably play the original before it patched.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
VSXIII will release without English texts or voices. Extra $40 for English and other languages packs. An additional $10 for subtitles.
Sounds silly, but after reading this, won't be surprised!
Sounds silly, but after reading this, won't be surprised!
polyh3dron
Banned
so wait, i had japanese voices in my game before, they had them yanked in an "update" and now want me to pay $20 to give them back to me?
can't wait for someone to defend this.
can't wait for someone to defend this.
If you had the game set to patch automatically, or you told Steam to patch the game (for example, if you wanted to play multiplayer), then the patch removed the Japanese language option. If you have not updated the game since before the removal patch, or you kept your steam client offline, then you should still have the language pack.
This is a shame as it effects the japanese gamers that were willing to purchase the game on Steam when they could have chosen to get the game early through other means. Square should have just let it go and removed the game page until the Japanese launch instead of removing content.
Ah the wonderful world of digital distribution...
I can just imagine the yakuza busting down my door to take back the copy of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 I bought months ago because they accidentally included too many characters on the disc and wanted to sell me Phoenix Wright and Nova as DLC too.
I can just imagine the yakuza busting down my door to take back the copy of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 I bought months ago because they accidentally included too many characters on the disc and wanted to sell me Phoenix Wright and Nova as DLC too.
They got jealous of EA's golden poo.
astroturfing
Member
what a weird lucid nightmare i'm having again of the gaming industry going down the drain. and dreaming of typing on gaf.. so pathetic lol
The way I see it is that Square Enix has now created a vacuum for Atlus and even Bandai Namco to fill in the gap they left. And given the recent big announcements from both of those companies, they are doing just that.
LorDjidane
Member
SE keeps on delivering. That was the last decision Wada signed off before leaving.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Oh my god, haha.
I'm not going to defend this (it's their screw up, they should own up to it), but you'd have to be really stupid or be the kind of blind hater a lot of people nowadays are towards SQEX to think that this will become some kind of standard practice for Square Enix games and their English/western localizations. It won't and anyone who thinks so is just being stupid. It was a screw up that they are fixing with the stupidest possible solution, but it's going to be a screw up that probably won't happen again.
jimmypython
Member
the extra international version content of FFX|X-2HD as DLC suddenly made a lot of sense now....
dark_chris
Gold Member
I hope Square suffers from this.
It doesn't (their ports have always been top-notch and the most content-filled versions) and it won't be DLC. This was a mistake and they are handling it badly, but it doesn't imply anything on how they are going to handle stuff like HD ports in the future.
Devilgunman
Member
Wada: I won't leave with peace
Zoe
Member
It wasn't.