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Rime comes out in May. Costs £10 more on Nintendo Switch.
- Thread starter Savantcore
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Also this, it makes no fucking sense ! Who the hell charges more in € than the actual price in $ ?
This thing has bomba written all over it. A well-deserved one.
Ten dollars more expensive? Nah.
uncle_koploski
Banned
Maybe the overhead from the cost of the carts is so high that they don't want to incentivize the digital version by making it cheaper?
If the Digital version was cheaper than the Physical version people may not buy the Cart.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
I had no interest in this game until i heard it was coming to switch. Now if i buy it, it'll be during a (hopeful) switch sale or for peanuts in steam way down the line.
Had scheduled it in for day 1 in my budget as well :/
£40 for what is apparently only 6 hours or so. No thanks.
Had scheduled it in for day 1 in my budget as well :/
£40 for what is apparently only 6 hours or so. No thanks.
LOL I'm a Nintendo superfan. I think it's lame to tax Nintendo players. Lay off the persecution donuts, my friend.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
This isn't the thread for this discussion, but I agree with you. I don't have a problem with any particular aspect of his design, but the way he's rendered or shaded or something makes him look wrong compared to the rest of the game. Unfinished in some way.
Pretty sure MS and Sony have specific policies in place to prevent games costing more on their platform (in cases where there is no additional content etc).
Maybe Nintendo didn't think to have such a policy for the Switch because it's a long time since they did any third party relations.
Maybe Nintendo didn't think to have such a policy for the Switch because it's a long time since they did any third party relations.
moltonasty
Member
fuck outta here. I was planning to pick this up on the Switch but now will reconsider picking it up at all. Maybe in the future when the price drops I'll consider it again.
I don't think that would be likely to be the case. Nintendo has previously offered their own product (WWHD) for $10 less than retail, prior to retail release, for example.
No, you are not.
Nachtfalke
Member
So it comes later, is probably inferior in terms of graphics and framerate and costs more? They really want a bomba. What's the point?
Yes, it does.
John Kowalski
Banned
I wonder if they're doing this to recoup unexpected development costs. Maybe they weren't expecting to develop a Switch version?
This is just a particularly noticeable example of dealing with EU taxes.
This is just a particularly noticeable example of dealing with EU taxes.
serenewarfare
Banned
Puyo Puyo Tetris invalidates this (and most other arguments that would defend this).
Yup, says right there in the pr, just doesn't say how late it'll be when this premium is charged.
Diablohead
Member
Stuff like this is upsetting to see.
panama chief
Member
I've been chasing this game since it's first announcement. It's always been a PS4 game for me but that Switch tax is bullshit and I feel like pulling my support.
So, not day and date on Switch and $10 more because why not.
I understand that Switch cards probably cost a bit more than Blu-rays, but Gamestop somehow managed to price Has-Been Heroes at $20 at retail and digital, regardless of the platform. What possible excuse could these guys have for not following suit?
I understand that Switch cards probably cost a bit more than Blu-rays, but Gamestop somehow managed to price Has-Been Heroes at $20 at retail and digital, regardless of the platform. What possible excuse could these guys have for not following suit?
Besides Puyo Puyo (which, at least, offered a cheaper digital version and some goodies in the physical one), every multi-platform game costs the same as a normal version on PS4/One. There's no real evidence of more costs due to cartridges. They're just trying to ride on the Switch hype.
Think about it, this thing will probably cost the same as Splatoon 2, releasing in the same timeframe, in Europe. Heck, for 45€ you can get Zelda BoTW in some stores.
LFMartins86
Member
They are probably just charging more for the Switch version since it has such a short catalogue and people are more prone to buy it because they want something new to play.
Okami Haundo
Member
Any word on U.S. pricing? I'd like to know if this is just a region-specific thing or if I should just buy Rime on Xbox instead of Switch.
The publishers aren't going to explain this to eurogamer. Just hope enough people vote with their wallets here.
Slightly concerns me about upcoming Indies now and how much more expensive they might be on Switch.
So they don't actually say if it costs more to publish on switch, they're just giving a very vague response here
Slightly concerns me about upcoming Indies now and how much more expensive they might be on Switch.
So they don't actually say if it costs more to publish on switch, they're just giving a very vague response here
Unfortunately, the only message that will send them is not to port games to the Switch.
Nope. I was intrigued by the very first trailer, but once it came out of hiding and showed legit gameplay, I was immediately like "oh, this isn't anything to get excited about".
Jawmuncher
Member
If it's anything like their prior game it will be. It's why I don't have high hopes. I can't be sold on aesthetics alone.
Jawbreaker
Member
There's no Rime or reason for that price difference.
LOL fucking whut?
If Nintendo really made the carts that much more expensive to produce than discs, this may be the most spectacular example of a platform holder shooting themselves in the foot since Vita memory cards. Did they really think that 3rd party publishers wouldn't pass the cost on to consumers, way to make the Switch version of every multi-plat game more expensive by default.
I'm willing to wait to see what goes on with a couple other titles though before jumping to that conclusion. I don't trust Tequilaworks at all at this point given their previous fuckery with RIME, and the press release makes it sound like they're trying to justify the price point by pointing out that the Switch is portable, which is... pretty much nonsense as far as price justification goes.
TLDR: Bad new for Nintendo if they actually made the Switch carts too expensive, but I'm not ruling out Tequilaworks just being shifty given their history.
If Nintendo really made the carts that much more expensive to produce than discs, this may be the most spectacular example of a platform holder shooting themselves in the foot since Vita memory cards. Did they really think that 3rd party publishers wouldn't pass the cost on to consumers, way to make the Switch version of every multi-plat game more expensive by default.
I'm willing to wait to see what goes on with a couple other titles though before jumping to that conclusion. I don't trust Tequilaworks at all at this point given their previous fuckery with RIME, and the press release makes it sound like they're trying to justify the price point by pointing out that the Switch is portable, which is... pretty much nonsense as far as price justification goes.
TLDR: Bad new for Nintendo if they actually made the Switch carts too expensive, but I'm not ruling out Tequilaworks just being shifty given their history.
JB2448
Member
Why do people really think that cards are more expensive at this point? I don't understand. It didn't work that way for the 3DS or the Vita (the former actually had read/write function, so it's even more expensive to produce, yet they were still affordable), so why would it work that way for the Switch? It makes no sense.
Also, there's no price parity clause. Puyo Puyo Tetris is cheaper digitally.
Also, there's no price parity clause. Puyo Puyo Tetris is cheaper digitally.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Was going to buy on Switch but they can fuck right off. PS4 it is.