Back in March, we announced that the Nintendo Switch version of RiME was going to be released at $39.99 / 44.99 / £39.99. The reason for the higher price was due to the additional development, manufacturing, and publishing costs involved with that port. While some were understanding of these go-to-market costs, there were still a number of folks who weren't happy. We totally understand: nobody wants to pay higher prices.
At Grey Box, we are determined to provide a fair deal for everyone around. And so we discussed how we could do that, without simply selling at a loss, all while also being fair to our retail partners. So, here's what we're doing.
First off, the digital version of RiME on Nintendo Switch will now cost $29.99 / 34.99 / £29.99, the same price as the game on other platforms. So, thats straightforward enough.
On the physical side, we cant lower the price without selling at a loss, but we can add more value to the package. And thats what were doing. For the Nintendo Switch version of RiME, all physical copies will include a printed code for a download of the complete, beautiful soundtrack by David García (a sample of which you can find here). You will be able to download the music via Bandcamp in one of the multiple high-quality formats. The soundtrack is planned on being sold separately for $10 in the US (and equivalent prices elsewhere), and so the value youre going to get out of this will be the same as somebody who purchased a different version of RiME, and then bought the soundtrack.
Like I said, Grey Boxs goals are to provide a great product at a great value. We hope youll find this new offering to be fair. Personally, were excited about it, because we want as many people as possible to hear Davids music! Regardless, we can assure you that no matter which version of RiME you play and we hope to have a Switch version release date announced shortly youre going to have an amazing and touching experience. Thanks very much for your support!
