That's just a summary of the petition itself. Of course, 100 signatures is not the actual goal. The more the merrier.
Link if you'd like to sign
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Asking Bandai Namco to Create Physical Vita Copies of Cyber Sleuth
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That's just a summary of the petition itself. Of course, 100 signatures is not the actual goal. The more the merrier.
Link if you'd like to sign
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
signed
Paper Sparrow
Member
I'm getting the PS4 version, but I'll sign it because my fellow Vita owners deserve it.
OP (or whoever), you might want to tweet this to Operation Decode. They are the ones who started the original petition and Bamco tweets them all the time.
OP (or whoever), you might want to tweet this to Operation Decode. They are the ones who started the original petition and Bamco tweets them all the time.
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Signed
Yeah, you're right. The more exposure, the better.
Not expecting anything from Scamco but I hope someone that has the power to make it happen will consider it. Make me import the game from somewhere at least.
I didn't know about those european pre-order campaigns, that's pretty cool. Publishers should look more into alternative ways to give fans what they want.
I didn't know about those european pre-order campaigns, that's pretty cool. Publishers should look more into alternative ways to give fans what they want.
I think the point is that ps4 users weren't in the equation. I'm pretty sure 3DS owners didn't ask for a ps4 game either.
True, still seems a bit weird to take that stance when half the people who petitioned didn't get the game they wanted in any form.
Sorry, that wasn't the intent at all. It's just bad wording.
Eh, no need to apologise. I just think the increasing viability of limited print runs more than justifies the petition on its own.
Having a physical Vita version would be nice, but I don't think it's fair to say that PS4 users weren't actively trying to get the game localized. Obviously no one had the PS4 in mind when the petition started, but I'm sure there are plenty of people who were asking for the Vita version who either already had a PS4 or, like myself, got one shortly after. It's the same audience, no need to draw lines anywhere.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
Signed. Would be nice to have the option.
Signed I prefer getting the vita physically, but I fear that the petition is too late to make any impact as the release date is February 2016.
I just hope that they price it low, since it's digital only.
It's foolish to assume that every Vita owner owns a PS4, I own a Vita but I don't own a PS4 nor do I plan to.
I just hope that they price it low, since it's digital only.
It's foolish to assume that every Vita owner owns a PS4, I own a Vita but I don't own a PS4 nor do I plan to.
skLaFarebear
Member
Signed.
Doubt it'll actually happen, but I like to believe every name counts.
Doubt it'll actually happen, but I like to believe every name counts.
I honestly doubt that there are very many people like you, given how each platform is selling. That also doesn't excuse disqualifying PS4 owners from being members of the audience.
A "few hundred people" and yet an online petition reached 65k signatures. Keep the shitposting out of this thread, thanks.
65k signatures to localize a game, which I was referring to. That petition said nothing about physical copies. This is a pointless petition.
For you.
65,000+ people want the game. And they got it.
As of this post, 70 people want it physically for Vita.
I think maybe I was a little generous in saying a good will gesture for a "few hundred people".
Paper Sparrow
Member
Buying Cyber Sleuth will get us more Digimon games, I don't really see how this takes away from that.
It's just a waste of effort when Next Order is actually something worth petitioning for.
And if they actually do make a physical copy of Cyber Sleuth for Vita and it bombs, that won't look good.
How many people should have signed in 7 hours for this petition to not be pointless?
If they're worried it could bomb (and it wouldn't) they have many ways to ensure they'll sell every copy they manufacture.
DeuceGamer
Member
Signed.
Paper Sparrow
Member
Why would you petition for Next Order? Either Cyber Sleuth does well, and we get, or it doesn't do well, and we don't.
A heck of a lot more.
And how many of those would be profitable? Limited runs cost more money and extra manpower.
True, but at least it's something actually meaningful. Getting games is more important than the media they come on, despite what some people may think (looking at you, physical or bust Yakuza "fans").
Yeah, right. I'm sure Digimon petitions get shared by PewDiePies and AngryJoes all over the internet.
That's not something that a company like Bamco needs to worry about. We have countless examples of miniscule companies doing the same and being profitable.
You said it yourself, 65,000 people signed the petition to bring the game over. And you did just say this game wasn't going to bomb on Vita. You would think there would be a big outpouring of support, especially as we know a 1 signature does not equal 1 sale.
Those companies live or die on those razor thin margins. For bigger companies it can actually be a waste of resources to invest in things with little return, which is something people don't actually get when wondering why the big companies don't do those sorts of things.
Paper Sparrow
Member
But it's not meaningful. Unless, for some reason, the petition got an extraordinary number of people to sign, Bamco would just ignore it. Cyber Sleuth will be what they base future releases on for a long time.
Actually yeah, I agree with you. Both this petition and a Next Order petition would be pretty much useless.
As I said, it literally started 7 hours ago. How many people of those (assumed) 65k could have realistically seen this yet? The original petition ran for 2 fucking years.
This is Bamco but the game's not Dark Souls. Every little investment is worth it.
Paper Sparrow
Member
I wouldn't call it useless. There is precedent for Bandai Namco games doing well enough on the Vita to get a physical release. The only problem is that may be too late (as said above, the first petition ran for a long time) and there just isn't enough faith in the Digimon brand yet.
That's... not how business works. If someone says "let's put a hundred hours of manpower into a project that's going to earn a few hundred dollars profit", that would be a terrible investment for a company that size.
More than a hundred thousand people bought SAO only in NA on Vita at full price securing a physical release of its sequel in both regions and you're still thinking that a game this hyped and so closely tied to the Vita will bomb horribly.
Yes, for this game.
I'm not the one thinking it. Bandai Namco is the one who thinks that physical isn't worth the effort.
