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Rime comes out in May. Costs £10 more on Nintendo Switch.
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Dark Cloud
Member
Will these devs come out and say something?
FreedomFighter
Member
Won't be buying this for Switch until it's on sale or has a permanent price drop. Pretty ridiculous for the game to be $10 more - it's as if they're wanting to send it to die.
Okami Haundo
Member
Oh don't be so negative. Switch is a new console that uses a different media format from their competition, costs will naturally be higher. Add in that the install base is going to be low for awhile and that this is a new game studio and you should be able to see why they're charging more.
Whether they ate the extra costs and went for price parity, or charged more (as they chose to do) they're taking on a potential risk. In this case they just seem to have decided that the latter option is the better fit for them. Time will tell if it pays off.
bobbychalkers
Member
I'm planning on buying several indie games down the line on Switch but I'm not going to pay 10 bucks more vs the other platforms because reasons. Tequila Works needs to re-evaluate themselves over placing blame on the Switch audience if the game bombs on the platform.
The publisher already did, I doubt Tequilla had any say into this.
http://twitter.com/RiMEGame/status/839533127001329665
"The MSRP of the Switch version is based on development and go-to-market costs, which can vary for each platform."
edit - ah that's not Tequila, sorry
I can be as negative as I want, i'm a consumer, i'm not paying more money for this than I have to. I'll support other devs and titles instead, like Blaster Master Zero tomorrow.
Delusibeta
Banned
Puyo Puyo Tetris is flat out not releasing a physical version on PS4 due to Tetris licensing reasons.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
If it's on Steam there's no reason why it can't be on Switch*
*For $10 more.
*For $10 more.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
As a Switch owner, you do not get my sale. Congrats
Didn't any indie developer mention, how easy it is to port there games to the console? I call bullshit.
But this is already proven false by the price differences between the digital and physical releases of Puyo Puyo Tetris.
Herb Alpert
Banned
I'll wait for a sale. This is ridiculous.
UnemployedVillain
Member
What does this have to do with Nintendo?!
Other way around: no digital version on PS4, due to Ubi's craptacular Tetris game already being available. It is physical only on that system.
dragonflys545
Member
Lol if stardrew valley gets 10$ increase it's gone be wack.
Gone from day one to never. Fuck that.
Physical being slightly more would make sense (cartridges?), but digital price is gouging of the highest order. £40 for an small indie game is just ludicrous.
Smaller install base, higher unique project costs (budgets are complicated beasts) I know, but still. You can't expect consumers to justify it.
Physical being slightly more would make sense (cartridges?), but digital price is gouging of the highest order. £40 for an small indie game is just ludicrous.
Smaller install base, higher unique project costs (budgets are complicated beasts) I know, but still. You can't expect consumers to justify it.
Royalties? Cartridges price?
Okami Haundo
Member
Chillax a bit my man, I'm not telling you to buy the game. Heck, I don't plan on buying it as I don't like the decision they made. I just offered a counter-explantation for why they might have made this choice that isn't "they're an evil business that wants to milk you dry".
You did, but it did not convince me that they're not price gouging Switch owners because they can.
That would at least have some wiggle room with it launching with the co-op mode first, even if that is ultimately a timed exclusive. This right here is just baffling.
Schnozberry
Member
Can't be that much if Binding of Isaac is priced the way it is.
frankie_baby
Member
Just checked the visitor posts on Tequila works facebook page and the mist recent is some guy saying he'd "gladly pay extra" so its all his fault
You can't put a price on portability. At least that's what I've been told. The way I see it if you can argue switch is worth the higher price because it's portable, I don't see anything wrong with developers charging more for a portable experience. Also they are a small developer probably not as easy for them to eat the extra cost of cartridges.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Yeah I agree. It's not always "evil business" but one thing we've seen again and again is that if consumers do support it then other publishers will do it because why not?
I'm sure they have a reason for this. Stupid move though
Nothing, but people like to blame the wrong party whenever they're able to.
Okami Haundo
Member
No worries! My life won't change if I can't change your point of view there. I just like to try and rationalize things as if I were the one making the decision. As I said before, we're both standing together in rejecting this practice. I won't give them extra money for the Switch version and I'll be really interested to see how this decision pans out.
So far it seems like the reaction is overwhelmingly negative.
Most definitely a stupid move if you ask me. If their game were releasing during a time when the install base was higher and more "general" consumers owned Switch, this move might recoup their costs faster. As it stands, I can't help but feel that they've just alienated their potential audience at the moment.
Speaking of Sega, this reminds me of Puyo Puyo Tetris's pricing:
PS4 digital: $29.99
PS4 physical: $29.99
Switch digital: $29.99
Switch physical: $39.99
So gonna guess manufacturing costs for physical Switch games are pricier than for physical PS4/Xbox One games.
moltonasty
Member
I'd accept the extra $10 for physical, but there's no reason the digital version should cost $10 more than the digital version on XB1 or PS4. Especially when those versions will probably have higher resolution and frame rate. This better not become a trend.
Physical Switch version includes some goodies. There's some kind of reason as to why it costs more. Also, the game is not releasing digitally on PS4 at all. That may be why they wanted to have a low price on PS4 physical, since it's their only way to sell the game. And, at least Puyo Puyo has a digital cheaper option.
There are multiple cross-platform third-party games Switch/PS4/One and they all cost the same price.
Mrstriker09
Member
So vita games shouldve been higher correct since its portable? Crazy!!
Octavianus
Banned
Nintendo killed their children and ate their wives.
No longer interested in this game until sale time, have enough to play thanks rather than give extra to greedy developers like this
Especially with that $29.99 = 34.99 rubbish
They say they will work hard with retailers to honour pre-order prices - can't find any retailer actually taking preorders here in the UK so that sounds about right too!
Especially with that $29.99 = 34.99 rubbish
They say they will work hard with retailers to honour pre-order prices - can't find any retailer actually taking preorders here in the UK so that sounds about right too!
Jaded Alyx
Member
Every EU/GBP price stated anywhere, ever, includes tax.
I didn't blame Nintendo...? I merely said that Nintendo fans are getting taxed (IE, a Nintendo tax) in order to play on our system...?
I mean, this is fair, Nintendo did do this to me
Labombadog
Member
Weak ass reason to charge more on the platform. I hope that's not a sign for things to come. "Oh it's portable and you can take it anywhere. Let's charge extra"
You're really overestimating the cost of the couple of keychains it comes with. :V
For comparison, on amazon UK, the situation is very smiliar:
Puyo Puyo Tetris (Switch) #180
Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4) #1095
Lego City Undercover (Switch) #111
Lego City Undercover (Xbox One) #488
Lego City Undercover (PS4) #1046
Well, no doubt the carts do cost a lot more to manufacture than discs. So, I personally don't mind that pricing structure too much. Plus, with GCU I get the Switch cart for $32, and keep my consumer ownership rights.
I'm not saying it should cost the same as it is, but that there's a real reason to why it costs more. There's more value.
Mrstriker09
Member
Will Yooka be higher on the switch as well lmao
Don't worry. The Nintendo Defense Force is a bit touchy lately
Seriously though, I think the rationale is pretty clear - there is far less competition on the Switch, so charge more. Sucks but I can't really fault that logic. Switch fans will be clamoring for new games.