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[LectureMaster]

DEATHLOOP

Two rival assassins are trapped in a timeloop on a mysterious island

store.playstation.com

If you prefer physical disc, Gamestop has it on sale for $39.99 also.

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/playstation-5/products/deathloop---playstation-5/303537.html

Worth to bite at this price point in my opinion.

 

[Ghost of Caelid]

I just paid 60$ for it...every game I buy goes on sale or on gamepass...nice.

 

[01011001]

I would still warn everyone from buying the PS5 version... if you have a somewhat decent PC, DO NOT GET THE PS5 VERSION! the controller aiming in this game is pure garbage and the FOV is stuck at 78° (or was it 76???)

 

[DeathScentance]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

 

[anthony2690]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

Ratchet and clank dropped to £55 the same day it came out in the UK, despite rrp being £70, it also reviewed well.

Just because a game has positive reviews, doesn't mean everyone is going to buy it or that it will sell well.

I remember Wolfenstein the new collosus was half price after being out 8 days (digitally)

Also reviewed well, Bethesda games just drop price quickly.

 

[DeathScentance]

Ratchet and clank dropped to £55 the same day it came out in the UK, despite rrp being £70, it also reviewed well.

Just because a game has positive reviews, doesn't mean everyone is going to buy it or that it will sell well.

I remember Wolfenstein the new collosus was half price after being out 8 days (digitally)

Also reviewed well, Bethesda games just drop price quickly.

I appreciate your insight. I still think it was BS that reviewers almost universally gave it a 10/10 as if they were paid shills, or had some agenda. I think I'll wait for it to hit game pass.

 

[anthony2690]

I appreciate your insight. I think I'll wait for it to hit game pass.

Same thing, I'm doing

 

[SlimySnake]

I dont think Sony advertised it enough. Clearly it didnt sell all that well at full price. Needed a few more state of plays.

 

[Chris_Rivera]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

Absolutely they lied. It has nothing to do with sales slowing down after a month or two. A truly good game never goes on sale.

 

[Kagey K]

I dont think Sony advertised it enough. Clearly it didnt sell all that well at full price. Needed a few more state of plays.

They should have ran a trailer and then advertised this sale price at the end of yesterday’s state of play.

 

[Mr. PlayStation]

Played the game on PS5 using the Performance mode and it was a fantastic experience with some annoyances due to the way the game is designed. The gunplay and combat was so fluid and responsive, ended up platinuming the game and I'm not even a trophy hunter

 

[RayHell]

I got so annoyed by the excessive marketing that I lost interest.

 

[Bojanglez]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

The reviewers that gave it 10/10 are not the publishers and everyone has their own opinions (most reviewers didn't give it 10/10). Not sure why you think price should be tied to score, lots of other factors come into play.

For a start I don't think the game was $70 at launch, I believe it was $60 (based on the UK price being 59.99 at launch). They also offered a significant discount before launch (10%) to PS+ subscribers.

Personally speaking, I was tempted to buy at launch, but missed the discount, so didn't want to then pay full price knowing I missed out on the discount. Once the initial launch passed, I've told myself that I may just wait until it comes to Gamepass and save myself some money. At this price I'm maybe tempted to jump in.

Other factors will no doubt have influenced other people's decisions.

 

[Mr.ODST]

I just paid 60$ for it...every game I buy goes on sale or on gamepass...nice.

Its like the gamepass curse, think I remember everyone asking for something so I bought it and it went on gamepass a few hours later

 

[AV]

I appreciate your insight. I still think it was BS that reviewers almost universally gave it a 10/10 as if they were paid shills, or had some agenda. I think I'll wait for it to hit game pass.

15 outlets on Opencritic out of 168 gave it a perfect 10, that's less than 10%. Bit more if you count 5* as "10/10". It's not close to "universal".

Also I got Metroid Dread for 84% of the RRP on launch day, RRP doesn't mean much when you can shop around.

 

[Trimesh]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

I wouldn't go that far, but I do think that there is a distinct Shiny New System(tm) effect in play that results in titles on recently released hardware being rated better than perhaps they deserve.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

For 40 buck you'll be better of buying this. Same studio (Arkane).

Prey: Digital Deluxe Edition

Prey is a first-person sci-fi action game from award-winning Arkane Studios. Arkane reimagines this franchise from the ground up, with an added psychological twist. Prey Digital Deluxe includes Prey, Prey Mooncrash DLC, and the free Mooncrash update, Prey Typhon Hunter. Prey In Prey, you are...

store.playstation.com

Not only that you're getting one of the best experiences of the past generation in the base game, you can also get your roguelike fix with Mooncrash DLC.

Note: I have no idea how this plays on PlayStation.

 

[Jose92]

Bomba?

 

[smart_brazileiro]

I would still warn everyone from buying the PS5 version... if you have a somewhat decent PC, DO NOT GET THE PS5 VERSION! the controller aiming in this game is pure garbage and the FOV is stuck at 78° (or was it 76???)

Blablabla

 

[SJRB]

That is crazy fast.

 

[PropellerEar]

I would still warn everyone from buying the PS5 version... if you have a somewhat decent PC, DO NOT GET THE PS5 VERSION! the controller aiming in this game is pure garbage and the FOV is stuck at 78° (or was it 76???)

Fighting the good fight.

 

[SSfox]

What's the point of increasing price games if you're gonna drop it a month after launch??!! SMH!!!! and here's another retard decision from Jimbo.

They should have kept the same price while don't drop it after a big while.

 

[Ozriel]

I appreciate your insight. I still think it was BS that reviewers almost universally gave it a 10/10 as if they were paid shills, or had some agenda. I think I'll wait for it to hit game pass.

you haven’t played the game yet, but you insist reviews are fake? What’s this nonsense about ‘agenda’?

 

[Ozriel]

What's the point of increasing price games if you're gonna drop it a month after launch??!! SMH!!!! and here's another retard decision from Jimbo.

They should have kept the same price while don't drop it after a big while.

Sony didn’t publish Deathloop, no price increase. It launched at $60.

 

[whyman]

I played this on PS5 and LOVED IT. 10/10 don't care at all I paid full price. This is a great deal for a great game. (Disclaimer: if you like games like Dishonored.)

 

[Gameplaylover]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

That's not unusual. Spider-Man dropped to 35 bucks after two or three months, God of War to 29,99 after 2 months, TLOU 2 dropped fast too. I think expensive Sony games with very high marketing budget drop faster in price to get them high sales figures. Would also explain why Demons's Souls is still pretty expensive (for a Sony game).

 

[captainnapalm]

I just bought it for $32.

 

[BadBurger]

Guessing it didn't sell well.

I wasn't enamored with the gameplay trailers, and two good friends said that it very much plays like a ten year old FPS with the roguelite or whatever mechanic added, and I trust their opinion. In fact my best friend said most of the reviews he read sounded like they were talking about some other game, because so much of what they said about the gameplay, story, acting, everything rang untrue to him after he had beaten it.

All that said, I'll wait until it's on PS+ or some other "free" service.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

I do plan on playing it at some point. The backlog is real.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

I'll just wait for the "free" GamePass PC version..

 

[Vae_Victis]

Steam version is currently 45% off on Fanatical.

... I don't think this game sold particularly well.

 

[Spukc]

Nice i will get it for 30

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Sony: Someone set us up the sales bomb.

 

[Y0ssarian]

Waiting to test play it on Game Pass

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Deathloop is currently $39.59 in the PSN store​

 

[Mister Wolf]

Too bad its a rougelike.

 

[FrankWza]

If the A.I. on this game was aware, it would wait a year, buy a $299 console and download and play itself for free
That’s the extent of its intelligence

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Bomba! Are we still saying that?

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

If new ps5 games are supposed to be 70$ and this one got 10/10 from most reviewers but is already 40$ a month after the release... did reviewers lie?

I figure the price drop has to do more with trying to get more sales out of it. I don’t know. Maybe it’s not selling so well?

 

[mejin]

Still expensive.

 

[IKSTUGA]

Shit game. Wish I could get my 70 euros back...

 

[HTK]

I'll consider this game at $9.99

 

[mckmas8808]

I appreciate your insight. I still think it was BS that reviewers almost universally gave it a 10/10 as if they were paid shills, or had some agenda. I think I'll wait for it to hit game pass.

Or..................maybe the reviewers liked the game that much.

 

[TheMan]

Interesting it would have an online sale so quickly, but I ain't gonna complain. Picked it up yesterday and played a bit. Enjoying so far but it's still early going

 

[Joshmyersbv]

Shocking a game made by Arkane didn't sell well. The game doesn't look that appealing and the reason it did so well critically is probably because Sony was handing out that sweet ad money when their was no games out.

 

[Zathalus]

Deathloop is currently $39.59 in the PSN store​

Do you have an aversion to good games, or just don't like the Arkane formula?

 

[akaFullmetal]

Seems maybe rogue like games aren't that popular or sell in the high millions that some expect.

 

[proandrad]

It's almost like most people don't want to pay $70 for a roguelike.

 

[Marvel]

It ain't worth that.

 

[akaFullmetal]

What's the point of increasing price games if you're gonna drop it a month after launch??!! SMH!!!! and here's another retard decision from Jimbo.

They should have kept the same price while don't drop it after a big while.

Ask Bethesda/ Microsoft? Sony didn't publish this.