because the game is still coming. You have a way to buy and play the game. You can even import the game physically. I just think this outrage is a bit much. Yea it's a remaster of a vita game. They didn't even have to go that far honestly. I'm not shocked it's not getting a physical release here.
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Gravity Rush 2 coming to NA, Gravity Rush Remastered is digital only
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because the game is still coming. You have a way to buy and play the game. You can even import the game physically. I just think this outrage is a bit much. Yea it's a remaster of a vita game. They didn't even have to go that far honestly. I'm not shocked it's not getting a physical release here.
Agent X
Member
I don't know how much more money should have been spent on Tearaway. It's not up to me, it's up to Sony and their expectations. I'm trying to address the question of why that game wasn't a multi-million selling blockbuster, and why the situation of one particular game doesn't necessarily apply to another unrelated game.
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pixellated_man
Member
Calm down bud, you sound like reselling / exchanging a game is some sort of unusual practice when the opposite is true. Have you never been to game store before?
It's like the outrage over Microsoft's (and other publishers) plan to deter second hand game sales at the start of this generation went right over your head. Most people outside of GAF fund their gaming this way and it has nothing to do how 'tight' they are with their money.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Real mature...
No because everyone else was too busy playing those games instead of bitching about steelbooks on forums.
HYDE
Member
I say this mostly because i'm pissed at the reasoning people come up to justify this stuff. It's more of a general principle. I personally think that sending games off to die in certain regions is a harmful thing for future titles of the same caliber.
We keep bringing up how their marketers know more than us, and so we should shut up. The same fucking marketers who not long ago kept telling how games with women don't sell. How games with different ethnicities don't sell and other such bullcrap. Hey, they have the numbers, they're probably right ! Didn't stop a bunch of people here getting pretty mad about it and pushing for change, so we dont have to suffer through generations of semi cinematic 30 Yr old white man killbang sim. A diverse landscape not only in protags but in styles of game is healthy, and would help to encourage more different stuff in the future. Pushing for visible marketing would be part of that. I'm not expecting a fanfare, nor that these games would sell astronomically but the bare minimum would be nice.
I mean we're talking about Sony here, not the quaint brewery from next door. No, it's sony with the gal to charge 60 bucks a year for online while not providing decent support, a playstation with features missing from an os that are so evident in 2015 it's baffling and still charges top dollar for digital even though you can find it half price on pc. Yet printing boxes with sleeves of paper with a blu ray disc is SO beyond their reach ?
I would be okay for digital if consoles actually showed any kind of progress toward that but so far, no.
LOL @ caring about fucking Steelbooks. Jesus Christ.
This really has nothing to do with GR or any other game. People want their purchase symbolized and validated with some tactile junk.
pixellated_man
Member
I mean, some people here defending SCEA's decision to not publish a physical release of Gravity Rush in the U.S may well explain it away with data and stats that we are not privy to, but how do you explain their decision to not release the Bloodborne GOTY and the steelbook edition of Uncharted?
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Spyder_Monkey
Banned
This is never going to happen. Stahp
BronsonLee
Member
Good shit. Don't stop, get it get it!
Hmmm? Why? It literally hurts nothing for them to try a small run done.
I can get with you on the marketing front, Sony sends games out to die on a regular basis and is an issue that needs to be addressed. Digital-only though? For a game like Gravity Rush? It's not going to change much. Sony isn't going to push it in any capacity, which means that the vast majority of the people buying it are going to be the people who know about it and/or played the game on Vita, which is very few people. In the grand scheme of things, it isn't that big of a deal, and the focus of people's anger would be better served on SCEA's refusal to market the smaller first-party games. Digital-only doesn't doom games to failure, not letting people know about the game does.
Hope you guys @ Limited Run Games can try to get us the figma edition; unlikely but worth a try. I would still be interested in whatever physical version you are able to produce. Worse is I import the figma edition, and I won't touch digital unless it costs less than a cheap meal.
LOL. Are you sure about that? Here's the response about the figma in JP/Asia version:
Reminder that this is what Japan gets in limited quantities.
So yeah, many people do consider physical extras in the game matter.
God forbid people wanting what they want. They want choices and they don't get it.
Is it wrong to want both? Some of us like things like artwork etc.
Hope you guys @ Limited Run Games can try to get us the figma edition; unlikely but worth a try. I would still be interestd in whatever physical version you are able to produce. Worse is I import the figma edition, and I won't touch digital unless it costs less than a cheap meal.
good news, it costs less than this meal
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
SCEA's made their decision already. They're not going to spend money printing the game. Accept it and move on. All this does is come across annoying spam.
Oh good they get a toy. Good for them I guess. It still costs money to sell and no one's going to buy it. Just because people want the special edition doesn't mean they're going to rush out and buy it.
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Deleted member 74300
Unconfirmed Member
"For the scalpers!"
pixellated_man
Member
Nah, let people voice their dissatisfaction if they want to. No harm done.
BronsonLee
Member
You..could not read the thread? I don't think it deserves a physical release, but a limited small print handed off to a small company wouldn't be bad for anyone. It'd cost a bit more, that's about it.
*preorders 5 copies* MUAHAHAHAHAHAH- *can't sell them because digital codes go too cheap* oh
Europe did change their mind on Freedom Wars. Then again, that was EU. Nothing wrong with trying...
pixellated_man
Member
But Spyder_Monkey would disapprove! He doesn't want us to disturb SCEA with our whining you see.
The Praiseworthy
Member
Digital release only can go die.... I'm getting this on disc.
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
I just don't want to hear gamers whining like babies again. I suppose it could be worse. You could be sending death threats to Sony thank god most people are above that though.
You could just leave the thread if this bothers you so much. People are upset, they can vent.
You know this has already happened with this game in the past right? That the vita version was not going to get a physical version but people raised their voices enough to make them delay the game and put a physical print.
You know that, right?
Same for Fatal Frame...:/
Damn companies, why must you make me buy digital releases? I don't want to have to buy an extra harddrive or whatever to play a game. That's why I buy the disc!!!
like.a.ser
Member
Most of my PS4 games so far are digital anyway, as was my purchase of the original on Vita, so this changes nothing as far as I'm concerned. Hope the people who really want a physical copy get their wish, though.
Frag Waffles
Member
Lol now we've stooped to "lol you're stupid for wanting a dumb box anyway just be happy you're getting the game."
God forbid PlayStation fans want SCEA to give their franchises a fair shake and present them to the hardcore fans in a respectable way. I mean, fuck us right?
God forbid PlayStation fans want SCEA to give their franchises a fair shake and present them to the hardcore fans in a respectable way. I mean, fuck us right?
Bare Grills
Member
Sucks about no physical release as I probably wont have internet at my house for quite awhile after october. I'll buy it digitally and just download it a a cousin's house or something.
Benzychenz
Member
Collecting games is as much as a hobby to me as playing them. Digital only is horrid.
I don't understand the outrage here though because there's an easily importable EU version ¯\_(ツ
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graywolf323
Member
I was going to buy it digitally anyways so I don't really mind, the price being $30 is great
honestly Gravity Rush is niche so not really all that surprised
I agree with this, if people refusing to buy just because it was digital-only costs us the chance at Gravity Rush 2 or more Yakuza games... well just fuck you all X-P
honestly Gravity Rush is niche so not really all that surprised
I agree with this, if people refusing to buy just because it was digital-only costs us the chance at Gravity Rush 2 or more Yakuza games... well just fuck you all X-P
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
I'd rather buy a proper, good design of Kat. Give me the digital version.
Agent X
Member
Again, very good points.
I do think there is room for a diverse selection of games, encompassing different genres, and different scopes. I don't expect PS4 Gravity Rush games to light the charts ablaze like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto...and I'm fine with that. I just think they could be doing more to raise the visibility and appeal of these games above the levels that they're at now.
I agree in that the presence or absence of a physical version is unlikely to have a massive impact on sales of the game.
At the same time, we can see from comments here and on other sites (such as Sony's own PlayStation.Blog) that there is a demand for a physical copy of the game. If you consider that so many other small publishers are able to respond to fans' demands for physical, you'd think that Sony, the manufacturer of the system, could do the same here. They unquestionably have the capability.
Sony should not go into this expecting that it will instantly transform these games into multi-million selling sensations. They should do this to respond to their customers' demands, in order to foster a sense of goodwill and loyalty.
Man, haters gonna hate.
Primethius
Banned
I support the campaign to get a physical release but no one is actually going to skip out on the title if it ends up being digital only right?
That seems a bit... much.
That seems a bit... much.
Serenade_King
Banned
I'm the same, I already have two copies of Gravity Rush on Vita and was really looking forward to GR Remastered but now I lost intrest. Sad that people are getting used to less options when buying games, I like physical games since I like the collecting aspect and I lend my games to a friend that can't buy many because he's a family man. On the bright side (for me), February was already loaded with games that I want so I'll have more money to buy those (Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Mighty No. 9, Street Fighter V).
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It's physical in Europe, isn't it? I'll just import it.
Would the Asian version have both English text and voices? That option might be cheaper.
OrbitalBeard
Member
It's definitely a bit excessive. If you absolutely have to own a physical copy of the game, you can import it from Asia or Europe.