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[Squire]

Perspective is hard to come by.

Too true.

 

[Deleted member 74300]

I'll see if my account manager knows anything about the digital only decision for NA. I doubt they'd give us the opportunity, but we'd certainly love to help get an NA physical version out there.

"Only 1,500 - 2000 copies!"

 

[StrongBlackVine]

What is the big deal? Lots of overreacting, but that is no surprise. I'm still buying it.

 

[Moofers]

I see this thread is on top of the Limited Run thing already, but I did tweet them earlier and I made sure to tag Gio, Yosp, and Boyes.

https://twitter.com/limitedrungames/status/659171935931211776

Can I get some retweets?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

There's no way SCEA will release GR2 as a digital-only title....right?

 

[NateDrake]

There's no way SCEA will release GR2 as a digital-only release....right?

I doubt it. I expect they'll pack-in a digital voucher of GR1HD with GR2 retail.

 

[Mentok]

I was kind of hoping for the "Bayo 2" treatment here. Oh well, I'll probably just pick up GR1 from EU then (unless EU has some kind of 2 in 1, then I'll get that).

 

[Psychological Intellect]

wow GR2 looks beautiful

 

[Nightengale]

There's no way SCEA will release GR2 as a digital-only release....right?

If Gravity Rush Remastered bombed, (and it very well may looking at how SCEA is clearly giving this even less care than Tearaway), I would not be surprised.

 

[jello44]

I was kind of hoping for the "Bayo 2" treatment here. Oh well, I'll probably just pick up GR1 from EU then (unless EU has some kind of 2 in 1, then I'll get that).

I was hoping they were going to do that. Ah well.

 

[Frag Waffles]

Links to important people for your tweets.

https://twitter.com/amboyes VP of Publisher & Developer Relations

https://twitter.com/yosp Shuhei is god, he will listen.

https://twitter.com/k_toyama Game Director for the series.
Roll out the tweets guys.

Thank you, I'm on it. I can't sit back and shut up while SCEA sweeps its own franchises under the rug!

 

[Benzychenz]

I see this thread is on top of the Limited Run thing already, but I did tweet them earlier and I made sure to tag Gio, Yosp, and Boyes.

https://twitter.com/limitedrungames/status/659171935931211776

Can I get some retweets?

Why not just import an EU copy?

This just seems like a whole lot of effort and outrage for no real reason :\

 

[BronsonLee]

There's no way SCEA will release GR2 as a digital-only title....right?

If Gravity Rush Remastered bombed, (and it very well may looking at how SCEA is clearly giving this even less care than Tearaway), I would not be surprised.

One of these games is a larger budget sequel being released exclusively on their biggest platform. The other is a port of a 4 year old Vita game.

SCEA needs games to market. GR Remastered won't give them shit. Gravity Rush 2 can.

 

[Inuhanyou]

I will end up buying it. But i keep saying that SCEA is as bad as NOA, and they are proving me right.

They literally don't give a shit and point somewhere else when the game does as bad as can be.

 

[Nightengale]

I'm at work now, so I can't get the list out,but my conjecture is that the marketing execs of SCEA are the more critical people to tweet to, not WWS or 3rd party execs, even if it does help.

Folks like Asad Qizilbash,etc.

 

[Squire]

I see this thread is on top of the Limited Run thing already, but I did tweet them earlier and I made sure to tag Gio, Yosp, and Boyes.

https://twitter.com/limitedrungames/status/659171935931211776

Can I get some retweets?

They're not going to engage this.

 

[Lionel Richie]

There's no way SCEA will release GR2 as a digital-only title....right?

Anything is possible I suppose, but I really doubt SCEA would fuck this one up.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

So glad I was born caring about muh collection. Day one.

 

[Nightengale]

One of these games is a larger budget sequel being released exclusively on their biggest platform. The other is a port of a 4 year old Vita game.

SCEA needs games to market. GR Remastered won't give them shit. Gravity Rush 2 can.

Next year SCEA has so many first party games to market though.

 

[Reset]

SCEA needs games to market. GR Remastered won't give them shit. Gravity Rush 2 can.

Didn't Until Dawn not get a single ad in NA? If Until Dawn barely got advertised, there's no hope for GR2. Unless you're only talking about a physical release. Then yeah I see GR2 getting a physical release in NA as well.

 

[Iacobellis]

I remember when they were trying to pull this shit when the game was announced for the Vita. It was almost DD-only, until they changed their minds, delayed the game a few months and managed to provide a retail print for the game.

You'd think they knew better. They don't.

That was for Europe, I think.

 

[Quote]

I'm digital only these days, but I think it still sucks that collectors can't get a physical version.

 

[Omnii-chan]

What is it with US companies and not supplying retail copies?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Any good online retailers for US residents to purchase physical EU games?

 

[Squire]

I'm digital only these days, but I think it still sucks that collectors can't get a physical version.

They can though. They just might have to order from outside their region.

 

[RyanPierre]

I doubt it. I expect they'll pack-in a digital voucher of GR1HD with GR2 retail.

I want to think there's a reasonable chance of this happening, but then everyone spending $30 on the digital remaster would probably feel burned by a move like that.

 

[Quote]

They can though. They just might have to order from outside their region.

And that's a dumb hurdle.

 

[BronsonLee]

Next year SCEA has so many first party games to market though.

Is Gravity Rush 2 2016 for sure? Either way, they definitely need a big year.

Didn't Until Dawn not get a single ad in NA? If Until Dawn barely got advertised, there's no hope for GR2. Unless you're only talking about a physical release. Then yeah I see GR2 getting a physical release in NA as well.

I get the feeling they thought Until Dawn was going to die on the vine, and they also did a rather smart job of getting it in the hands of Youtubers to build up some buzz. And yeah, I only mean a physical release. I doubt GR2 gets a full court marketing blitz.

 

[Massa]

What is it with US companies and not supplying retail copies?

They don't like to lose money.

 

[dallow_bg]

Asian version for me.

Why not just import an EU copy?

This just seems like a whole lot of effort and outrage for no real reason :

Twitter is effort? Lol.

They're not going to engage this.

They did for Vita version.
(as in, create a physical version after fans reacted, not that I think they'll let someone else publish)

 

[Moofers]

Why not just import an EU copy?

This just seems like a whole lot of effort and outrage for no real reason :

Im certainly not "outraging" here. Did you even look at the tweet?

 

[Jigorath]

I just realized that if Demon Souls Remastered happens then it'll be digital only too.

 

[Ridley327]

I just realized that if Demon Souls Remastered happens then it'll be digital only too.

At least SCEA would actually publish it this time!

 

[F4r0_Atak]

Share this #GravityRushRemastered_PhysicalReleaseNA at @amboyes. As a fellow canadian and being part of SCEA, I hope it will help make him and them reconsider... :/

 

[Nightengale]

Share this #GravityRushRemastered_PhysicalReleaseNA at @amboyes. As a fellow canadian and being part of SCEA, I hope it will help make him and them reconsider... :/

He's 3rd party. He's a high level executive, so tweeting to him helps, but clearly the one responsible for this is SCEA marketing.

Post it to YOSP and Asad Qizilbash.

 

[Moofers]

They're not going to engage this.

Thats what people told the #NoDRM supporters.

Its a fuckin tweet, people. Im not marching in the streets or making a website here. Sheesh. Minimal effort involved and if it goes nowhere I will just import. Lighten up.

 

[jwk94]

Does the Asia edition have English text?

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Ok well I was probably going to buy it digitally anyway and $30 bucks is a pretty good. Sounds like a good deal. I wonder what everyone else thinks about this?

Oh.

 

[BronsonLee]

Share this #GravityRushRemastered_PhysicalReleaseNA at @amboyes. As a fellow canadian and being part of SCEA, I hope it will help make him and them reconsider... :/

You...might want a shorter hashtag than that.

 

[neurosyphilis]

Well guess I'll just be going straight into GR2. I'll never but a digital game.

 

[F4r0_Atak]

You...might want a shorter hashtag than that.

Something like #PhysicalGRR_NA?

 

[Azure J]

I kinda really wanted that figma special edition though...

 

[Ragnorok64]

What I find most baffling is that it's getting a physical release in like every other region. Did it sell especially bad in NA?

In any case I guess I'll be keeping an eye out for the play-asia listing because I.want.that.figma.

 

[-Horizon-]

They don't like to lose money.

Those greedy jerks *shakes fist*

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

What I find most baffling is that it's getting a physical release in like every other region. Did it sell especially bad in NA?

In any case I guess I'll be keeping an eye out for the play-asia listing because I.want.that.figma.

NA is a big market, printing discs is expensive and shelf space is limited. If the game sold more it probably would have but it didn't so be lucky you get to play the game at all.

 

[Verelios]

Ok well I was probably going to buy it digitally anyway and $30 bucks is a pretty good. Sounds like a good deal. I wonder what everyone else thinks about this?

Oh.

Just because you don't mind doesn't mean other's don't want the choice of digital or physical.

 

[dallow_bg]

Ok well I was probably going to buy it digitally anyway and $30 bucks is a pretty good. Sounds like a good deal. I wonder what everyone else thinks about this?

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What if you weren't planning on buying digitally?

[quote="Spyder_Monkey, post: 183208070"]NA is a big market, printing discs is expensive and shelf space is limited. If the game sold more it probably would have but it didn't so be lucky you get to play the game at all.[/QUOTE]

Lol.
We're so lucky!

 

[lazyproblems]

This is definitely one of the games that I would prefer to own physically, so it looks like I'll have to import this from Europe. Hopefully with GR2 they will have a retail version.

 

[Squire]

And that's a dumb hurdle.

*shrug*

If a collector isn't regularly going the extra mile to acquire pieces for their collection, it's probably not a very interesting collection.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

What if you weren't planning on buying digitally?!

Then buy it digitally. Is spending 30 seconds on PSN and pre-loading it really that big of a hassle?