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The Return of Flexible Pricing? A Switch Trend.
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NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Plus the first print edition comes with some stickers, which is like 15 cents worth of tat.
Definitely excited to check out Binding of Isaac after hearing about it for so long.
Robin64
Member
franklyshankly
Member
Plus the first print edition comes with some stickers, which is like 15 cents worth of tat.
Definitely excited to check out Binding of Isaac after hearing about it for so long.
You can buy the base game on steam right now for 5 dollars, it has been out for years, and it's not as though you need serious hardware for it. Essentially any basic PC can run it...
There will be that kind of priced games on Switch too. There just aren't any of them at launch.
Who the fuck cares, the official price for everything that is in the Switch retail version costs 36$ no matter the platform. You'll be able to pay less once the game is older on Switch too.
When the crappy DLC is mandatory...yeah...
It just won't feel the same if it's not on Nintendo..
Jimmyfenix
Member
Flexible pricing = 1 -2 switch & bomberman at 50 bux
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
And a 20 page manual styled after the original Zelda's.
Oh shit, I remember reading about that and totally forgot about it.
The problem is that I don't have a gamepad to plug into my Macbook and I couldn't imagine playing a twin-stick shooter on a keyboard.
franklyshankly
Member
My point is that poster doesn't need to wait until it's on switch to pay 40 dollars for it. They can try out the base game for 5 dollars years ago, why is it only once Nintendo releases it that it exists to people?
RampagingSoul
Member
That's what I want to say. Stuff like Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launched at $40, Yoshi's Woolly World was $50, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was $50, and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse was $40. Splatoon had a lower price at launch in regions like Europe. Physical releases of indie games on Wii U varied but most were $20-$30 like Shovel Knight, Runbow, Shantae: Half Genie Hero, and SteamWorld Collection. So, yeah... I think all consoles have flexible pricing. It's usually up to the publisher what the price of the game is.
'cause maybe he wants to play the game on Switch and nowhere else ??
sixteen-bit
Member
no OG Binding of Isaac? That soundtrack was great.
No, we just don't know anything about digital version of BoI. Or digital version of any games. Or even just what the eShop looks like.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
Yea, where I'm at. Mid tier should be $30-$40, and budget at $20.
I'm worried that the cost of production might be too prohibitive for it to match the budget physical game renaissance we've seen on PS4. We're not getting AB+ physical in Europe.
That's nice, I know people say this was a thing last gen, but we didn't see it too often, and in Splatoon's case, it was full price in NA. So seeing them take this approach from the beginning gives me hope.
And wow, how cheap do you have to be to complain about Isaac's price of all games? Yikes.
And wow, how cheap do you have to be to complain about Isaac's price of all games? Yikes.
Beyond some of the DLC apparently being junk, all of these have been on sale by now a couple times. It's pretty lame to sell a package re-release deal at a higher price than what the games can be had for individually, and significantly more than when the games were on sale.
tiebreaker
Member
Flexible pricing has been a thing, at least this gen. Even Wii U has it.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I can't speak for anyone else but I only own Nintendo's hardware, so if the game's not available there, I can't really play it otherwise.
I'm worried that the cost of production might be too prohibitive for it to match the budget physical game renaissance we've seen on PS4. We're not getting AB+ physical in Europe.
There were 15 physical 3DS games so you shouldn't worry about that.
And AB+ isn't coming in Europe yet because of fucking Nicalis.
wild wild rice
Member
Not exclusive to Switch at all, but all hail flex pricing.
GankzyMcfly
Member
Lol this. Binding of isac is an old game, i can likely get it on any platform cheaper then i can get it on the switch
Yeah they're pretty hopeless.
franklyshankly
Member
The original BoI could be played on integrated graphics, so you don't need any real "hardware" just a basic PC.
I understand not everyone has a gaming PC and a high end GPU, but that wasn't really even needed for a game like this. So yeah unless you literally don't own a PC of any type, you probably could have played the original game at least. Not sure about the expansions..
mentallyinept
Banned
What is this hyperbole? How does my post imply anything like that?
My post is merely pointing out that the term "indie" shouldn't be a reason to expect a discount. A game is a game and they all stand on their own regardless of origin.
As for the rest of your post, everyone is entitled to make their own valuations of products and what they are willing to pay. Conversely, companies are allowed to put their own valuations on their products and sell them accordingly.
If you put a value of $30 on BoI: Afterbirth+ then by all means stick to it. Wait for a sale to cross that threshold for you. What I will say is that your comparison to Mafia 3 is disingenuous for several reasons.
- The TPS\FPS market is highly saturated, which pushes down prices very fast.
- Mafia 3 was not critically praised, hurting sales, which pushes the price down faster still.
- Binding of Isaac, is a critical success with lots of continuing support despite it's age. It therefore enjoys an evergreen effect preventing the price from dropping rapidly.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
The only computer I own is a Macbook, and I don't care to use it for games. In addition I'd have to go out and purchase a gamepad for it and that's $25-$50 I can put elsewhere.
I'm pretty sure I have used my XB1 and DS4 controllers on my Mac.
This right here. From all accounts, the Bomberman game is a disaster. Flexible pricing came along with a ton of digital releases on previous consoles, this is just price gouging.
RampagingSoul
Member
It doesn't help that LEGO City Undercover is a Nintendo Select on Wii U either, which makes it $20 currently if you have a Wii U. Plus, there's nothing known that's extra in the game except co-op and what happens to the Nintendo references from the original game in regards to Switch specifically as there has been no comment on that.
Maintenance
Member
franklyshankly
Member
I believe you can also use a Wii U Pro controller on PC and Mac. But yeah, this conversation is basically irrelevant, I'm just confused by the "nintendo only" attitude I guess.
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
Banned
Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ @ $40 is not flexible pricing. It's raking their customers over the coals. Some of these prices are disgusting.
At least you get a good game while you're wallet is being screwed.
At least you get a good game while you're wallet is being screwed.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Unfortunately I don't own a Xbox One or Playstation 4, so I don't have access to either of their controllers. I think Mayflash makes an adapter that I can use to make my Wii U Pro Controller work with my Macbook, but I'm still not particularly interested in playing games on my computer.
There's nothing else to say here.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
And a 20 page manual styled after the original Zelda's.
A manual is now considered a perk?