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Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions prompt a collective sigh from potential players tired of season passes and ill-advised early access periods (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Price segmentation at its finest.

It really just means I'll wait until the ultimate edition is 70% off or the base game ends up in humble monthly/gamepass/PS+.

If the good version of the game isn't priced reasonably then we have other options for our time and attention.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

This is what I have been doing the last few years: you get a full fledged, bugs free game for €20. And it is not like there are a shortage of games to be played in the meantime.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I've got 110-130 dollars that says people will buy it anyway and the publisher will make a fortune.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

This is Ubi so its essentially pay what you want.

They will milk the day 1 sales as much as they can and then have a fire sale a few weeks later.

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Master Assassin Edition launched 14-nov-2023 and had discounts of 30% off on 14-dec-2023.

[–] MrFappy@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Your visions of the coming future are odd.

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Sadly, this is the smart bet.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

See you on the discount rack

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not paying $130 for a game unless it comes with an actual lightsaber.

What a stupid price. My guess is that it will be discounted very shortly after the release as no one is paying that much money

[–] Woozythebear@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I hate to say it but I guarantee it will sell over 100k copies on launch with those prices.

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

Well, I did pay $70 for Shadow of the Beast for the Amiga in 1987, which nets out to $160 today, but in my defence it was the special edition that came with a cool T-shirt and a Roger Dean poster.

I'd be less annoyed with this if it also came with a cool T-shirt and poster.