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Biohazard Origins Collection for Switch retail release is RE0 in a cart, REmake as DL Code: 17GB space required. BH4 digital only
- Thread starter ggx2ac
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I assume most people carry their switches around in a case? Pretty easy to hold cartridges in that.
TBH the Square FF games are physical releases in Europe despite being as old(?) as these games and they're both £45(!). If that's what it would've took to get RE4 on a cart I would've paid that much, or close to it, maybe as people have said throw in some tat to justify it but regardless RE4 is the best game ever made and it deserves to be on store shelves everywhere. It deserves better than Capcom basically.
I'm sorry, but in this case it's all in Capcom hands.
Okami, Onimusha and Dragon's Dogma handling goes against your reasoning.
Okami and Onimusha (PS2 era titles) are 20$ digital and ~30$ retail.
Dragon's Dogma is ~30$ on a 16GB cart.
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My bad, and they're not 20$ either on the jp eShop but closer to 30$, so there was already a hike in price there. Okami at least is 3000yen.
Cards costs are the reason for all of the price fuckery.
You can always count on Capcom to fuck up.
So what's the excuse for RE4? Or Mega Man Legacy Collection 2?
Some people made up this theory, but there's no proof for it whatsoever. (In fact, the opposite.)
Cards costs for both games. That's the reason. And it's no theory but very much a fact that you can witness with a lot of weekly releases.
That may be true, but from the perspective of large game publishers, GameStop is the tangible force in the pre-owned market. Data exists regarding how much business they do and how much influence they have. What ggx2ac was talking about it is an actual concern for publishers.
Both Megaman releases together wouldn't take 8GB. There's no need for 2 cards.
And of the few games that did get different prices between eShop and retail, you can find them out today without any bonuses but with a different price. For example, The End is Nigh is much cheaper on the eShop, and outside of the long-gone first print run of it, it has nothing extra at all.
cost of the cards + them not giving a sh*t about Switch in their development pipeline
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That's because it released first digitally only, or because the physical release had goodies included. When a game releases both digitally and physically simultaneously and the physical version doesn't have an additional bonus to offset the value, both have to get the same price. That's why One Piece UWR released digital only for 40$ in the US but was 60€ in the EU eShop, the only western region where it had a physical version for the same price. Also the same reason why the upcoming Darksiders is 30€ on the eShop while 20€ on every other platforms. Check it for yourself on any THQ Nordic release actually.
As for Mega Man LC, while the XLC goes way above 8gb, it indeed seems like Capcom gouged the physical release of the LC, so I'll give you that one.
HAHA now I'm even more glad EU isn't getting this half assed physical version. Will just download Remake + 4 and will be content.
The bad game is on the card and the good game (best in the series) is download only.
And some people (me included) prefer physical, so buying a game box bundle where one a download code is a slap in the face.
But the physical copy comes with a code to redeem the other game, right?
Physical only buyers are getting screwed over from every possible angle this era. Day one patches, downloading half the game, cart/disc not containing all info, GaaS, DLC, etc. When publishers are even screwing up their nintendo ports, I don't know how you guys are still holding out from going all digital.
For me it's the possibility of resale. Their value drop so fast so there is no point in keeping them. If I want to play a title again in the future I can always rebuy it for a fraction of the price or download it from ps plus etc.
The cart probably also explains the ¥500 cost increase for 4 as well.
Overcooked 2 physical/digital released on the same day, no bonus stuff in the package, 15$ price difference. The price parity rule does seem to hold in Europe, but Capcom doesn't give a shit about Europe in the first place, so it doesn't figue into this one.
Overcooked 2 physical had DLC included at launch.
https:///overcooked-2-pre-orders-come-with-too-many-cooks-dlc-pack/
That's a pre-order bonus, it came with the digital version too. And of course, as mentioned above, Yoku's Island Express also had a price disparity. IT's not a policy, except for maybe in Europe, where the rumors about it being a requirement originated from.
Forgive me if I am ignorant but why are so many people annoyed by this? I've been digital only since about 2014 (PC, PS4, XBOX, Switch) and it's made me more careful about buying random games and buying too many at once as I can't just resell if it's bad or I cba playing.
Sincerely doubt that. There's so many examples of price gouging that are explained by this policy. I'm not familiar with those games so there are probably some specifics concerning them.
Some people like buying games physically, and now they don't get that option. I personally would have liked a cart version of RE4 for myself.
There's nothing special about them, other than both being from the same publisher. Perhaps most publishers realized that a bonus item can cause people to pick up a copy even if they wouldn't have. Anyway, as there's no evidence of such a policy, and evidence for the contrary, it's not a good point.
Capcom has very frequent and substential digital sales at least.
Maybe I 'll wait, re 4 will probably get at least 20% by summer.
Not sure yet, it will depend on wether i'll have something to play at this moment, and I'll probably be on dragon's dogma when re4 will hit lol.
Maybe I 'll wait, re 4 will probably get at least 20% by summer.
Not sure yet, it will depend on wether i'll have something to play at this moment, and I'll probably be on dragon's dogma when re4 will hit lol.
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I was planning on ordering them at release. So I'm disappointed about no package versions, but like you I will just wait a month or two when they are sold at 60% off and get them then.
Is that even coming to Switch?
Also, don't really see the issue with digital-only releases. I think it's okay for people to want their carts/discs/whatever, though, but sometimes that's just not an option for the publisher. Y'all should contact Limited Run Games or something.
Heck is RE4 eligible for Limited Run Games or the like to do a print now?
"Publishers wouldn't be concerned about second hand sales anymore because the problem is solved because gamestop's being undercut by discounted digital sales" ?
So why not release physically? Or worse, half physically tying one game to a download code? Tiny, tiny publishers manage to release physically, and often with >4gb file sizes or even more.
So what is the argument?
"Publishers wouldn't be concerned about second hand sales anymore because the problem is solved because gamestop's being undercut by discounted digital sales" ?
So why not release physically? Or worse, half physically tying one game to a download code? Tiny, tiny publishers manage to release physically, and often with >4gb file sizes or even more.
I just don't buy it. Would have pre-ordered a Rockman Legacy 1+2 to have 8, 9 and 10 on cart. The entire thing would have been 3.5GB. Instead I just skipped it and won't even buy it digitally for $1 now we know about Digital Eclipse's z-grade emulation.
I doubt they with drop down that easily. In Europe Okami the first price drop was after 5 months and only 25% off.
So wait, please tell me RE4 isn't the Wii(U) SD version.
as an euro and switch owner I blame capcom. we get screwed by them since forever and they can fuck right off into oblivion with this behavior. I'm so sick of this shit*
*I used this term approximately ten times by now. All in either capcom or bandai namco switch threads.
as an euro and switch owner I blame capcom. we get screwed by them since forever and they can fuck right off into oblivion with this behavior. I'm so sick of this shit*
*I used this term approximately ten times by now. All in either capcom or bandai namco switch threads.
Pretty sure that would be price fixing.and incredibly illegal, at least the EU would have taken issue with that even if America would inevitably turn a blind eye, so doubt.