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DARK SOULS TRILOGY (PS4, XBOX ONE) is coming October 19th
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To play Devil's Advocate, if someone didn't have any Dark Souls game, opted to prefer the Switch game, then this got announced and they bought it instead, then they effectively doubled their money by offering a more appealing value package compared to the Switch. It's exploitative since you're basically hoping people don't buy the Switch version in favor of the 3-in-1, but if it makes them more money at the end of the day, doesn't really matter.
The steelbook does look nice, and I have played everything but the first Dark Souls. I'll probably buy it
FROM should've waited for next gen for 60fps DS3 and 4K across the board.
On the other hand, current gen consoles really could've used a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster.
On the other hand, current gen consoles really could've used a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster.
Well sure, most of us do. My point is simply that Switch will succeed without them.
I really do think Nintendo needs to accept this and start opening some new studios.
it runs at 1080P and locked 30fps and was outsourced like all the other ports, how the hell is this "struggling"
I really need some investigative games journalist to figure out what the hell happened with Dark Souls on Switch.
It went from
1. Being announced by Nintendo in a Nintendo Direct, with the Switch version being the lead platform AND with an Amiibo
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2. Demoing very well a few months later, with areas like Blighttown and New Londo running smoothly
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3. Being inexplicably delayed into the Summer less than a month from launch, while the other versions were not
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4. Going through the majority of Summer with no word, only to learn that it will now launch in the Fall
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5. Having the entire trilogy launch on the other platforms the same day it releases on Switch
Like... how did we go from Nintendo announcing this game, Switch being the lead platform, a Gamestop exclusive Amiibo... to the game being delayed 5 months and released alongside the full trilogy on other platforms? This kinda screams something happening behind the scenes.
It went from
1. Being announced by Nintendo in a Nintendo Direct, with the Switch version being the lead platform AND with an Amiibo
to
2. Demoing very well a few months later, with areas like Blighttown and New Londo running smoothly
to
3. Being inexplicably delayed into the Summer less than a month from launch, while the other versions were not
to
4. Going through the majority of Summer with no word, only to learn that it will now launch in the Fall
to
5. Having the entire trilogy launch on the other platforms the same day it releases on Switch
Like... how did we go from Nintendo announcing this game, Switch being the lead platform, a Gamestop exclusive Amiibo... to the game being delayed 5 months and released alongside the full trilogy on other platforms? This kinda screams something happening behind the scenes.
I'm fully expecting Bamco to launch the other two on switch at full price, then this bundle at $80 sometime after.
This thread is a good example of how mind boggingly out of touch some of you guys can be. Do you freak the fuck out when studios release box sets of movie trilogies or series'? Because that's all this is.
It's less the price and more the fact that there was a completely unexplained 5-month delay that will be capped off by a significantly higher-value re-release launching on the same day as the Switc version.
I mean, look at the situation. The Remaster is announced in a Direct, an Amiibo is announced at another Direct and everyone is hyped for one of the first major day-and-date 3rd party releases on Switch (now we've got to wait for Doom Eternal lol).
However, a few weeks before the release the Dark Souls Twitter posts "Dark Souls Remastered on Switch is delayed to Summer due to the winds of fate or some bullshit lol gg." The port goes almost completely silent until it's announced that it's both not coming out in the Summer and releasing in literally the most busy period of the year.
Then a week or so after that announcement Bandai Namco announces that not only is a Trilogy re-release coming to the two other main consoles but it's releasing on the exact same day as the late Switch port of a remaster.
It's quite a shit show all around, really, and I'm honeslty beginning to doubt the idea that the delay was for some unforseen technical reason and not third parties yet again being stupid on Nintendo platforms.
Is that something you've heard from a source or just an assumption? Up until today it was also my assumption but this whole mess looks so odd now.
I was joking around that Bamco's press release would be probably something like "Due the nature of casualty the switch version of Dark Souls got delayed for several months. Furthermore we are happy to announce that a Dark Souls Trilogy will be available for PS4 and XboxOne soon!" when they delayed DSwitch in may.....and now THIS.
I mean wtf?
Can you flip off switch only users any more?
I mean wtf?
Can you flip off switch only users any more?
Should have been in OP. I don't see the price on amazon or Bestbuy yet.
This is basically the strategy to increase the price of DS2 and DS3, which have been discounted regularly to dirt-cheap price.
Ah okay, thanks for sharing that then.
So the real issue then was the date. I guess they want Dark Souls to have a lot of mind share on October 19th but it's absolutely not a good look for Bamco.
Well, the base game is 7 years old. And DS3 runs at 1080/30 with drops on a much stronger console.
I mean they could just slash the resolution down to 720...
If it can only run a last gen port at 1080/30, what do you expect from DS3?
It's the same as buying them all individually right now. DS1 is $40, 2 and 3 are $20 each. It's just a box set with a steelbook.
You are ignoring 3's DLC which adds at least $10 to the price of that game and comes included with this trilogy, that and the fancy Steelbook which no doubt increases the value proposition in many people's eyes. There's also the fact that, if 2 and 3 are to come to Switch, 2 will be $40 and 3 will be $60 and neither will ever find themselves in a Trilogy collection like this.
I don't see how this isn't damaging to the Switch version unless you take optics entirely out of the equation.
This trilogy set was probably always planned for fall. Since the Switch version was delayed, likely due to online issues, they just decided to launch everything on the same day.
That doesn't explain why the trilogy is releasing the same day as this. You'd think Bandai Namco would want to give the Switch version as much of a spotlight as they can considering the bad faith generated by the delay and the fact it's releasing during one of the busiest periods of the year.
Why are people angry of this release? People are afraid that the Switch version will sell less?
First thing i thought of when i saw the triology announcement, thinking that this already came out months ago in Japan.
Maybe the offline version.
Don't act like this is normal, third parties are starting to bring more contents to the Switch, I was thinking the other day how at some point last year i had more SEGA games than Nintendo on their own console: with Puyo Puyo Tetris, Sonic Mania, and soon Valkyria Chronicles 4, VC remastered and Team Sonic Racing they brought really solid games so far.
This is totally Namco milking that cow as quick as possible regardless.
I'm confused as to why this changes your plans at all. These games are all available now, for this same price. Is the steelbook that much of a game changer?
Totally, I really think Nintendo should be prepared to go it alone in this industry. Getting third party scraps isn't what is making the Switch successful.
This is a mere bundle. It doesn't target the Switch demographic which does not have a single of these games available yet, and comes at a much higher price. I can buy all three games seperately for roughly the same amount of cash.
In short, I am not sure what this outrage is about.
In short, I am not sure what this outrage is about.
Nothing personal against Nate Drake (who is a moderator to boot) but as far as I remember he's had some things regarding the Switch very, very wrong back in the past (unless I am mixing him up with someone else, in which case I deeply apologize), and so I would take this with a grain of salt. Also, his sources could be speculating (or heard someone speculating). Then again it could of course also be true, but networking is what most were speculating before all this came up, so...
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Yeah Sega's shown pretty decent support. It's not great support, but it's better than most third parties have given.
this "last gen port" runned at a sub-hd resolution and 20fps on the old consoles.
720p and some cut here and there would be fine for DS3.
How many people don't own any of them and want to buy all of them at once at full price though? I would have thought they'd price it to appeal to people who already own at least one of the games.
- Too many DS re-releases on such a short time-frame;
- Launching the same day as DS Remastered on Switch and possibly even cheaper (for sure it will sell less now)
I have to agree. At this point I'm seriously considering cancelling my preorder. So many great games and now there is a better value on other platforms, that will likely continue to drop in price in the future. I can't see how the Switch version won't bomb at this point.
I hope a journalist asks them what is going on and why they would make these types of decisions.
I too, am angry about this weird af decision by bamco. But you can't really think a platform will only thrive with the exclusive output of a single company do you? Quit that toxic mindset, third parties ARE welcome and more importantly, give the Switch an additional place in the market by playing them in handheld mode, no need to go any further than Fortnite.
I dunno, whoever is left out there who is curious about Souls games but never tried any of them. I don't understand the point of asking this question. It's pretty common to see box sets of previously released games in this industry.
First off, if someone really wanted to get into dark souls and wanted to play one and have an xbox can just go into gamestop buy Dark Souls 1 on 360 for $3 since its BC.