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DARK SOULS TRILOGY (PS4, XBOX ONE) is coming October 19th
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Namco is apparently willing to find out. It's a steelbook rerelease, I doubt they are breaking the bank here.
My Switch battery info and it being Pascal-based are the main misses. It happens.
Ok, but why does that matter? Honest question. This will just give extra exposure to the serie. Its already released games just bundled together.
I doubt that its cheaper. The Switch version is $40. Thats also still the official price of the PS4/Xbox One/PC remaster.
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Ok but still, why releasing it the same day? it seems such a greedy move, and i'm sure it will impact DS Remastered sales. (how can you advertise both, people will ask themselves why buying it DS1 on Switch when you can have all 3 on one single package)
I've never implied Nintendo should stop working with third parties (because that would be stupid) but their platforms aren't successes because of them, so their priority should be to expand their internal development, because external publishers are always going to prioritize the other two platform holders, for a number of reasons, many of which are completely legitimate.
It's less "will only thrive" and more "can thrive."
Everyone wants more third party support for the Switch but it's looking increasingly likely that, unless Nintendo makes another 100% traditional powerful console, their consoles will only ever get the equivalent of table scraps from most third parties (though I'd say it's unlikely to change even if they did make a PS5/XB2 clone in a few years). However, the Switch is still doing incredibly well because of Nintendo's first and second party output. Nintendo should, therefore, invest more in that output instead of investing heavily into third party which too often ends up with shit-shows like this.
Well, time to consolidate. I'll sell all three copies of the Dark Souls games I have for PS4 already and buy the steelbook with credit. Yep. That's the plan.
Yeah, is a weird move (particularly to those who already bought the first DS remaster) but I still believe the other DS games are also going to be released on Switch, is just that making a collection of those games would be much more expensive because of cartridges.
Maybe Bamco think Switch owners don't own other consoles and will buy whatever given to them.
The people who want it on Switch and have waited this long likely want it for the portability/flexibility. They can get all the Souls games on PS4 or Xbox for this same price now if they wanted to, this changes nothing. Skyrim was available on everything and for much cheaper for years and that didn't stop the $60 Switch version from selling. It's a different audience. It's legitimately blowing my mind that people are getting so bent out of shape about this.
It's not a toxic mindset lol, it's just reality. Of course third parties are welcome on the platform, but Nintendo still isn't getting anywhere near the third party support that the other two are getting. They should be prepared to have a lineup that fills in those gaps and the third parties that want to come along for the ride are more than welcome.
I'm not so sure anymore...
Really wanted to get Dark Souls on Switch but the Trilogy will probably be at the same price as Dark Souls on Switch during Black Friday. Don't see the point in getting the Switch version anymore, regardless of its portability (I don't have Dark Souls 2 though, so I guess this goes in favor of buying the Trilogy in my case).
Personally I don't care if it sells less, but I have more incentive to pick up the Trilogy on another console. Namco Bandai has handled this release about as poorly as they possibly could and with the Trilogy available for a little more, I'll probably just get that now so I have everything on a single system, DLC, and that Steelbook.
Great timing there lol. Good thing I don't care about Dark Souls in general. This is the same Bamco that released Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 on Switch at full price a year and a half after the PS4 release, with none of the released DLC included. And they're doing the same with DB FighterZ. But then, in fairness to them, XV2 sold gangbusters on Switch, so there's that.
Also, you're not actually not the protagonist of Uncharted. Lies! Nothing but lies!
Also, you're not actually not the protagonist of Uncharted. Lies! Nothing but lies!
Surely someone at Nintendo is making a phonecall right now and handing out some abuse? Bandai Namco are basically giving Switch owners the finger and asking them to suck on it.
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I'm sure a lot of people are upset considering the remastered just came out, but I'm excited for this! I didn't get Remastered yet (DS is one of my most played games of all time), have never played the DLC from the 1st and 2nd game, and have never played the 3rd game. Yup, totally excited for this one! Now let's see what the price for it will be...
You can get the Trilogy now if you really want to. Maybe the steelbook means that much to you and others here, but most of the audience in the market for the Switch version isn't going to care about a steel book.
Doubtful. Nintendo is run by sensible business people, not irrationally angry console warriors.
You can already read in the comments section on youtube people cancelling their pre-orders for DS Remastered because of this.
Thats fair enough, but in that case it doesnt sound lik this is anything negative for you. You just have more options, and you choose to get the one that you feel fits your choice the best.
For me, the biggest insentive to get the Switch version was always the portability aspect, and to cater to those who play mostly exclusive on Nintendo platforms. Those things are still there.
The corporate equivalent of abuse then. There's no doubt in my mind someone at Nintendo is sitting in a room and thinking 'WTF?'.
Yes this is just a bundle of games that already exist as seperate items.
I love threads like these where most of ERA is just straight up confused as to why a publisher thinks THEY will buy it.
Not everything is aimed at you guys specfically. LOL
Not everything is aimed at you guys specfically. LOL
huh, this is like the time EA released mass effect 3 for the wiiu and the whole trilogy for the other consoles. couldn't they have picked a later date? it definitely makes the switch remaster seem like a less appealing product.
nintendo has to be pretty unhappy with this whole thing, first they announce the game in a direct, it gets massively delayed and doesn't launch with the other version, and now they have a better bigger product coming for cheaper (i assume the trilogy is 60$?) on the exact same date? pretty shitty thing to do.
nintendo has to be pretty unhappy with this whole thing, first they announce the game in a direct, it gets massively delayed and doesn't launch with the other version, and now they have a better bigger product coming for cheaper (i assume the trilogy is 60$?) on the exact same date? pretty shitty thing to do.
Nintendo: We're pissed, Bandai Namco!!
Bandai Namco: We're developing Smash Bros Ultimate, Metroid Prime 4, and Ridge Racer 8 for you. Deal with it.
Nintendo: Ok.
maybe the price accounts for the same, because the trilogy will be 80s bucks
but dont try to deny that this looks bad on the head of the masses, switch is getting 1 game and the other platforms are getting a trilogy, it doesn't matter if those game are already available, people will only see, 1 game vs 3 games.
but dont try to deny that this looks bad on the head of the masses, switch is getting 1 game and the other platforms are getting a trilogy, it doesn't matter if those game are already available, people will only see, 1 game vs 3 games.
Yeah I doubt Bandai Namco are nonchalant about working on Smash and Metroid.
The issue with the Mass Effect fiasco is that ME3 on Wii U was launched at $60 and the Trilogy on the other platforms was like $30 or something like that. That's not the case here at all.
Pretty much this.
It's a bad outlook in terms of mindshare and marketing for the Switch version.
Yeah, this is a big fat middle finger to Nintendo here. There's definitely some sort of publishing dispute going on behind doors that we're not privy to here.
how much is this trilogy?
yep, hard to not see this as a fuck you
Why would they care? Look how many titles, from indie digital games to big AAA games, have performed well on Switch despite their being cheaper options readily available on other platforms? Why would this be any different? Nintendo has a captive audience with the Switch. The success of Dark Souls was never going to hinge on the existence of the DS trilogy on other platforms.