I realize this isn't a new trend but after the Spider-Man fiasco and the $10 price increase, it just feels like insult to injury. I would like those Digital Deluxe items but $20 more for 4 Sackboy Emotes and 4 Sackboy Costumes? Come on.
Does anyone else find it a bit insulting that Sony has Digital Deluxe Editions of all their first party games that cost $20 more?
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I agree, but at least it's nothing important included. Don't feel like I'm missing out on anything worthwhile by not getting those versions.
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In the case of Demon's Souls, there's actual weapons that are locked behind preorder DLC and the Digital Deluxe edition.
Yeah, it's shitty. Us UK folk are being asked to pay £20 more by default for nothing extra (not even the comfort that the devs will actually see any of that money themselves), and Sony is now asking us to pay £40 more than the usual price for shit that is normally only £10 more.
it's early access for the items
but yeah, i don't like that. Especially in Souls title
No, we always had them. It's fine. Most of the DLC stuff isn't worth buying anyways.I realize this isn't a new trend but after the Spider-Man fiasco and the $10 price increase, it just feels like insult to injury. I would like those Digital Deluxe items but $20 more for 4 Sackboy Emotes and 4 Sackboy Costumes? Come on.
Digital Deluxe means "Please buy digital" most of the time. Nothing more.
Not really, as long as it ends up being really minimal/cosmetic stuff, I'm fine. I already ignore those bonuses and cosmetic things that come when you pre-order a game so this is no different for me. Those Death Stranding, God of War and Control extra items that came with the game in a voucher? Absolutely ignored them.
Yeah, this is totally in-line with what Blizzard has been doing for almost a decade if not more. Some people want to throw extra money at the game for extra cosmetics.
at some point we need to stop with these "DAE think sony is evil for doing this thing that everyone has been doing all gen" threads.
Someone selling a bad or overpriced product is not an insult to me, it's just a bad product that I ignore.
The only time I would call it an insult is if they were deceptive about what it entails or tricked people into paying for it or something. If they're upfront about what it is, and it is just a dumb thing, whatever I don't care
The only time I would call it an insult is if they were deceptive about what it entails or tricked people into paying for it or something. If they're upfront about what it is, and it is just a dumb thing, whatever I don't care
No, it's optional. Won't surprise me if there are other digital deluxes that become $20 from third parties either.
Sony , microsoft, epic, steam and ubisoft all do this. So what's the problem with Sony doing it?
As others said, the editions have been around for ages. I prefer physical deluxe editions but for the most part, I get standard edtions.
I think it's only really bad when you're playing a game with a multiplayer aspect and the deluxe editions gives you exclusive gear or skins unobtainable otherwise.
I think it's only really bad when you're playing a game with a multiplayer aspect and the deluxe editions gives you exclusive gear or skins unobtainable otherwise.
I'm pretty sure you will be able to get everything in game for demon's souls.
This is the norm for pretty much every big game these days, from every publisher. It is almost always optional stuff or things you can unlock later in the game. You don't need these things, nice to have sure, but you never need them.
Are we just trying to find another reason to have an outrage thread?
Are we just trying to find another reason to have an outrage thread?
Don't care for them. All items in these are generally trash tier. By the time you get them in game, youve unlocked something better anyways.
Or if you can wait a year the game will be $20 and the version with the DLC will be $30 or $40 and they'll eventually put even that on sale for like $10 with the DLC being $1 or $2 more. As someone with a huge backlog I don't mind waiting for the extreme sales and picking up complete editions then. If you're buying a game day one, you're already paying a huge premium.
I think they're not great value, but I'm very far from insulted. I have no problem with one-time transactions even if they're pretty bad value (as opposed to MTX and the limitless spending potential in titles supporting those, where I have big problems).
This 100% has translated to the music industry. There's barely any profit in records anymore and literally every planning meeting I have with a record label always circles around to 'so, deluxe editions? What can we do?' because the mark up on them is absolutely huge. I will usually have to fight to talk down ideas of pack-in stuff and daft packaging.
I mean, look at all of this digital deluxe stuff. It's all stuff that has is probably already made/fairly low cost to put together (avatars, digital soundtrack, skins) yet it's an extra £20 for every sale straight into the publishers pocket. It's kind of a no brainer. It's not for me though.
I mean, look at all of this digital deluxe stuff. It's all stuff that has is probably already made/fairly low cost to put together (avatars, digital soundtrack, skins) yet it's an extra £20 for every sale straight into the publishers pocket. It's kind of a no brainer. It's not for me though.