Ok it might be over-dramatic to call this a return of the Online Pass, but it's setting up a bad precedent.
A bad precedent that is a Switch only problem.
A bad precedent that is a Switch only problem.
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MegaMan Legacy Collection 1+2 releasing May 22 on Switch
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There's a pretty big difference between not being confident in a console to put your newest games on there and not being confident enough to put a glorified ROM dump of a game series with heavy Nintendo ties, to the point where the main character was a highlight of the most recent Smash Bros. One is sensible, the other is outright moronic.
This definitely isn't ideal for folks that want physical, but at least we'll have the option to go digital. Kind of wish they went with a $60 price tag and at least gave us two carts for physical.
Because the company doing the $30 games is Nicalis, and they are releasing games with tiny file sizes like Cave Story and The End is Nigh at $30. Bigger games that require a bigger cart, like Binding of Isaac and Wonderboy, are priced at $40 from them
Why does the selling price make any difference to the initial cost of the cartridge / blu ray?
Then maybe it's Bethesda or Nintendo acknowledging that no self respecting person bought Doom for the awful PVP? lol. In all seriousness though it could be that Doom requires a download in order to use an online only function whereas most games with these banners require a download for single player content?
Feel bad for any physical buyers about this trend.
Thankfully I'm all digital. Still, not sure if I'm feeling 40$. Maybe I'll buy the first pack.
Thankfully I'm all digital. Still, not sure if I'm feeling 40$. Maybe I'll buy the first pack.
Yeeeeeeessss.
And the overreactions of 2 being a download code is so sad. "Worst company EVER!!!!" Seriously?
And the overreactions of 2 being a download code is so sad. "Worst company EVER!!!!" Seriously?
Do we actually know what size carts these games use? Would be curious if they are actually 1gb or in fact a minimum of 8gb. Considering the absolute vast majority ship on 8gb/16gb the economies of scale must mean there is going to be very little difference cost wise between 8GB cards and anything smaller
are you kidding me
Are you telling me they couldn't fit all games in a single card?
You're only getting half the game physical though. My point isn't whether somebody would want a physical version of the games or not, it's why they'd want half a physical version of the games.
So you get more than one digital download code in the box?
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No you can't say the same for me because I haven't been banned multiple times for inflammatory/insulting post about Capcom's games.
But I digress.
I stand by what I said. And the release date of this collection is hardly irrelevant, but I feel like I'm going to get nowhere so let's just drop this here.
Of course they could, but for some reason they want to be silly. Nice avatar by the way.
There is a lot of added stuff including galleries, music, and challenges, but yeah it is ridiculous how much space it needs.
The first one has more games and more good-to-great games at that. You shouldn't miss out on 9 and 10 at all, but being stuck with mediocre entries like 7 and 8 does devalue them a bit, especially when it's a more expensive collection already.
A game like L.A. Noire or Doom that only fully functions when a portion of the game is downloaded to internal memory of the SD card isn't ideal, but is something I'd accept. I can sell, trade, or loan out the game and anyone who receives it has access to the entire package.
A game including a one-time consumable key for the "second portion" of the game is inexcusable. (See: Bayonetta 1+2, Resident Evil Revelations 1+2) I refuse to buy anything with that setup. Once you use that code it's "stuck" to you forever, immediately ruining the resale or trade value of the game in the future. No thanks.
Lol. Same here. Except I thought that they would put Legacy Collection 1 as a download code and Legacy Collection 2 as a cartridge. Capcom gonna Capcom. Whatever, I'm getting it digital anyway.
People who buy games physically buy them physically for a reason. The reactions are completely justified.
2 is probably a download to cut cart costs. Maybe? I guess. I dunno.
But regardless, the definitive collection is here! Awesome!
But regardless, the definitive collection is here! Awesome!
You can just compare the file sizes from the eShop download and that gives you a good idea. No company will use a bigger card when they only need a smaller onr, because the small ones are cheaper
Day -0 for me. I love classic mega man! I'm sucker for this even though I have 2-7 on my ds lol.
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Costs of blu-ray+licensing fee typically depend on the retail price (Nintendo used this structure also on Wii/Wii U). For Switch (and also DS/3DS) these costs solely depend on the size of the game card.
They are way over the top. I guess some people can't just be happy playing a fucking game anymore?
I'm pretty sure I've read every comment prior to your own and not a single one called Capcom the "worst company ever".
So no, not seriously. Clearly.
The games are small enough to that they could fit onto one cartridge.
By forcing one of the games to be a single-use download code you've removed one of the major advantages of buying physical software.
Also the box art is hideous.
Dark Souls doesn't. So far the only publishers to embrace this trend are Take-Two and Capcom. Every other third-party release has been borderless, including games that required a download like DOOM.
There's no technological reason for why both collections aren't on the same card. Like, even if it's true that the 8GB card is the smallest memory configuration for a Switch game card, it's still more than enough to house both games and have plenty of room left over.
I misread your comment, I thought you meant why I wanted it physically in the first place!
Very much a cost saving measure. They can put Collection 1 on a 1GB cart + code, which is going to be cheaper than an 8GB cart for both, plus getting someone to program a splash screen.
I've already got both on PS4, so I'll be passing on this at full price. Might pick up when it's under $20.
I've already got both on PS4, so I'll be passing on this at full price. Might pick up when it's under $20.
Take-Two has gigantic AAA games. Capcom's 400MB ROM dump of MMC1 is not taking up most of whatever card its on.
1.) They are cheapening out on the cart.
2.) They are cheapening out on a splash-screen to let you be inside of a single cart for both games.
This way they have to do zero extra work for their late-ass port.
My point is a fraction of games use 1gb cards whereas they will be mass producing 8gb / 16gb cards due to the vast majority of retail games using these sizes which will bring down their cost relative to the niche 1gb cards effectively making any cost savings dwindle to the point of being non-existent
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Publishers are paying the prices that Nintendo is charging, not the actual production costs.
