Could someone fill me in on the price?

[Kankaku]

Why does this Early access game cost so much? This is the only EA game I've ever seen at full Triple A price while still in EA. Has it already gone gold but they're using EA to add extra content for free or something?

[Яeplicant]

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Originally posted by dulany67:

At this point it's cheaper than AAA.

Quality wise certainly but actual retail price not so much.

Considering pretty much everyone is pushing 70-80 bucks nowadays, it is cheaper in price as well. Even more so since EA adopters get the Digital Deluxe as an upgrade.

[A Sociopath]

Originally posted by Яeplicant:

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Quality wise certainly but actual retail price not so much.

Considering pretty much everyone is pushing 70-80 bucks nowadays, it is cheaper in price as well. Even more so since EA adopters get the Digital Deluxe as an upgrade.

In console prices maybe (where BG3 is 70 bucks as well, btw) but we're talking PC here.
I'd hardly call offering arbitrary cosmetics for paying in advance "cheaper".

[Traveler]

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Originally posted by Traveler:

FF16 reminds me why I've grown to dislike Sony over the years. I really hate exclusives, even if they're only timed. I'm just glad Microsoft games release on PC same time as Xbox. It's going to be annoying trying to avoid spoilers for FF16, especially considering Youtube has a habit of throwing videos at you containing spoilers in thumbnails even if you haven't searched the game :(

What's there to spoil tho? The series is as repetetive and boring as a game could get. Basically the same as EA's sports games at this point.
Even the reviews at metacritic are the same level, lol.

Huh?? What do you mean what's there to spoil? Each of the Final Fantasy games tell a different story. It's like if I drop spoilers here on Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3 and then go, "I'm not spoiling anything since Baldurs Gate 1 and 2 already exist". Also, the stories are not repetitive at all. Just look at the recent FF7 remake, FF15, and FF16. Completely different stories. It's cool if Final Fantasy isn't your cup of tea, but your take makes me question if you've actually played them ngl.

[dulany67]

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Originally posted by dulany67:

At this point it's cheaper than AAA.

Quality wise certainly but actual retail price not so much.

You're kidding yourself.

[A Sociopath]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Quality wise certainly but actual retail price not so much.

You're kidding yourself.

I'm not even kidding others.

[Blade12775]

Originally posted by Zombwich:

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

Standard AAA price.

But WHY is it Triple A price when it hasn't gone gold yet. You could have just never commented or just said "no one knows" lol.

Edit: I noticed you changed your comment after the fact to add what I actually asked for. Thanks. For whatever reason that wasn't/still isn't showing up on the store page for me.

Why pay full price for a full game when it releases? I mean, what, you should pay a cheaper price for the full game just because it's EA? Then pay again when the game releases? Seriously, think first!
I just don't get some of the questions that people ask. Some questions shouldn't even be answered like this one. It's just stupid. It's like asking "why should we pay for anything?" Or in this case "I want the game cheaper since it's EA and then when the game releases I want the full game for the discounted price when I bought the game in EA. Then, I'll complain if they make me pay another $10-$20 for the full game. But if I don't pay I won't be able to play the game on release since I only own the EA part of the game so I'll complain about that as well!"
The OP is trolling hardcore and at the time I write this 6 pages of fools going for the bait. Gotta love how people ate the bait this fool fed.

[Lord Adorable]

Originally posted by Jon:

Originally posted by dulany67:

And so what did Larian do with the money? They increased the scope of the game and opened multiple new game studios. Not really seeing a down side.

Downside is if it becomes a trend and other triple A studios start doing it the whole EA system turns into an abomination of what its meant for. If EA, Bliz or Ubi did the same thing they'd get crucified. Its only okay because of the following that Larian has.

EA, Activision-Blizzard and Ubicrap should already be crucified for things that are worse than that. Far, FAR worse things.
Honestly, if anything, they would probably be the ones who benefit from Early Access the most. Might actually get finished games from them if they put them there.

[Яeplicant]

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Originally posted by Яeplicant:

Considering pretty much everyone is pushing 70-80 bucks nowadays, it is cheaper in price as well. Even more so since EA adopters get the Digital Deluxe as an upgrade.

In console prices maybe (where BG3 is 70 bucks as well, btw) but we're talking PC here.
I'd hardly call offering arbitrary cosmetics for paying in advance "cheaper".

I mean, I am talking exclusively about PC, though. Not sure where you're seeing console in that statement. Oh well. Arbitrary cosmetics or not, that's still saving a few bucks when compared to buying the DDE post-release at whatever it's non-console pricing is.

But on the topic of console prices, they are far more expensive than PC, sure. Can't talk for Xbox but it is the case for Sony and PSN. PC is slowly but steadily going the same route, e.g. MK1 and Starfield being the most recent examples.

[A Sociopath]

Originally posted by Яeplicant:

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

In console prices maybe (where BG3 is 70 bucks as well, btw) but we're talking PC here.
I'd hardly call offering arbitrary cosmetics for paying in advance "cheaper".

I mean, I am talking exclusively about PC, though. Not sure where you're seeing console in that statement. Oh well. Arbitrary cosmetics or not, that's still saving a few bucks when compared to buying the DDE post-release at whatever it's non-console pricing is.

But on the topic of console prices, they are far more expensive than PC, sure. Can't talk for Xbox but it is the case for Sony and PSN. PC is slowly but steadily going the same route, e.g. MK1 and Starfield being the most recent examples.

Well I assumed you were talking about something other than PC prices since what you said doesn't apply to PC prices at all, but you do seem to have a good imagination so let's just agree that's what it was about.

[dulany67]

Thinking that AAA pc games won't move to the $70 price point is just sticking your head in the sand. I expect to see you on the forum of some future game proclaiming that you won't buy at $70.

[Lord Adorable]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Thinking that AAA pc games won't move to the $70 price point is just sticking your head in the sand. I expect to see you on the forum of some future game proclaiming that you won't buy at $70.

They already cost more than $70. You buy the base game for 60 and then they nickle & dime you for 100 or more with macrotransactions & loot boxes.

[A Sociopath]

Originally posted by dulany67:

Thinking that AAA pc games won't move to the $70 price point is just sticking your head in the sand. I expect to see you on the forum of some future game proclaiming that you won't buy at $70.

We're discussing about current prices, not possible future prices. I have no problem paying $70 for a game, price of games will go way beyond $70 given the chance, everything will rise in price eventually, duh.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

I got nearly 600 hrs out of EA. If I had got that many hours out of the final release, I would have got 10x more hrs than it's worth.

Most of that is replayability of course, the game has around 35-45 hrs of excellent content currently. My criteria for a good game is 1 hr per dollar I spend, so assuming Act 2 is at least twice as long as Act 1 (70-90 hrs), and Act 3 is at least as long as Act 1 (35-45 hrs), then I can expect BG3 to be around 140-180 hrs long.

At $60, BG3 exceeds my baseline by 2-3x. Therefore it is worth 2-3x more than a standard AAA game, or around $120-$180.

It's a great value.

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

Originally posted by dulany67:

Thinking that AAA pc games won't move to the $70 price point is just sticking your head in the sand. I expect to see you on the forum of some future game proclaiming that you won't buy at $70.

We're discussing about current prices, not possible future prices. I have no problem paying $70 for a game, price of games will go way beyond $70 given the chance, everything will rise in price eventually, duh.

Lord Adorable is right though, they're already over $70. This is why we see so much microtransactions, special editions, etc. The AAA studios/publishers know that buyers are sensitive to the $60 price and try to conceal the true cost of the game behind "additions" like DLC, season passes, microtransactions, special editions etc.

Personally, I'd rather they just be upfront and charge $80 or whatever for the base game and be done with it, but the general game consumer market seems not prepared for that and would prefer additional costs beyond the up front cost.

Meh.

[A Sociopath]

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

Originally posted by A Sociopath:

We're discussing about current prices, not possible future prices. I have no problem paying $70 for a game, price of games will go way beyond $70 given the chance, everything will rise in price eventually, duh.

Lord Adorable is right though, they're already over $70. This is why we see so much microtransactions, special editions, etc. The AAA studios/publishers know that buyers are sensitive to the $60 price and try to conceal the true cost of the game behind "additions" like DLC, season passes, microtransactions, special editions etc.

Personally, I'd rather they just be upfront and charge $80 or whatever for the base game and be done with it, but the general game consumer market seems not prepared for that and would prefer additional costs beyond the up front cost.

Meh.

Yeah extra content is extra cost, duh. Just like BG3 deluxe edition. Literally not a single pc game retails for "already over $70" so no hes not right.