they always omit the most important info!!

[heime2003]

the price!! it should be mandatory to devs when they put out their games on steam

[gombicek]

Most of the time they themselves don't know the price yet.

[heime2003]

Originally posted by gombicek:

Most of the time they themselves don't know the price yet.

why not.. developers dont set price on their games?

[gombicek]

They usually set the steam page early on, when they have not yet agreed on the price with publisher, or they haven't decided on the price yet, etc. SO the person setting up the steam page doesn't know the price. So they set the price when the game is either ready to release, or ready for preorder. To be honest setting the price much earlier on doesn't make much sense and it avoids problem like if the developments takes longer and they decide to raise the price and so on.

But quessing that this game is japanese I would expect price to be somewhere in 40-60 range.

[GreenSwede]

30 Euro/36 USD on 40% sale right now

[andoblock]

Originally posted by heime2003:

Originally posted by gombicek:

Most of the time they themselves don't know the price yet.

why not.. developers dont set price on their games?

Steam sets the price. I remember seeing another thread where the dev said it was Steam who set the price.

[heime2003]

Originally posted by andoblock:

Originally posted by heime2003:

why not.. developers dont set price on their games?

Steam sets the price. I remember seeing another thread where the dev said it was Steam who set the price.

steam sets price.. thats strange.

[Moga CMDR]

That is not true. Steam does not set the price. Game Publishers set the price themselves.

Publishers set the price, release time, pick what promotions to join, how much to discount and when. Valve does not set prices for games they do not publish themselves.

The only thing Valve controls is the split of the profits. That is not negotiable.

[andoblock]

Originally posted by Moga CMDR:

That is not true. Steam does not set the price. Game Publishers set the price themselves.

Publishers set the price, release time, pick what promotions to join, how much to discount and when. Valve does not set prices for games they do not publish themselves.

The only thing Valve controls is the split of the profits. That is not negotiable.

It is true i saw a thread from a developer who said that Steam set the price.

[gombicek]

No, it really does not. You as a Dev/Publisher set the price. You can even make you game free if you wan't. Steam only takes a cut from each sale you make.

[Glen Chico]

There's an article in Games Biz where the developers of Gone Home directly state they priced the game higher than they would have otherwise knowing that Steam sales meant most people who bought it won't ever pay full price.

[Irish Spud]

Originally posted by GreenSwede:

30 Euro/36 USD on 40% sale right now

So, was it worth buying on sale? No way am I paying €50 for this