The Price is FINE.

[SEATEK The_LEFTY]

Discuss.

[Corona Scurrae]

cheetah1546 lähetti viestin:

It is unfortunate that not only do people complain but they think the whole game should be a ridiculously low price instead.

guys... guys... hear me out... "smacks lips"... you know what's really unfortunate? to complain about people complaining on a public forum... I know it blows your mind probably but it's real.

[Tyrone Biggums]

i got it for 50 bucks cant complain

[Prismatic Lollipop]

all i see here is salt.

if you can't bring yourself to spend full price on a full game in 2024 (the netcode is good, maybe stop playing on cheap wifi), then it's time you left your cave and joined reality.
Tekken 8 is still cheaper compared to most PS5-gen games, which cost 80.
so what's all the moaning about?
if you can't afford it, don't buy it.
if you don't like the price, wait for a sale.
either way, those who actually bought / will buy Tekken 8, don't care about those who don't want to buy it.

there is nothing to discuss here really, i'll see the good guys on Tekken 8.

[Something Hank]

I mean, yeah. Price is good for me.

Good gameplay, good story (maybe?), good content, good customization, comfy online, etc. etc. I'm ideally gonna spend like a decade with this game and it isn't actively trying to rip me off.

So yeah. I'll pay full price.

[delerium76]

★1994★Undertaker★ lähetti viestin:

delerium76 lähetti viestin:

One could argue the OP is also a clown award farmer, just in the other direction. This entire debate is subjective and pointless. To one person the price may be fine, but to others the price may be too high. This could be because of differences in disposable income, age, or a multitude of other reasons. Topics like this are just plain dumb all around and do nothing but clog up the forums, but hey, you do you.

Except he is a contributing member of the community 🤷🏿

Contributing how? Being a company shill means contributing? His OPINION on how a product is priced vs how I feel a product is priced is just as rubbish as anyone elses, and no one needs him or anyone else telling us if the price is "fine", "overpriced" or whatever. Everyone will have a different OPINION on a product's WORTH, so what's the point in this whole discussion of the topic? All it does is piss people off on both sides of the fence. But I guess that's the whole point of steam forums these days. shrug.

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

The price sucks the inflation sucks, but if people don't want a crash we go into a soft landing, instead of risking a hard landing.

By many measures, the economy looks like it is headed for a soft landing. Despite a recent pause in rate increases, inflation has continued to fall. PCE was unchanged in October 2023 for the month, and the 3.0% year-over-year increase was the lowest rate since March 2021.Dec 11, 2023

If the Fed can raise interest rates just enough to slow the economy and reduce inflation without causing a recession, it has achieved what is known as a soft landing.

Ok so prices will eventually normalize, the issue is now the amount of work to make these games has increased requiring larger budgets, and larger projected returns because of those larger budgets.

Think of it as Rocket fuel
Too much weight? Need more fuel!

Too much quality? = Need more money!
Tekken 7 was mid budget not AAA
Tekken tag 2 was mid budget more like AA

Tekken 8 is a AAA title from marketing to the game polish

You want the 4K HDR CGI videos at the end of each story mode, and deep tutorials for casuals to stop mashing and Servers for storing character AI for ghost battles on the leaderboards?

Then proceed to pay higher costs for all the bells and whistles cause it don't come for free.

There are many factors why the price for digital gaming projects have gone up, and it's simple as: 4K renders, fluid motion, higher quality animations, and redone visuals.

If you own a 1080p GPU and can only run it on low, well then you are paying for those who can run it on a 4090.

If you want polish then you pay the one buffering the shoes, or you learn how to make your own shoes, & shine complete with your own characters to make the shoes.

That's part of the perks of a PC its a flexible device
If you want to plug and play online get a console and pay annually 120-130$

The price more than likely for AAA gaming is going to be 70$, Tekken on the base game will be 70$ and 110$ for all the DLC packs so roughly 200$ after taxes..

however by the time 2 years have passed the game will have hit 30-50% sales for the base game, and s1 DLC will be reduced as well on sales, so it will even out to about 120$ for the smart buyer.

But then you better hope you didn't become rusty AF waiting 2+ years to relearn certain mechanics vs new old muscle memory.

Gaming is a cheap hobby and despite the 70$ base price its still cheaper than any other hobby aside collecting gravel from ones own backyard.

that's just how it goes.
don't like it?

Wait for a sale.

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

delerium76 lähetti viestin:

★1994★Undertaker★ lähetti viestin:

Except he is a contributing member of the community 🤷🏿

Contributing how? Being a company shill means contributing? His OPINION on how a product is priced vs how I feel a product is priced is just as rubbish as anyone elses, and no one needs him or anyone else telling us if the price is "fine", "overpriced" or whatever. Everyone will have a different OPINION on a product's WORTH, so what's the point in this whole discussion of the topic? All it does is piss people off on both sides of the fence. But I guess that's the whole point of steam forums these days. shrug.

By asking public opinion and feedback hes doing more than causing drama and building stress around the aspect of the topic.

Why are digital goods now Higher in price

Because we don't abuse the artists coders and contributors for our own greedy satisfaction.

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

Schizm lähetti viestin:

I don't think games with bad online should cost over 40 bucks. If they want to charge 70 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bucks then the game better release feature complete and its missing one of the single most important things for a fighting game.

^ this i do agree..

I hope i am paying for some optimal serverspace not just a server for Ghost data on the leader boards

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

cheetah1546 lähetti viestin:

Schizm lähetti viestin:

Hey its what the games worth. Games without proper netcode shouldn't be selling for AAA retail prices.

Well I know it's a bad idea to argue on these forums, so I will just say. This game has a lot of good things going for it. Sure, rollback netcode isn't going to be truly ready at launch and that will take time.

But aside from that, it has content. Side modes, story, training, unlocks and others I'm forgetting. That sort of thing keeps people playing because not everyone is into ranked.

the sidemodes are also great ways to silently get people into ranked. Like take Online tekken ball for instance.
Then casual matches then one day, "I think I'm damn well good enough to see where I need to be!"..

Or "Online feels really good lets see how far I get"..

Those kinds of advantages will make the game strong for both Crossplay casual and the fun loving datenites / dorm parties.

Building a community is something Namco should have focused on when Tekken 6 was the first Tekken to go online.

[delerium76]

Sown-Laughter lähetti viestin:

delerium76 lähetti viestin:

Contributing how? Being a company shill means contributing? His OPINION on how a product is priced vs how I feel a product is priced is just as rubbish as anyone elses, and no one needs him or anyone else telling us if the price is "fine", "overpriced" or whatever. Everyone will have a different OPINION on a product's WORTH, so what's the point in this whole discussion of the topic? All it does is piss people off on both sides of the fence. But I guess that's the whole point of steam forums these days. shrug.

By asking public opinion and feedback hes doing more than causing drama and building stress around the aspect of the topic.

Why are digital goods now Higher in price

Because we don't abuse the artists coders and contributors for our own greedy satisfaction.

The extent of his "contribution" was stating his opinion in a new thread instead of leaving it in one of the MANY topics that have already been created on this subject, thus creating more forum clutter. Then he hasn't said a word since. Yeah, real contribution! Likewise, instead of just posting one reply, with all of your responses, you spammed 4 replies! Both him and you should really learn proper forum etiquette, but I digress. The point I was making is that there is no point in arguing over something that is personal to each customer, so why even "discuss" this as the OP stated?

I personally think this game is overpriced garbage using flashy graphics with the same exact gameplay for decades to justify huge price increases each release, as most modern fighting games do. Do I think everyone should feel the same way I do? Of course not, which is why I think topics like this are garbage.

[👑THE STORM QUEEN👑]

delerium76 lähetti viestin:

★1994★Undertaker★ lähetti viestin:

Except he is a contributing member of the community 🤷🏿

Contributing how? Being a company shill means contributing? His OPINION on how a product is priced vs how I feel a product is priced is just as rubbish as anyone elses, and no one needs him or anyone else telling us if the price is "fine", "overpriced" or whatever. Everyone will have a different OPINION on a product's WORTH, so what's the point in this whole discussion of the topic? All it does is piss people off on both sides of the fence. But I guess that's the whole point of steam forums these days. shrug.

Helping new players understand the game and have fun 😊

[S☯wn-Lﺤuꁅhtǝr]

delerium76 lähetti viestin:

Sown-Laughter lähetti viestin:

By asking public opinion and feedback hes doing more than causing drama and building stress around the aspect of the topic.

Why are digital goods now Higher in price

Because we don't abuse the artists coders and contributors for our own greedy satisfaction.

I personally think this game is overpriced garbage using flashy graphics with the same exact gameplay for decades to justify huge price increases each release, as most modern fighting games do. Do I think everyone should feel the same way I do? Of course not, which is why I think topics like this are garbage.

1 This is a tekken game ..
2 Namco merged with Bandai long ago..
3 Heat is new and they add new XYZ to the game each time
its not COD where you get a yearly dose of nukes and drone redesigns.

If you are not here for anime flash fanfare ...



Why you playing Sonic, its just another platformer??
You already have Mario at home.

Tekken is not Virtua Fighter, or DOA, or Street Fighter, or Bloody Roar, or Primal Rage..

Tekken is Tekken
If you don't know why people play another version of Tekken over and over..

Then you imo don't really play Tekken.

Donkey Kong country was 70$ as was Legend of Zelda

so no Tekken started as 40$ back when N64 carts were 60-70$

its called competition, trade, global politics, and regional prices..

[Tnargav]

I don't know how those moaning people are still alive? I bet they don't buy the food as it got more expensive and waiting for a sale? xD

[LuckyRaphi]

Games can't stay 50$ forever. 20 years ago it was already 50 but everything else got twice as expensive and the wages Increased. It's just normal inflation and we are lucky that games only cost 70$

[MessiahofMelons]

SEATEK The_LEFTY lähetti viestin:

Norbac lähetti viestin:

What do you mean. If the price is fine then there's nothing to discuss.

Right?

Say that to the dozens of posters who are posting rants about having to pay premium price for a newly released game in 2024. If you look around both on here and the Tekken 7 boards there are plenty of them.

Nothing new there. F2p has ruined peoples view of gane pricing