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ko Apr 11 @ 7:02am

Sale when?

I think this would do better at around 20 EU bucks. I'd buy it at that price for sure, while I remember that the game exists. Who knows months from now.

I know business is hard, but sometimes you simply need the right price point for a given product.

Last edited by ko; Apr 11 @ 7:04am

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Ansgar Odinson has South of Midnight

Apr 11 @ 7:18am

No idea what sales have been like, but it seems like this game was intended primarily for gamepass, so I am not sure how much they were relying on direct sales. I wouldn't count on a discount right away, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it was discounted during the Steam Summer Sale.

POINTLESS JOKER has South of Midnight

Apr 11 @ 7:23am

over half way in the game and i think its deserving the 35 pounds tag, if you want it at 20 pounds you will have to wait till winter or even next year. but 35 is fair, maybe they wll try to catch more people but if not fair to not put it on sale for another half of year

Mobile Suit God Damn has South of Midnight

Apr 11 @ 9:07am

It'll probably be part of the Steam summer sale that starts on June 26.

But yeah, I agree with the previous poster that it's well worth the full price.

Peter_Evol1 has South of Midnight

Apr 11 @ 10:59am

Originally posted by ko:
I think this would do better at around 20 EU bucks. I'd buy it at that price for sure, while I remember that the game exists. Who knows months from now.

I know business is hard, but sometimes you simply need the right price point for a given product.

If you dindn't play the game yet... how do you know? The game worths every single euro or dollar, it will be nominated for awards for sure, this is pure art, originality, freshness

Last edited by Peter_Evol1; Apr 11 @ 11:02am

Mr. Balty

Apr 11 @ 12:10pm

Originally posted by ko:
I think this would do better at around 20 EU bucks. I'd buy it at that price for sure, while I remember that the game exists. Who knows months from now.

I know business is hard, but sometimes you simply need the right price point for a given product.

The price is fair IMO. I tried it on Gamepass and liked it so i decided to buy it on Steam to support the devs.

Cookie Ninja Apr 11 @ 4:31pm

Its on PC Gamepass which is $10 a month

kulomascovia has South of Midnight

Apr 11 @ 5:35pm

get it on gamepass then? it's available at a lower price point than you posted so I'm not sure what you're complaining about

ko Apr 12 @ 1:37am

I don't do game rentals. I tried Game Pass a while back and I felt no joy from renting games - it's a plebian, soulless experience.

Cosgar Apr 12 @ 2:27am

Originally posted by ko:
I don't do game rentals. I tried Game Pass a while back and I felt no joy from renting games - it's a plebian, soulless experience.

I got a free trial through my internet plan and I feel gross for using it

Blackghost Apr 12 @ 5:17am

I watched the videos on youtube. I don't think it worth 20 euro to be honest.

Last edited by Blackghost; Apr 12 @ 5:29am

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Blackghost Apr 12 @ 5:19am

Originally posted by Cookie Ninja:
Its on PC Gamepass which is $10 a month

Nah, not even.

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リアンダ Apr 12 @ 6:03am

Originally posted by Ansgar Odinson:
No idea what sales have been like, but it seems like this game was intended primarily for gamepass, so I am not sure how much they were relying on direct sales. I wouldn't count on a discount right away, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it was discounted during the Steam Summer Sale.

What does that even mean, primarily for gamepass? If a product can't draw in a significant paying audience on steam, especially at a 40 Euro price point, chances are it won't do much better on a subscription service either. At the end of the day you're always competing for the customer;s attention. So unless I'm shown numbers to the contrary there is no reason to assume that interest in this game on X-Box live is significantly different than it is on other platforms.

Last edited by リアンダ; Apr 12 @ 6:05am

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Disgruntled Democracy Officer Apr 12 @ 10:36am

Wouldn't play if it was free. Thanks though.

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Ansgar Odinson has South of Midnight

Apr 12 @ 10:47am

Originally posted by リアンダ:
Originally posted by Ansgar Odinson:
No idea what sales have been like, but it seems like this game was intended primarily for gamepass, so I am not sure how much they were relying on direct sales. I wouldn't count on a discount right away, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it was discounted during the Steam Summer Sale.
What does that even mean, primarily for gamepass? If a product can't draw in a significant paying audience on steam, especially at a 40 Euro price point, chances are it won't do much better on a subscription service either. At the end of the day you're always competing for the customer;s attention. So unless I'm shown numbers to the contrary there is no reason to assume that interest in this game on X-Box live is significantly different than it is on other platforms.

First of all, games have target audiences and depending on budget, different measures of what makes them successful. Some games, such as the AC franchise, have WAY bigger audiences on console than they ever will on steam or PC generally. Second, some games Microsoft funds are intended as something to bulk up their gamepass portfolio. Not every game needs to appeal to mass mulitplatform audiences, especially if it has a AA budget.

Now, is this game meeting Microsoft's measure of success? No idea. No idea what they consider successful for this game. I mean, Hi-Fi rush was a massive success by most measures and they still got canned by Microsoft while studios with less successful games are still plugging along. Im not sure anyone knows what metric Microsoft is using.

All of this to say, that looking at concurrent players on steam to read tea leaves for a console targeted single player niche AA game is just silly.

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