How is this game still full price?!

[Dvv]

What the title says.

I mean hell even Street Fighter V has dropped in price.

[I2epresent]

Not only that, but the two "upgrade packs" are $20 each. Greedy.

[Forticon]

What's funnier is that the digital PS4 version is cheaper.

$40 base game on PS4 vs $60 base game on PC
$60 Special Anniversary Edition on PS4 vs $75 Steam Deluxe Pack on PC
$80 Anniversary + New DLC on PS4 vs $90 Steam Ultimate Edition Pack on PC

Not to mention PC users had to wait like 10 months to even get the game in the first place.

[I2epresent]

Yeah, I think I'll wait until it's $9.99 on a Steam sale, if I even still want it by then. Not a fan of publishers who crap on PC customers like that.

[Jacowboy]

I get it you guys don't like the prices, but srsly, don't ♥♥♥♥ on SNK like that... at least they don't go stupid with regional prices like Crapcom or Bamco... u_u

[Jaq]

Originally posted by Dvv:

What the title says.

I mean hell even Street Fighter V has dropped in price.

Because SFV should have been that price or less to begin with. I guess to avoid the constant price complaints, next time SNK should release a game with only 20 characters instead of 50 since buyers don't give that any consideration when comparing prices. Probably the last time we'll ever see that many characters given away at that low a price. They could have sold the remaining 30 from the base game as DLC for $150 the way SFV did it, then had players thanking them for dropping it to $75 later on. Instead SNK is "crapping" on us by selling all 54 characters for $75 from the start. No good deed goes unpunished. In the future we'll get the scummy DLC practices we rightfully deserve.

[Forticon]

Originally posted by Jacowboy:

I get it you guys don't like the prices, but srsly, don't ♥♥♥♥ on SNK like that... at least they don't go stupid with regional prices like Crapcom or Bamco... u_u

Certain regions were able to buy the Deluxe Edition of this game for around $30 USD back when it first launched I believe. Not sure how it is now, but it was definitely way cheaper in some areas than others.

Originally posted by JaQMarius:

Instead SNK is "crapping" on us by selling all 54 characters for $75 from the start. No good deed goes unpunished. In the future we'll get the scummy DLC practices we rightfully deserve.

You do realize that this game didn't launch on PC at the same time as the PS4 version, right? PC got it like 10 months later, and only got a 20% pre-order/launch discount ($48). Meanwhile the PS4 version had already hit sale prices as low as $20 by that point. You would have a valid point if we got the game at the same time as the PS4 version and both platforms had the same MSRP.

And besides, as I said in my post, the PC version still has an MSRP of $60 whereas the PS4 version's MSRP is $40 on PSN. Why aren't they on the same MSRP level at the very least?

[Jacowboy]

yeah but price decay is usually decided on when a game came out on each platform... the game might've been out for the PS2 a year earlier, but when the "Steam Edition" came out, it was a new game on PC, wether you agree or not...

that's the issue with "console exclussives", another practise I hope dies off, cause it's stupid and it sucks.

[Jacowboy]

Originally posted by Forticon:

Certain regions were able to buy the Deluxe Edition of this game for around $30 USD back when it first launched I believe. Not sure how it is now, but it was definitely way cheaper in some areas than others.

Yes, it's still less pricey in certain (poorer) regions, fortunately. That's how it should be, that's the whole point of having different regions.

[Dvv]

Originally posted by JaQMarius:

Originally posted by Dvv:

What the title says.

I mean hell even Street Fighter V has dropped in price.

Because SFV should have been that price or less to begin with. I guess to avoid the constant price complaints, next time SNK should release a game with only 20 characters instead of 50 since buyers don't give that any consideration when comparing prices. Probably the last time we'll ever see that many characters given away at that low a price. They could have sold the remaining 30 from the base game as DLC for $150 the way SFV did it, then had players thanking them for dropping it to $75 later on. Instead SNK is "crapping" on us by selling all 54 characters for $75 from the start. No good deed goes unpunished. In the future we'll get the scummy DLC practices we rightfully deserve.

You sound like an anti-consumer drone. It already had a price drop on PS4, the fact that it hasn't dropped on PC also seems like they just completely forgot the pc audience.

[TonyTheTGR]

It's a really good, really fun title from a company that NEEDS the cash, having bounced back into existence recently, with a track record of producing consistently good games.

It's worth supporting them. SNK is the kind of company we *want* the future of gaming to be made of.

[Dvv]

Originally posted by TonyTheTGR:

It's a really good, really fun title from a company that NEEDS the cash, having bounced back into existence recently, with a track record of producing consistently good games.

It's worth supporting them. SNK is the kind of company we *want* the future of gaming to be made of.

Doesn't excuse bad business practices. I love KoF XIV, I have it on PS4. It should NOT be $60 on PC.

[Jacowboy]

Originally posted by Dvv:

Originally posted by TonyTheTGR:

It's a really good, really fun title from a company that NEEDS the cash, having bounced back into existence recently, with a track record of producing consistently good games.

It's worth supporting them. SNK is the kind of company we *want* the future of gaming to be made of.

Doesn't excuse bad business practices. I love KoF XIV, I have it on PS4. It should NOT be $60 on PC.

Jeebus... let it go, it will get a price slash soon enough, it's already been a year or so... It's already on 50% sale IIRC when there's a big sale...

The price scheme is a year behind from the console version because it came out a year later... no biggie... just wait a bit longer, shouldn't matter if you have it on console already anyways...

And technically, this isn't the "same version" as the console... it says right there in the name, this is "KoFXIV STEAM EDITION".

[BodyOrgan]

Originally posted by Jacowboy:

Jeebus... let it go, it will get a price slash soon enough, it's already been a year or so... It's already on 50% sale IIRC when there's a big sale...

The price scheme is a year behind from the console version because it came out a year later... no biggie... just wait a bit longer, shouldn't matter if you have it on console already anyways...

And technically, this isn't the "same version" as the console... it says right there in the name, this is "KoFXIV STEAM EDITION".

Cue Disney music... I'm going to turn this around, and say the same to you, let it go.

Price is subjective, and it's too expensive for them. Be glad they cited reasons. At least it gives an indication of why they think so.

You are correct in that this version is different as it integrates the Steam API allowing us to use Steam features such as invite a friend, or see the Steam profile of the purple we played (thank you Abstraction). However, the game itself isn't any different, and it has been on the market for about 2 years now.

I personally agree with their take. Whether or not you own a console this game should never have launched at $60/$75 when it was nearly a year late to this platform. Worst of all, the prices remain the same even today except now the full game is even more expensive.

I'm a big fan of KOF (not SNK), but now that I've branched out and play other fighting games, I can tell you right now even though I love KOF, I will not be buying KOF XV if it doesn't get a near simultaneous release with consoles. I'm sick of playing catchup, and I'm going to support developers who do away with the console exclusive BS.

[Sculelos]

Originally posted by Forticon:

What's funnier is that the digital PS4 version is cheaper.

$40 base game on PS4 vs $60 base game on PC
$60 Special Anniversary Edition on PS4 vs $75 Steam Deluxe Pack on PC
$80 Anniversary + New DLC on PS4 vs $90 Steam Ultimate Edition Pack on PC

Not to mention PC users had to wait like 10 months to even get the game in the first place.

I think if they did the same exact pricing as the PS4, steam would have done much better.

[Forticon]

Originally posted by TonyTheTGR:

It's a really good, really fun title from a company that NEEDS the cash, having bounced back into existence recently, with a track record of producing consistently good games.

It's worth supporting them. SNK is the kind of company we *want* the future of gaming to be made of.

I understand and agree with this line of thinking sometimes, but not in the case of this game. SNK straight up said that the sales numbers for PC ports like King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition were one of the motivating factors for them to continue game development and go on to make King of FIghters XIV:

http://shoryuken.com/2015/12/30/snk-playmore-executive-says-successful-steam-ports-helped-bring-them-back-to-game-development/

And to thank us for that they waited 10 months after the PS4 version to release this game on PC and we're still stuck paying a higher price point. If people are fine paying that good for them, but I can't personally support that.

Originally posted by Sculelos:

I think if they did the same exact pricing as the PS4, steam would have done much better.

I agree that better pricing would have helped the game sell better on Steam, but I think releasing it on PC at the same time as the PS4 version (or much, MUCH closer to it) would have helped even more.