netflix exclusive?!

[Icedfate]

okay, well, i have FTL on my ipad and i just realized, i should look in the app store and see if they have this for the ipad. . and they do. . .but only with a netflix subscription?!
like wtf? why can't i just "buy" the game?!
I don't want to have a netflix subscription just to play this on the ipad. that's a ♥♥♥♥ move. and people complain about Epic Games Store. . .

[Ratconned]

There can be more than one bad thing.

And I absolutely complain about Epic Games Store, but more like grumbles in my head when they do more stupid comically evil-like ♥♥♥♥, rather than the actual loud complaints.

[Penguinator]

Apple loves milking money from people which is why they put extra fees for anything that happens on their platform. Some people (usually ones who love fashion brands) are too stupid to realize it and simply keep complaining instead of actually doing something about it (ie. stop using Apple products and services and move on to alternatives).

[Icedfate]

yeah. . it's Apple's fault. .

[Ratconned]

Originally posted by Penguinator:

Apple loves milking money from people which is why they put extra fees for anything that happens on their platform. Some people (usually ones who love fashion brands) are too stupid to realize it and simply keep complaining instead of actually doing something about it (ie. stop using Apple products and services and move on to alternatives).

A guy recently said it'd be great if getting FTL from the Subset Games website, which apparently gives a steam key and a DRM free version, also gave an App Store version for free. And cross saving compatibility. The latter would be a lot of work after the fact depending on setup. The former, I kindly laid out all the possibilities while chuckling. Or the lack of it, rather.

[Icedfate]

i'm not asking for anything free. I see this game in the app store, but it says i have to have a netflix subscription to buy it. .
i used to have netflix, but i parted amicably with netflix.
never mind. i have the game here. just saying i would have bought the ipad version for on the go, but the netflix thing, just nope.

so, i dunno, ya's are saying that it's Apple? what does Apple have to do with Netflix exclusivity?

I dunno actually, it might be free with a netflix subscription.
the app store page says "seller : Netflix inc. . "

and the game is a free download with an in app purchase of "Netflix : 13.99/ month"

the description says "available exclusively to netflix members"

copyright 2018, Subset Games Inc. .


so this developer, at some point must have decided to do an exclusive deal with Netflix,

I dunno how that make Apple more . i mean, yeah, i am getting annoyed at apple and i might not buy another ipad.

my laptop also cost me 2 grand.

maybe next time, i'll just get a steam deck.

if i was gonna do a monthly gaming subscription, i'd probably do gamepass, but i'm still not sure i want to do that.

[Ratconned]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

i'm not asking for anything free.

Not you. Someone else. I'm not against free stuff. It is just impractical in this case considering the party involved. Again, not you. I was specifically telling the other guy of the amusing thing

[Ratconned]

Originally posted by Icedfate:

i'm not asking for anything free. I see this game in the app store, but it says i have to have a netflix subscription to buy it. .
i used to have netflix, but i parted amicably with netflix.
never mind. i have the game here. just saying i would have bought the ipad version for on the go, but the netflix thing, just nope.

so, i dunno, ya's are saying that it's Apple? what does Apple have to do with Netflix exclusivity?

I dunno actually, it might be free with a netflix subscription.
the app store page says "seller : Netflix inc. . "

and the game is a free download with an in app purchase of "Netflix : 13.99/ month"

the description says "available exclusively to netflix members"

copyright 2018, Subset Games Inc. .


so this developer, at some point must have decided to do an exclusive deal with Netflix,

I dunno how that make Apple more :repoop: . i mean, yeah, i am getting annoyed at apple and i might not buy another ipad.

my laptop also cost me 2 grand.

maybe next time, i'll just get a steam deck.

if i was gonna do a monthly gaming subscription, i'd probably do gamepass, but i'm still not sure i want to do that.

It is netflix exclusive on android as well.

It annoyed me a bit, but I wasn't going to buy it anyway and just pretended that it didn't exist, the subscription version.

But it does exist. And will be an annoying point for some. In these things, I let the eventual outcomes decide for itself. I move on to other good things which also do not do these things.

[Penguinator]

Platforms use all kinds of fees to provide their income. Both Google (Android) and Apple have their own app stores so they can make developers pay for using their platforms through various means like development kit costs, royalties, and hidden cuts included in their own payment system.
In short, it's simple cross-promotion for their own merit: First you need a subscription of random third-party service (Apple/Google takes a XY% cut for it each month), only then can you buy the third-party game (Apple/Google takes a XY% cut once).

Any platform with its own payment system can use similar methods (eg. Steam having different prices for different countries/currencies to maximize profits), simply make research from all kinds of sources to find out what you are actually paying for and why. This will happen as long as big companies have a monopoly on the customer base and legislation doesn't prevent it (lately EU has started to step in, eventually changes could happen but nothing major so far).

[Icedfate]

alls i'm saying is i would have happily bought this game a second time on ipad, but they decided to do what they did and i hope it was worth it for them. .

[Skezla]

They made it rather clear that without the Netflix partnership, no ports would have like been completed. That means mobile and Switch as well. IMHO the partnership was worth it for the Switch port alone.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, your Netflix sub gives you ITB for free- or at least, it doesn't unlock a purchase but rather allows you to play it.

A quote from Matthew Davis "I think it’s extremely unlikely the mobile version would have ever been finished had Netflix not presented an opportunity to distribute the game without the challenge of how to monetize it. It’s great that we’ve finally been able to finish that port."

Feel how you like about it, but I'm grateful.

[Icedfate]

well, i'm not currently subscribed to Netflix AND I dunno when and where the devs "made this clear"
I respect that if the only way they could have ported it was through the exclusive deal, then they had to do what they had to do.
which seems kinda weird. why was a netflix exclusive the only way? were they that short on fundage? did they not make a profit off the sales of FTL?

I already bought this once, don't "need" to buy it again, but just saying, i would have.
doesn't matter. I have other games.

[Mivo]

Originally posted by Skezla:

without the challenge of how to monetize it

The Switch version is regularly priced and iOS users aren't unlikely to pay $15 or so for proper games. The Android market is a little different, though.