why is this already on sale -67%?

[g l o c]

it literally came out yesterday

[Cutlass Jack]

It actually came out last year. It just came on steam yesterday.

[g l o c]

ah ok

[Finn]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

It actually came out last year. It just came on steam yesterday.

Ah no wonder i never heard about this game until today

[Vorpal Spoon]

Because it failed. Because Volition got bought out. Because EPIC had exclusive rights to it. Because "mixed" review status might indicate why a 67% off sales price is justified.

[Carpe x Noctem]

The reason for the discount is because the game has already been out for a year as an Epic Games Store Exclusive.

It has nothing to do with the game failing or poor sales. All of the Epic exclusives come to Steam on sale.

[Eddie Dexx]

because its a ♥♥♥♥ game.

[Vorpal Spoon]

Originally posted by Vorpal Spoon:

Because it failed. Because Volition got bought out. Because EPIC had exclusive rights to it. Because "mixed" review status might indicate why a 67% off sales price is justified.

All my points only to be made clearer by others.

[WeissRook]

Originally posted by Vorpal Spoon:

Originally posted by Vorpal Spoon:

Because it failed. Because Volition got bought out. Because EPIC had exclusive rights to it. Because "mixed" review status might indicate why a 67% off sales price is justified.

All my points only to be made clearer by others.

Well here goes:
It bombed on release due to massive amounts of bugs, many of which were progression halting. It also did take a more serious tone, than say 3 and 4, but isn't as dark and gangsta as 2. So, by trying to split the difference, it upset fans on both sides thinking that they were going to get what they wanted.
As standard by Deep Silver these days, they did the one year exclusivity deal for an upfront paycheck. Of course, being only on EGS for a year, did also hinder sales.
The current mixed review is at least partially due to some review bombing for the first reason I mentioned: the super loud fans of the first two games are still out for blood for not having the series take a giant 180 and go back to what they like.
That said, I'd give it a 6 out of 10 for a game, the gameplay is decent and it definitely has some fun points, and the general story beats are okay for a reboot, but the writing can get pretty bad and the pacing gets shattered by the heavy focus on the business ventures as the core gameplay, which tends to get in the way of the main story with their own, isolated, stories.
As for Volition being bought out, that isn't the case. It's been under the same group since SR4, Gat Out of Hell, and Agents of Mayhem.

[Vorpal Spoon]

/\ They weren't "bought out" directly, just reassigned to Gearbox while the IP stays in the hands of Koch/Deep Silver, which doesn't seem very different in terms of the outcome. "Bought out" was just a grossly inaccurate simplification, and a more detailed explanation just wouldn't matter to the post.

All other points made are just restating what was already addressed. As far as why/if it bombed, is opinions outside of outcomes. Most people did not like it and the reasons are varied. Review bombing is so minuscule to the number of people who did not like it for other reasons mentioned (bugs, limited content, snarky humor that didn't click, limitations in open world, etc.). There are even people who just discovered it existence (a few people have mentioned this). So the mixed reviews more than likely have merit.

[PunisheR]

because it's crap and they hope to attract more to buy it and they'll make up for it through DLC sales - or at least that's their hope. They promised this version of SR to be great and they did not deliver on any of their promises... As a former fan of the series having owned every SR title, SR:IV on forward is where they went downhill and this SR reboot sealed it for me to never return. I would've been ok with it had they released content for free to make up for their BS hype and lies but as you see, all the content are paid DLCs at a premium price. They can go eff themselves and we should never support studios that do this or they will keep doing it for the sake of $$$$ over quality and care of their player base.

[BurningTofu]

Because Deepsilver. If you see this, just wait for discount

[Carpe x Noctem]

The game is already at a discount. Buying the Gold Edition now during the sale is the smartest thing to do since you get the Expansion Pass which includes all of the DLC. Otherwise, you're going to have to spend more when you could have had everything for less.