- cross-posted to:
- games@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- games@lemmy.world
Bluesky post text is as follows:
Four days until release! Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on 4th September.
Release times: 7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
Game price: USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300
That’s the price of a little micro transaction in some other games. It will be worth, but I also feel kind of bad for the devs (or publisher). After so much time and work to produce (hopefully) a high quality game and then this cheap. Not complaining, but wondering if a higher price wouldn’t be too bad. I think 29,99 or 24,99 (
the price of FactorioEdit: oh wait, I forgot Factorio costs 32 Euros here in Germany) would be totally acceptable in a time like this where AAA games come out at 79,99.Honestly with all the free dlc from Hollow Knight and Team Cherry already stating plans for future dlcs for Silksong, I would probably drop $60 without thinking. I love indie games way more than the AAA bullshit that gets released now.
There will probably be DLC and soundtracks you can buy if you really just want to give them more money.
My point is less about me giving more money (I’m not that crazy about giving more money). My point was more about being curious about the reasons and decision of going this low. It’s more of a curiosity how much they could ask, before its too high. They don’t need spend money on advertisement, that’s for sure. Maybe this whole waiting saga is part of their “self advertising strategy” (just made up this terminology).
Why? They chose the price. They obviously think this is better than a $60+ price tag for a reason.
*Out of curiosity, I checked the HK release price and it was $15 USD in 2015, which, adjusted for inflation, is ~$20 today. So this is a pattern with their games.
This price point makes impulse buys much more likely, which can make a huge difference when your game has so much hype.