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Early releases for digital titles?
- Thread starter Typhon
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Publishers would care because 1.They create elaborate, carefully timed, marketing campaigns and 2. retailers like Gamestop, etc would be pissed and possibly stop carrying their releases to retaliate.
I think even with the Ultimate Editions, the physical copies will be released at the same time as the digital ones.
I think publishers don't want to piss off retail.
I think some games already unlock a few days early.
Doesn't Microsoft do it with their Ultimate Editions?
Unlocking a few weeks seems crazy since most games come with Day 1 patches.
Doesn't Microsoft do it with their Ultimate Editions?
Unlocking a few weeks seems crazy since most games come with Day 1 patches.
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I'm no expert, but I think movies have many more avenues to make their money and don't rely on retail as much.
Yeah but you don't need a Disney blu-ray player to watch a Disney movie. If retailers stopped selling let's say ps4s because Sony let digital eat all the day one sales it could cause huge problems.
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If anything it could give publishers an excuse to make the physical release more "exclusive" by including figurines, artbooks, soundtracks etc. .
Now we are talking delayed physical releases that cost more then digital also. I am sure publishers would love to do digital only as there is less overhead and risk since you never need to produce a physical copy. But retail will always be the hurdle here, atleast for consoles since they need a presence in physical stores.