Timing could be better but its ok since its DLC and not a new game.
Personally i would have done it in december but november is fine.
Personally i would have done it in december but november is fine.
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Is Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds DLC badly timed?
- Thread starter Kliemie
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I have done everything in the base game, but the DLC will probably have to wait till Christmas. Too many games coming out this period and my backlog is starting to scare me.
Sony doesn't release games in fall :LOL sony got no games , rest of year don't count". release game in fall "Did sony mess up this game release".
The timing is fine, actually better than that. It will be a nice reminder to publications not to sleep on the game during GoTY awards season.
Of all the games you mentioned, Ass Creed is the only one remotely similar. I actually laughed when you mentioned the $500 niche console as a competitor.
Of all the games you mentioned, Ass Creed is the only one remotely similar. I actually laughed when you mentioned the $500 niche console as a competitor.
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I don't think it is. Near the start of GOTY considerations, it will (if good) help people talk about Horizon on good terms.
It's DLC so I don't think it matters as much. They'll put out thefull version during a lull next year to drum up more sales for the franchise.
Personally I'd can't wait for it. Mario on Friday and this are my only remaining purchases this year. I don't know that I'll even play any of the other fall realeses down the road other than Wolftenstein when it's cheap. I've not been nearly as enamored with 2017 gaming as most.
Personally I'd can't wait for it. Mario on Friday and this are my only remaining purchases this year. I don't know that I'll even play any of the other fall realeses down the road other than Wolftenstein when it's cheap. I've not been nearly as enamored with 2017 gaming as most.
It's a $15-$20 dlc expansion to a goty contender that sold more than 3 million copies. It'll do fine. People complained for years how PlayStation has no first party content for the holidays. Now there is an expansion to a great game, and Grand Turismo Sport.
People will still find something to complain about though.
People will still find something to complain about though.
I don't believe it to be badly timed at all OP. I think the majority of folks who'll be playing this are the folks who bought the base game in February with a smattering of others who didn't play the main game when it launched.
I'm putting all my time into Odyssey now and will be ready for the Frozen Wilds when it launches.
I'm putting all my time into Odyssey now and will be ready for the Frozen Wilds when it launches.
I don't ever buy dlc packs like that by themselves, so the timing doesn't really matter to me personally. I either get the season pass at launch or wait until a complete edition goes on sale. I rented Horizon at the Redbox, so for this one I'm waiting.
The timing is fine. There will be a fuck-ton of new PS4 owners over the next couple months, releasing the expansion now allows them to peddle the Complete Edition of their flagship game of 2017 and true system showcase, throughout the holidays. Horizon's base game + Frozen Worlds + all the patched in features and updates is a pretty incredible package that deserves a holiday marketing push.
It's only dlc so I don't think it's badly timed at all. They're also launching the complete edition a month later after all the big holiday games have launched for the people who were waiting on a definitive edition.
It must be badly timed as I follow these things pretty closely and I had no idea it was coming out so soon.
It seems like an OK time tbh. As others have said it's DLC, not a base game, and launching it on that date might be counterintuitive considering the competition, but if you are buying it you already have a PS4, and you already have Horizon (since TFW isn't standalone IIRC) so it's not quite the same market. Basically it makes it such that PS4 owners aren't left without anything during that heavy period, and instead are left with a DLC to what has wound up being a very strong game. If you're a one-console-only person it seems to make a lot of sense IMO.
Agreed. I remember seeing the banner on the PSN storefront but with so many releases my attention has probably been diverted to other things. I think it might be bad timing seeing as I would definitely pick up this DLC had it not dropped in the midst of so much, but now I'll hold off on it and I think those day 1 purchases are important to a game company even for DLC.
The core game had a huge benefit of dropping before Zelda was released and that usually seems better for a new IP.
I have this preordered but didn't even know it was coming out so soon - had it mind as December for some reason. I was actually thinking about grabbing the XB1X around that time as well, but will hold off committing to that until after I beat this. H:ZD is easily one of my top games so I expect the expansion to consume a decent amount of my free time.
What better way to establish actual USE of power than releasing dlc to a game that visually surpasses any title on XB1X the acclaimed most powerful gaming console on its launch date. Sony knows what they're doing
The other games should worry if in the future Horizon comes near by, it is not Horizon that has to be afraid anymore since it is one of the biggest ips in gaming now and will only get bigger, name a new ip that can sell >5M in under a year.
And this is only the beginning.
So no, Horizon DLC is not bad timed, it´s actually perfect since that week will be slow since Cod is the week before and Star Wars the week after and i think Star Wars will flop hard compared to the 1st.
And this is only the beginning.
So no, Horizon DLC is not bad timed, it´s actually perfect since that week will be slow since Cod is the week before and Star Wars the week after and i think Star Wars will flop hard compared to the 1st.
I just finished the game for a second time on Ultra Hard in anticipation of the DLC. It's a week before Battlefront II so I have plenty of time to finish it.
Yeah, but this happens a lot during the fall season. Pretty much every year.
Personally, I wish they would've held it until December at the earliest. January ideally.
Personally, I wish they would've held it until December at the earliest. January ideally.
I literally don't care about a single one of those things, whereas I will be getting the HZD DLC day one.
All of which will undoubtedly look like ass compared to HZD anyway.
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What new details did we learn? Genuinely curious in case I missed it.
Terribly timed. I'll get to it eventually but too much in the backlog. And... I'm kind of over Horizon for the time being.
it's DLC for a PS4 exclusive game and will be receive price attention on the store front where it is available and is also costs much less than those games. Other consoles & especially other console exclusives will have little to no impact not this
Given what game this is for, I'll be setting aside everything to replay Horizon and go through this dlc. It's one of my favorite games of the year.
My guess is, there are plenty of other in similar situations. Also, since there was a preorder discount, I wonder how many people bought it early just for the savings.
My guess is, there are plenty of other in similar situations. Also, since there was a preorder discount, I wonder how many people bought it early just for the savings.
I'll have to disagree with that. It's DLC, so the audience is different. It's the already established Horizon audience, of which there are a lot because the game sold really well. And it's not competing with those other games on a price point perspective either.
Speaking of which, is the $15 price tag just for pre-orders or is that simply how the game is priced for PS+ users?
Speaking of which, is the $15 price tag just for pre-orders or is that simply how the game is priced for PS+ users?
Just in case you didn't know, because your wording made it sound like you're still waiting for an announcement, the "Complete Edition" comes out about a month after The Frozen Wilds, for $50. I wish they didn't go with that title, though. It implies the base game wasn't complete. As much as I dislike "Ultimate Edition," even that would have been better.
Thank you for your reply. I did hear something about a version of the game, with the dlc included, but I was unsure wether more DLC would arrive later, and since I still have way too many games to play, I thought i would wait for a price drop. I was thinking lower than 50$. But thank you for the reply, I appreciate it.