Sadly that's not true. Even on this forum, I've seen plenty of people saying that they've bought a month of EA/Origin Access to play a certain game earlier. There's a reason why more and more publishers are copying this annoying trend m8.
I also don't understand why people buy season passes without knowing what they'll get and if it's worth it. But that's another discussion. :)
It's always been more expensive for people to get it earlier - early adopters always pay more. You are hung up on what "normal" price is. The "normal" price was due a price increase years ago. This is a price increase. They just add a bit more to sweeten the deal and advertise a cheaper price at a later date so they can still get those on board who aren't willing to pay more than £60. And that game at the higher price is available for everyone, they can pay that price - though not for Origin Premier as it's only for digital PC people, but digital doesn't require manufacturing and shipping a physical product and PC doesn't require a certification process like for consoles, so that version would actually be ready earlier than the other versions.
Has there been an instance where the ONLY draw for the higher price is early access? Seems like it's usually a complete edition with extra (or all planned) content. In which case, big deal.
The NBA 2k stuff, did that change? Its always been 4 days early for pre-orders, not just the expensive edition. Did that change this year?
You can pre-order earliar (and I did mention that advertising the cheaper price later was a new thing and designed to not lose the people who aren't willing to go over £60) but you want it easrlier you pay more, you want the cheaper, you wait. And stop saying "normal" price - a product price staying the same for 10 years with this inflation rate is not normal. The alternative to this is just the higher price and you don't know exactly when it goes down. That doesn't benefit the consumer or the publisher. It's basically a stealth price increase. Except they make it clear for those that don't have the money or don't want to pay more when it comes out at that price point.What examples do you have of it always being more expensive? All editions were available to purchase for everyone on Tuesday or Friday.
It's a price increase for normal release date and a delay for the normal price.
That's literally just a price increase which these games are overdue - the only difference is they would be telling you when the game price will go down. The game price currently goes down after launch quite drastically, you can get some games 50% off after a month. This is just this effect advertised.Started with 1 day,now it's 3 days. I can see where this is going...
60$ - "normal" release, 70$ - 3 days early, 80$ - 7 days early, 90$ - 10/14 days early (depending on how far they will push this).
So this isn't how it's always been then.You can pre-order earliar (and I did mention that advertising the cheaper price later was a new thing and designed to not lose the people who aren't willing to go over £60) but you want it easrlier you pay more, you want the cheaper, you wait. And stop saying "normal" price - a product price staying the same for 10 years with this inflation rate is not normal. The alternative to this is just the higher price and you don't know exactly when it goes down. That doesn't benefit the consumer or the publisher. It's basically a stealth price increase. Except they make it clear for those that don't have the money or don't want to pay more when it comes out at that price point.
Inflation isn't a hard thing to understand.So this isn't how it's always been then.
Why wouldn't I keep calling it the normal price? It's the standard price for the vast majority of video games. You have no idea if these delays are the only alternative to a price increase or just publishers capitalizing on the fervor over AAA releases. Or any other number of reasons.
Neither is the history of video game releases.
I really don't care about it that much, as long as it stays between 2 - 4 days.
I bought the Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition, but I don't really care that much about the early access. It's nice, but I bought the ultimate for the expansions and the cars.
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The history of video game releases usually has had a price increase by now which hasn't happened - largely cus they are trying to get the costs back in other ways. "Early Access" Special Editions/Services are one of them. You can't complain that it's not following the history of video game releases and isn't "normal", when the normal thing would be that the games are £90 according to some estimates.
This is absurd. Can't believe consumers allow this to even exist.
Video games held their prices hovering around 50 bucks fluctuating under and over for 20 -15 years. $60 hasn't been that long.The history of video game releases usually has had a price increase by now which hasn't happened - largely cus they are trying to get the costs back in other ways. "Early Access" Special Editions/Services are one of them. You can't complain that it's not following the history of video game releases and isn't "normal", when the normal thing would be that the games are £90 according to some estimates.
Publishers saw all those DAY 0 posts and took it a bit further.
I don't agree at all that publishers are using early access as the main selling point. That article proves nothing. Yes, it is a selling point which they are advertising. No, people aren't buying a $100 edition of a game just to play it 4 days early.the problem is, they market the ultimate edition behind the early access and as the main selling point which it shouldn't be.
Look at this title on the xbox store 2 years ago for FH3
Why can't they just make it early access for all those who pre-order?
Look at the sales for NBA 2k18 and it tells you why, the $99 edition of 2k19 was sold MORE than the standard edition digitally on xbox and I can tell you it wasn't because of the miniscule 100k VC when people buy loads of that shit anyways. It was because of the early access and the ability to play on the friday before. This NEVER happened before because it was always just a pre-order was needed for early access and nothing more. Funny how tacking that in, in the highest paid edition works. Pretty sure the same thing happened with state of decay as well. While there are a good amount of fans who buy the super editions for the content, season pass and what not. That is not what is being used to bait and market them.
Yes I'm sure the only reason they are happy about pre ordering the ultimate edition is because of that 4 day early access. That's all anyone gets it for not the all the extra content just that early accessA surprisingly high number of folks in various Forza Horizon 4 threads have quite openly — and happily — said that they have preordered the 'ultimate edition', and I find this both laughable and frustrating to see.
A fool and their money and all that.
I am glad that Sony and Nintendo do not feel the need to go down this greedy path...
Around 50 bucks was for 5th and 6th gens, so approx. 1995-2005, 10 years. (4th gen and earlier cost a lot more, especially SNES games, due to cart prices. N64 games still costed over $50 some times again due to cart prices.)Video games held their prices hovering around 50 bucks fluctuating under and over for 20 -15 years. $60 hasn't been that long.
If the "early" release date wasn't the main draw, I wonder why publishers don't just release the standard edition on the same day as these meaty special editions then? I mean if just the goodies are worth it it should be fine right?
If the "early" release date wasn't the main draw, I wonder why publishers don't just release the standard edition on the same day as these meaty special editions then? I mean if just the goodies are worth it it should be fine right?
It is a draw, not the main draw.eaxctly, if the ultimate editions offer that much value and won't hurt sales............how much would it hurt to release it for everyone who pre-ordered.
WAIT, we all know exactly why
It is a draw, not the main draw.
Pubs saw success with the ultimate edition concept. They thought "how can we get more people to buy the expensive version", and then they came up with this.
No one is buying these things just to get the game 4 days early. People are buying them because either A) they would have bought it without the early access anyways or B) the early access crosses their tipping point for buying the ultimate edition over the standard edtion, along with the other stuff. It's artificially adding value (not $40 worth, by any means) to your product.
I disagree, I absolutely think it's the main draw, we see evidence in hype threads frequently, I know casual gamers who just get COD and NBA2K every year who absolutely fall into this trap, partly because the marketing completely ignores the standard release anyway.It is a draw, not the main draw.
Pubs saw success with the ultimate edition concept. They thought "how can we get more people to buy the expensive version", and then they came up with this.
No one is buying these things just to get the game 4 days early. People are buying them because either A) they would have bought it without the early access anyways or B) the early access crosses their tipping point for buying the ultimate edition over the standard edtion, along with the other stuff. It's artificially adding value (not $40 worth, by any means) to your product.