No but that's the difference you're trying to push rather than concentrating on the fact that the analogy is based on the fact that content is "withheld" and sold for a specific SKU and them not giving it on a specific SKU and trying to influence spending isn't a "good to have option" but just withheld content you can choose to influence your spending or not. Withheld being a word you choose to freely use there but have a problem with using elsewhere even though the official "release date" for all SKUs can be said to be the same for all COD content too and the PS version is sold as "early access" to that content in much the same way. You fail to see the analogy though. If it makes you feel better assume the player has multiple consoles, now it's a "good to have option" right? To be able to buy that SKU and get early access to that content which totally can't be called 'withheld' otherwise you're off your rockers because nothing has been withheld and everything is as promised. It was always promised at a later date right? as the actual official "release date" is later they can choose to wait and not buy that SKU or console, it's a user-choice, amazing. so they can choose to get it when it officially releases everywhere there too as you keep trying to shill in this case.You are equating buying into a whole different console eco system as the same as buying just an add on to a game and hardware you already have access to.
I'm done my man. Moving on.
I'm probably not going to play it for a while, already learned with oblivion, skyrim and the fallouts.
Lol, I would argue back with "my gpu will surely play the game at 60fps" but that's besides the point. I was just laughing at the idea of playing a bethsoft game earlier than one should, knowing how their releases for the past 15 years have been
$31 to play early and you don't even get to own the game...
Only one expansion has been announced and the premium edition comes with that expansion.Does it include seasons of DLC? Does not appear that it does. Kinda garbo compared to thw Forza Horizon thing.
If the reviews hold up I’ll likely jump on this. If reviews are mixed I’ll wait a week and just spend the $30 on blasphemous 2 .
This has always been the case though, it's a free market and you can charge what people are willing to pay but it's the fact that this attempt to increase revenue by just unlocking the game earlier for higher paying users is being turned into a "good to have more options" when it's not really particularly a good thing but just a way to increase revenue. If EA for example bumped their game price to $80 and said "1 month later it's going to have a price reduction to $70 and that's what we will call the official 'day one' release date but you can play it now early for $80" would people be saying cool more options? Because that's essentially what's happening. Sure it's your choice whether you want to buy the $80 game and play earlier but lets not pretend they're doing anybody a favour by giving people "options", it's more a revenue driver to get people to pay more to be able to play earlier.IKR, it's a choice of whether or not you are interested in playing a game a few days early or not and if you are is that worth $30 to you. Once the 5 days is past there is no further benefit to the early access for anybody, whether you pay $99 or get the addon for the GP version.
YesDoes it include seasons of DLC? Does not appear that it does. Kinda garbo compared to thw Forza Horizon thing.
It also comes with dlc that standalone might be $25-30This has always been the case though, it's a free market and you can charge what people are willing to pay but it's the fact that this attempt to increase revenue by just unlocking the game earlier for higher paying users is being turned into a "good to have more options" when it's not really particularly a good thing but just a way to increase revenue. If EA for example bumped their game price to $80 and said "1 month later it's going to have a price reduction to $70 and that's what we will call the official 'day one' release date but you can play it now early for $80" would people be saying cool more options? Because that's essentially what's happening. Sure it's your choice whether you want to buy the $80 game and play earlier but lets not pretend they're doing anybody a favour by giving people "options", it's more a revenue driver to get people to pay more to be able to play earlier.
It also comes with dlc that standalone might be $25-30
You are getting more than 5 days early
That's not true. It's not seasons of dlc. It's the first dlc only.
I did this with Forza horizon 5 as well. Paid $30 and played the game early and got all the dlc. But yeah, if you aren't subscribed you can't play lol. But I have gp till 2025, and at this point, I want to keep it until forever lol. So it's a no brainier for someone like me. Regular price for starfield premium edition is like $100. But if you are a gp sub and think you will stay as one, totally worth it for $31 in my mind
ExactlyBut you already got 70$ covered by the fact that you get the base game in your sub.
This has always been the case though, it's a free market and you can charge what people are willing to pay but it's the fact that this attempt to increase revenue by just unlocking the game earlier for higher paying users is being turned into a "good to have more options" when it's not really particularly a good thing but just a way to increase revenue. If EA for example bumped their game price to $80 and said "1 month later it's going to have a price reduction to $70 and that's what we will call the official 'day one' release date but you can play it now early for $80" would people be saying cool more options? Because that's essentially what's happening. Sure it's your choice whether you want to buy the $80 game and play earlier but lets not pretend they're doing anybody a favour by giving people "options", it's more a revenue driver to get people to pay more to be able to play earlier.
Nobody defends it when it's diablo because when anyone does it it's scummy . But when it's Xbox, it's played down as good to have options.Of course people are jumping in to defend this bullshit.
If they make enough money like this it will probably become a standard for big new releases. Let's hope it stays at a couple of days and doesn't end up a couple of weeks.
Nobody defends it when it's diablo because when anyone does it it's scummy . But when it's Xbox, it's played down as good to have options.
Of course people are jumping in to defend this bullshit.
If they make enough money like this it will probably become a standard for big new releases. Let's hope it stays at a couple of days and doesn't end up a couple of weeks.
Nobody defends it when it's diablo because when anyone does it it's scummy . But when it's Xbox, it's played down as good to have options.
Of course people are jumping in to defend this bullshit.
If they make enough money like this it will probably become a standard for big new releases. Let's hope it stays at a couple of days and doesn't end up a couple of weeks.
It's already a near standard for big new releases with extra content.
Hogwarts Legacy, MLB The Show, Forza Horizon, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat 1, Diablo 4, EA FC...
So? You’re getting a 300 hour game for 30 days and you don’t have to spend $70 on it. Statistically most people who play Starfield will never finish it, anyway.
Wondering where you got 300 hours. Is this your predicted playtime?
You know it's weird (in a good way) that the OST and Art download is 16 gigs. Either they have some super uncompressed as hell tracks or there's a lot of high rez art in that package.
Unfortunately that is also locked until the early access date so I can't open it yet