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$150 for what looks like 12 simple games isn't that much different.
by jarfil 7y ago
$150 for what looks like 12 simple games isn't that much different.
- msvan 7y ago1) I don't mind paying for games. I just don't want the game mechanics to be designed to divert me towards spending more money on the game. 2) It's 12 games to start with. I'm sure there could be more later on.
- wccrawford 7y agoThey say that the production run will be very limited. Which means there isn't much incentive for gamedevs to make more games later, as the audience can never expand beyond the initial sales.
- jamesgeck0 7y agoThey've clarified that the _first_ production run is very limited. There will be more production runs after that.
- thedufer 7y agoThey claim to have an SDK. Assuming that goes public (why wouldn't it?) it's 12 games + anything else they release + anything the community comes up with.
- mortenjorck 7y agoPoint taken, but this is the difference between $12 for a Bud Light at a huge sports venue versus $12 for an interesting and memorable cocktail at an out-of-the-way bar. Both are expensive, but the latter is something you can't get anywhere else and might barely even turn a profit when everything else is factored in.
- quickthrower2 7y agoAnd a free console