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Tomb Raider Definitive Edition Developer Q & A - Y U CHRGNG $60, CD?
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let's find out
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will you buy it at $60?
alternatively, you could read the posts in this here thread
chickdigger802
Banned
can't wait for SE getting mad this didn't sell 11m units.
they really needa optimize stuff though, tressfx runs fine on pc for the most part but when you decide to left trigger to aim your weapon and all that tressfx is in your face.... poop goes performance.
they really needa optimize stuff though, tressfx runs fine on pc for the most part but when you decide to left trigger to aim your weapon and all that tressfx is in your face.... poop goes performance.
FrostuTheNinja
Member
Damn funny that the pricing question got the longest answer.
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Happy to get ripped off. Day one.
TR is no GTA. 40 or bust.
I wouldn't considering Rockstar completely borked on the multiplayer, you know, the thing that is supposed keep people from selling the game after they finish the story?
chickdigger802
Banned
would they really? Maybe after a few story dlc is out.
zackmorris
Member
For a few weeks. Can't see it staying that price for long.
Jimmyfenix
Member
It still has a ton of side content. Tomb Raider was over in 10 hours and in my opinion had worse multiplayer than GTA Online. GTA V on next gen is a system seller no matter what.
It's in service of selling a "new" feature of the game. Wow, all the TressFX, sub-scaling, triangles, particles, HD 1080p pringles on her face. Amazing, right?
It's probably a combination of factors; GTAV is still hovering around ~$40 new, so tacking on a $20 remake fee would get you back to $60, a 50% increase in prices. TR, however, is fully tripling the going price for the new version, charging a $40 upgrade fee.
GTA also benefits from it being much less likely that the average player has completely exhausted the game's potential; TR: Facelift Edition is the exact same extremely linear setpiece-fest as the original, so if you've played through the original a few times and don't care about spending quality time with Lara Croft's new nose, there's not a whole lot left. GTAV's map is so damned big I'd imagine there are a lot of people who never fully explored it, and could do 'new' things on a port, even if it's just new to them.
I wouldn't pay full price for either, but I'm pretty sure I'd pay more for a GTAV port than I would for TR.
ToastyBanana
Member
Next gen baby fat.
TheOctodad
Member
I really enjoyed this game on 360. I got it for $15.
I'd love to play it again on PS4, but I'm waiting for a sub $30 price for replay.
I'd love to play it again on PS4, but I'm waiting for a sub $30 price for replay.
Backfoggen
Banned
I'll pay a dollar per fps.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Would they though? If Rockstar ever did announce a PS4.X1 edition, I'd expect some kind of upgrade program similar to the one EA and Ubi current have...
I'd be very surprised if it retained its value for more than a month. Hell, I'm expecting most stores to start cutting the price within a couple of weeks. Would be stupid not to...
Samir Sedlar
Member
60$ ?!, okay it is rental then.
It should have been released for 30$ or something at best, lame ass excuses, but then again it makes sense, Square Enix wants to cover up the shortcomings of TR2013 release, it was failure after all, Sigh
It is interesting that United Front Games helped though, one would have thought they are 100% focused on the next Sleeping Dogs ((Triad Wars)).
It should have been released for 30$ or something at best, lame ass excuses, but then again it makes sense, Square Enix wants to cover up the shortcomings of TR2013 release, it was failure after all, Sigh
I hate this, it means we will probably get different look with each game, it totally breaks immersion with the character, and I still haven't made up my mind which of the 2 versions we have now is a better Lara, in some scenes the Definitive Edition version looks really good, while in others it looks awful.
It is interesting that United Front Games helped though, one would have thought they are 100% focused on the next Sleeping Dogs ((Triad Wars)).
NullPointer
Member
Considering you get the entirety of the game's premium multiplayer content people should be thankful they didn't raise the price.
Gimme 1080p at a locked 30fps with a relaunch/retune of GTAO and yeah, I'd be there day one. Again.
A good developer would just update their game with that shit for free if the intent is just
But I forgot this sold like 4 million and was deemed a failure, right? What a waste.
NightBlade
Banned
Just wait 5-6 months. I bought Tomb Raider in September of this year for 20 bucks.
I think that is largely why its not on the PC. They know PC gamers arent going to spend anything close to that when they have already been playing the game at 1080p or higher. Deus Ex directors cut is how you do it right, but you cant exactly sell the PC version for 1/4 the price of the console version for a new release game.
AstroNut325
Member
LOL! I like this way of thinking!
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
$60 is asking too much of those who already played it, but they obviously think a good chunk of people will pay that, and they're probably right. As others have said in the thread, the price will probably drop faster than the average $60 release. If you were interested in the game but not enough to have already bought it, then you can probably wait the extra weeks or months for the drop.
Also agree with this. They're capitalizing on the new console game drought. A PC definitive version wouldn't be worth much to any PC gamer, let alone a full $60.
Also agree with this. They're capitalizing on the new console game drought. A PC definitive version wouldn't be worth much to any PC gamer, let alone a full $60.
CD is trying to make up for what the parent company has deemed a failure. Charging $60 for what is basically the same game is all they could come up with.
n00bsauce87
Member
But what if I don't want to play multiplayer. What should I be expecting to pay then? You see about 1/5th of the interview was about the multiplayer. I have no interest in it. And the fact that the DLC given is mostly comprised of mulitplayer is sad.
If they actually give 2 proper DLC campaign then I might consider it.
I'll wait til it hits 39.99 a month later from release. We all know it's gonna happen, let's just wait til then.
If they actually give 2 proper DLC campaign then I might consider it.
I'll wait til it hits 39.99 a month later from release. We all know it's gonna happen, let's just wait til then.
Samir Sedlar
Member
well Nixxes probably handled the bulk of the porting, the main team is redoing Lara anyway, so they probably thought to test it on the Definitive Edition first, letting even UFG help them, I'd say that the bulk of Crystal Dynamics is working on TR2 already.
witchedwiz
Member
Lal..
Bought the original for a bit more than a tenner a month after the release..
And Now they want 60dollah?
Ahhahahahhahaha
Bought the original for a bit more than a tenner a month after the release..
And Now they want 60dollah?
Ahhahahahhahaha
Haunted
Member
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Given their answer to the "is it coming to other platforms" question, it sounds like it'll probably come out on PC. But $60 and (presumably) 30fps? That is a tough fucking pill to swallow.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
FXAA?! Meh...
Forsythia
Member
This 'Definitive Edition' is so incredibly useless. What they should've done is strip the mulitplayer (no one cares and I hated grinding for those bloody achievements) and add a few actual tombs (and not ones you can finish in 5 minutes).
I love the main game, but no way I'm paying 60,- for this.
I love the main game, but no way I'm paying 60,- for this.
Prince Vultan
Banned
Taking the piss with that price.
Am I remembering correctly that it's still 30fps as well?
Am I remembering correctly that it's still 30fps as well?
Neuromancer
Member
Yep that's worth $60.
clutch.as.it.gets.
Member
Yeah, that too. Where`s the footage? Game is coming very, very soon, but they show nothing. I´m also pretty sure that the pc version of the original version will look much better, and the next gen "definitive version" wont have tessellation and the same great texture quality.
At least we know now that they are using FXAA - the cheapest and worst possible anti aliasing solution available - for this version. Yeah, welcome the blurriness.
Excited i`m...NOT.
WAR recon zero
Banned
Will wait for plus
Typical PR bullshit, responding to questions is not the same as answering those questions. For example, regarding the new look.. the guy went on and on about how, but never actually addressed the question, which was "why". Because the answer isn't what gamers want to hear... some suit in a boardroom didn't think Lara was supermodel enough (that's what gamers want, right?) and demanded a redesign. The guy makes it sound like there were technological limitations affecting character design, which is ridiculous.
I'd like to see what DF says about this new version, and how "three full studios and over a year of work" make any difference at all. I'm wagering that, aside from the redesign, what we're seeing here is just a next-gen port of the PC version. Which is the real reason why the PC won't be getting this so-called "definitive" version. We already have it, and no PC gamer will spend $60 on a new copy of the exact same game.
I'd like to see what DF says about this new version, and how "three full studios and over a year of work" make any difference at all. I'm wagering that, aside from the redesign, what we're seeing here is just a next-gen port of the PC version. Which is the real reason why the PC won't be getting this so-called "definitive" version. We already have it, and no PC gamer will spend $60 on a new copy of the exact same game.
And that's 60 dollars yo!
For real people just get the PC version for less then 10 euro's on Steam.
Harts316
Member
I paid $60 for the 360 version and I will be happy to double dip. Such an excellent game.
I don't understand the people complaining about the $60 price tag. Who are you kidding? Most of the people who played the game that are complaining would not have bought it even if it was $30. This game was made for people who did not get a chance to play it the first time around as well as the true fans. Nobody is forcing you to buy this game. Seems odd for people to get upset about this.
I don't understand the people complaining about the $60 price tag. Who are you kidding? Most of the people who played the game that are complaining would not have bought it even if it was $30. This game was made for people who did not get a chance to play it the first time around as well as the true fans. Nobody is forcing you to buy this game. Seems odd for people to get upset about this.
Severe downgrade damn.