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Re: Rumour: Gears of War PS5's Blu-ray Will Include the Full Game on the Disc

Czar_Khastik

@Oram77 @dskatter You're both on point here.

Here is a breakdown of some of the things we as the consumers have just accepted but is really absurd if you think about it:

1. Day 1 patch: Now this is something completely absurd. Studios don't manage to bring the complete game out on time and sometimes even lie about the state of the game when it comes out (looking at you MindsEye and Cyberpunk). Then in the close/distant future they manage to get the product as close to what they wanted to achieve in the first place (looking at you CyberPunk). The equivalent from the consumer perspective would be to preorder the game for half the price and then to pay the rest of the price when it actually gets finished.

2. Disc containing only a licence: the most absurd thing out there which I explained in my previous post.

3. Collector's editions without the game: This is actually called a "collector's box" which is basically a goodie bag full of mostly meaningless merchandise. The absurd part here is the price most of the time, but there is a recent exception to this. Expedition 33 has actually received a collector's edition with the game which sold out in hours but the nice folks at Kepler/Sandfall have managed to give people a "monolith set" which is a goodie box but it is filled with the collector's edition content without the game itself and the contents are amazing as well as the price being great. This is how it should be done: you get bang for you buck.

Conclusion: We all like different things and this is OK, but we must be clear when something is being lazy / wrongly advertised / anti-consumer / etc so voting with your wallet is the best thing to do here. Besides, we all are blessed with huge backlogs full of great games so why bother with half-baked physical or digital products.

And yes: Having a backlog is a blessing not a curse so I wish you all a great gaming weekend and enjoy your backlogs!

Re: Rumour: Gears of War PS5's Blu-ray Will Include the Full Game on the Disc

Czar_Khastik

@N0CYmr0k To put it in a perspective: since we can't download a car, imagine buying it and when it arrives you only get the wheels but the rest of it will be shipped to you gradually. (PS5 era Microsoft games)

A slightly better thing would be to get the entire car but it can only drive to 80km/h due to a bad engine so you'll get a new engine in a few days (PS3/4/5 era games)

The best solution would be for you to get a car which can drive without any or with only minor issues the moment you buy it (PS1/PS2 era games)

Basically the point is this: if a company provides physical media than they should at least try to get the best possible version of the game on the disc, otherwise they should just stick to digital only distribution because buying a physical disc just to start a digital download is an oxymoron.

Re: New Report Pegs Rumoured Persona 4 Remake for Imminent Xbox Showcase

Czar_Khastik

@Oram77 I would guess Metaphor because if I read correctly it is more forgiving regarding its daily routines gameplay. I've played Persona and you need to plan your days. I didn't plan very thoroughly and still managed to play the game without major issues but it can be hard at times when compared to more traditional JRPGs.

I just wanted to chime in but of course, someone who actually played Persona and Metaphor will give you a much better answer.