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Angelus on 07 May 2013
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ishiki said:
Angelus said:
ishiki said:

This falls under the EA type of shenanigans.

Ya know "From Ashes DLC"... though, obviously I bought that game anyways, so everyone does this stuff now.


How is this a shenanigan?

Offering more content to people who pre-order is called smart marketing. It encourages people to buy your game early, at full price, and non used, all of which is good for the developer.

Complaining about these kinds of deals seems ridiculous to me. 

it's not preordering. That is a different issue.  

It can be viewed that to get the full game on release day you have to pay more than the 60 dollars required.

If you think, Dead Space 3, Mass Effect 3, Rage etc, is an acceptable practice. Then that's a fine viewpoint to have.

To say this somehow differentiates from those instances which the gaming community constantly ridicules is obsurd though.

 

Wait, did I misunderstand this article? The way I read it was that the special edition would be a pre-order upgrade. They didn't mention a price for it.

That aside though, you're assuming that this extra 30 minutes is essential to the main story of the game. Who's to say that this isn't something extra, that simply adds to the experience? If they have time to create an awesome, complete game, and an additional scene for the special edition, what's wrong with that?

I guess you're of the opinion that anything made before release should be part of the retail package, and I have to disagree. Developers usually have a lot of down time towards the end of a project, and need to keep busy. Why not make extra content, which can then be ready by release?