Shovel Knight will release on retail.

[MikeRox]

the_dengle said:

VenusianKing said:

For a digital copy that I knew was available for a while now, no thanks.

Beggars can't be choosers. It amazes me that some people are still this allergic to digital purchases in 2015.

 

MikeRox said:

Manufacturing, distribution and retailer's profit margin tend to have that effect on products...

So why aren't digital versions half the price of retail games?

Because retailers won't let them. You want to cut us out and do whaaaat? Well screw that, we'll market the other console more. Pretty much sums it up. Theres a reason those Vita memory cards cost so much, and it's not manufacturing costs due to proprietary format as many would have you believe. So much focus on digital bypassing the retailer, that they used them to help sweeten the deal to stock the hardware.

Also goes as far as, retailers won't stock and promote your software to the same extent if they know most people will opt for the cheaper option. It's a big reason as to why PC retail has become so anaemic since steam came out.