Physical version of LA Noire on Switch require a 14GB download

[Shiken]

Shaunodon said:

Shiken said:

This is just dirty on Rockstar's part. I can understand a partial download. We should expect that as far as third parties go, buying physical just means that you can use less SD card space to play the game.

I can even understand why bigger games may cost 10 bucks more for a physical copy due to higher capacity cards. Fine, I can deal with that as long as digital remains the same price as the other platforms.

What is unacceptable though is using a smaller card (32 gig can fit this game) and STILL requiring a partial download/install and STILL charging 10 more for physical despite using the cheaper cards anyway. This is UNACCEPTABLE! If you want to charge ten more, use the correctly sized cart!

I had no plans for buying this game as I already beat it on PS3, so the mystery aspect has already been spoiled for me. If I were to buy it though, I would go digital as eventually getting an SD card for 3rd party games will pay for itself down the line. I would show RS that I support their games on Switch, but not support their physical release strategy until they do it right (either partial install same price as competing platforms or use a bigger cart).

Like I said however, I have no plans to buy this game anyway. I just hope those that do go digital so they can feel the sting of their poor physical release strategy.

Except they want more people to buy digital because it results in more profit for them.

The only thing you'd be teaching them is that they can get away with stiffing  physical buyers, and eventually turn more people towards digital which requires less effort and cost on their part.

Then they can make all of Rockstar's games digital for all I care.  Those who really want it will get it, and those who don't support digital will pass for something else.

 

Going all digital is going to impact their sales, make no mistake.  Many people still go to stores and buy on impulse what they see on the shelves if priced correctly.  What this would do is lower their sales potential, but make the money back from the extra profit from digital (ensuring that it still remains worth it to release on Switch anyway).

 

However if they want to maximize their profit and sales potential, they should either charge 10 bucks more to release it on a cart big enough for the entire game (in this case 32 gig) or charge the same price as everywhere else and use a smaller cart (so those who want physical can benefit from the lower amount of required install space).

 

It is either one or the other, or they will be shooting themselves in the foot.  They are trying to have their cake and eat it too and unless we show them what we want, that is what they will do.

 

However we cannot just straight up boycott the game either IF you care about their content on Switch as they may not release them at all in that case.  The analogy works both ways and as long as the games still come to Switch, I will at least buy digital unless the situation for physical is rectified (assuming they do not go digital only, which is still better than nothing).