Limited Run Games does an absolutely phenomenal job introducing physical editions of games we have only dreamed about in the past. Earlier this year, for example, a stunning Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - Complete Edition physical release was revealed. But one particular downside is how a giant chunk of the releases have been geared towards Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.
In a recent Xbox Expansion Pass podcast, Limited Run Games co-founders Douglas Bogart and Josh Fairhurst spoke about the lack of Xbox games the company has produced. They both claim that Limited Run Games is now partnering with Xbox (as of last year, actually), and will hopefully begin "correcting" releases of games that never hit the platform.
"We're making really good progress. We’re officially Xbox partners, so we're hoping to have more to reveal soon. It happened last year that we were officially brought on, but it's taken a really long time to just get paperwork going because Xbox wants us to do certain things first..."
"We work with Bethesda all the time and Microsoft just bought Bethesda, and it’s really weird that the DOOM releases we’ve done are not on Xbox - it doesn’t make any sense. We work with Double Fine pretty often - we’ve released a few of their games. So to not have those as Xbox releases physically is weird because they’re also another first-party company now. So, I think one of our big, initial initiatives on Xbox will be to correct those things..."
"Hopefully everything gets sorted out and we can really start going full steam ahead with Xbox soon."
Having physical editions of DOOM and other Bethesda games would be really cool. Double Fine is another notable example, with titles such as Grim Fandango Remastered being available via Xbox Game Pass, but no physical version in sight. For collectors this is great news, as their physical collection of Xbox releases can (hopefully!) begin to increase.
Would you like any Xbox games to get the Limited Run Games treatment? Let us know in the comments below.
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I think this is cool and another way Xbox is making sure you can get games how you want where you want. I just love options 😜
This is awesome news, I've been waiting for LRG to release Xbox games for awhile now..
FOMO - Now on Xbox!
This is awesome. I typically get most of my LRG for my Switch, but now I might have to dive into it with my Series X.
It's great to see this. A clear sign that Xbox has taken massive strides and it's paying off. Things like this or seeing 3rd party games like Yakuza finally releasing to Xbox indicate this isn't going to be a generation dominated by only Sony.
Finally -_-;;
I don’t know how much these means in the long run but it’s be nice.
This is nice, although wont impact me. For XBox, I am digital only (unless i find the physical game VERY cheap, more likely to happen with Activision games.)
PlayStation has been downgraded only to exclusives for me, and I get almost every single Limited Run game I want for the Switch. Sometimes I double dip, get the game digital for XBox and buy a physical copy for switch that I potentially will never play because I'm that kind of collecting nerd.
Maybe this opens up the doors for Doom Infinite to get a physical release on Switch, even if via Limited Run games.
Voodoo Vince HD complete with collectible Voodoo doll, please.
Dope. Hope they don't have the Switch Tax for limited releases, let's see. I wish that these major companies just released normal physical games but it makes total sense to only order what people want to buy from a supply & demand cost perspective, paying for shelf space can be expensive. Just hope they don't release only low price digita and high price physical like on Switch
@NicolausCamp Precisely. I wonder when Supergiant Games will acquiesce. 😎
This is great news
Now if i could actually buy limited run games then that would be better
(and just to preempt the responses i can't buy off their site because of the way my banks online security works and they don't sell through retailers like Amazon, at least in the UK they don't)
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