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@TheCityPop I stand corrected, my bad.

@Kezelpaso Definitely isn't the first Sony published game on Xbox. Forget about the Show?

@VoidPunk How tho

@Jaxx420 That's actually inaccurate, while publishing costs are a factor, it's the devs that decide how much they want depending on the project. What they're getting from the publisher is based on the amount of advertising, amount of projected copies will be pressed, etc. While publishers are obviously providing a financial boon to assist the devs, in this case the cost of making the game was mostly on Remedy. Remember, Epic didn't buy into them until 2021, two full years after Remedy bought the rights for Alan Wake from Microsoft for 2.5 million euros & began developing the sequel.
There are likely special cases where the production cost is much more reliant on the publisher, but I think it's "industry standard" for game developers to price their game for what they want to sell it for.

@AllStarGamer How is it a "slap for gamers" lol. You're getting the game & dlc (which is $80 digitally) plus you're getting the code for the first Alan Wake, all for $80. Idk if you're familiar with math, but that's a better deal than the digital version.

I honestly keep forgetting they announced a new Elder Scrolls & a new Fable. Like, all the time. They didn't have to announce it that early, it was a waste of time to say anything about it since it was obvious they would make a sequel to one of the most popular games ever 🙄

Wish I'd waited to buy it on sale, I hope if they plan on doing a sequel that it will have more interesting gameplay & narrative. The side quests & gameplay were incredibly repetitive. While I did enjoy being in the beautiful world they crafted, by the time I beat the game it had long overstayed its welcome. Hope those sales numbers help them make a more compelling game instead of an average sandbox

@Kevw2006 Idt anybody in charge of the release date "knew" there would be backlash. Modern games are constantly coming out unfinished & people for years seem happy with preordering even though there's a really good chance there will be bugs before at least an update or two. If someone knew it was gonna be this bad for them they wouldn't have done this. Redfall is always going to have a negative connotation to it & an early release is certainly to blame (in my opinion), even the Spence himself came out about how disappointed he was. It's one of the lowest reviewed AAA releases in the last 5 years, maybe 10 honestly.

@wiiware Pretty sure only Breath of the Wild has ever achieved over 10 million. 20 million would be considered pretty good, even for Zelda.