Trine PS3 price 50% cheaper than PC edition, developer feels Trine delivers 'full retail experience'
- June 29, 2009 13:24 PM PST
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Trine has been making a lot of gamers upset due to its high price tag, but developer Frozenbyte argues it's well worth it, while those with the PSN can score the game for half the price of the PC version.
Shacknews reports that the upcoming PC version of the downloadable multiplayer puzzle-platformer Trine, will have an "official" price of $40, while the Steam pre-orders are going for a discounted $30. Yet, if you have a PS3 and are looking for the most affordable price, the PlayStation Network is offering the game for $20.
While, many feel these prices for a downloadable game are pretty exorbitant, developer Frozenbyte argues that the games high production values are well worth the hefty price tag.
"Trine is far from a game created by a solo hero developer (we have over 20 employees and Trine has contributions from a double amount of people) ... we are very confident that we can deliver a full retail experience with Trine," said Frozenbyte's FB_Lauri in the company's official forum.
"I just don't find it fair to compare us to games which have started at similar or higher pricepoints," Lauri concluded. "It's very obvious Trine will eventually cost less, so I guess I just wanted to say that if the price hurts more than waiting, then that's the option."
Trine on the PSN is half the price of the PC edition. Developer Frozenbyte feels the game is well worth the hefty price tag.
As for the current difference in price tags, FB_Lauri seemed just as perplexed, but stated, "[pricing] guidelines are set by our publisher," adding "heck, even I don't know it."
Trine for the PC is slated to arrive via digital distribution and European retail on July 3, with Frozenbyte cautioning "if that fails, 10th of July." A boxed retail edition of Trine PC is also planned, and will arrive in North America later this summer via publisher SouthPeak, with Atlus planning a later downloadable Xbox 360 version.
As for the PlayStation Network edition, it doesn't have a solid release date as of yet, but the developer hopes for a release no later than July 9.
As mentioned above, Xbox plans to release the game on Xbox Live Arcade which will include online cooperative play, with FB_Lauri nothing that "it just wasn't possible to do" in the initial PC and PlayStation 3 editions, though it could be added later depending on sales performance and other factors.
If you have a hankering to see what the game is all about, you can download the PC demo of Trine from FileShack.
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No online co-op on Ps3 or Pc, I guess the production cost was paid by Microsoft. Fail
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hmm, i never heard of this game, but it sounds interesting. and it's cheaper than xbox 360 and pc versions, that's even better. i might be getting this.
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ChokaDaChicken wrote:
No online co-op on Ps3 or Pc, I guess the production cost was paid by Microsoft. Fail
who do you think owns pc games? Microsoft. stupid.
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patsfan365 wrote:
ChokaDaChicken wrote:No online co-op on Ps3 or Pc, I guess the production cost was paid by Microsoft. Failwho do you think owns pc games? Microsoft. stupid.
all pc games not own by Microsoft. yes most games needs Windows to operate but some can be played on Mac.
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Yeah, I bet you anything it's not offered in the initial release because they want to charge latter to add it
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fritospie wrote:
Yeah, I bet you anything it's not offered in the initial release because they want to charge latter to add it
We have a winner.
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fritospie wrote:
Yeah, I bet you anything it's not offered in the initial release because they want to charge latter to add it
That's exactly what I was thinking too.
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O.K. I'll ask. What the hell is Trine? I really don't wanna have to dl the PC demo just to find out?
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