THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on February 18, 2009, 11:20:44 PM

Title: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: demi on February 18, 2009, 11:20:44 PM

"I don't care that much about the PC release price. The XBLA version was nicely profitable, and my goal with the PC release is mainly to get the game out to a wider audience. Sure, it would be nice to earn the optimal amount of money from that release - I have interesting ideas for games that I want to make in the future, and making games is very expensive"

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is more expensive than XBLA
Post by: pilonv1 on February 18, 2009, 11:23:02 PM

goal is to get the game to a wider audience

so charge more for it?

smh

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is more expensive than XBLA
Post by: Third on February 18, 2009, 11:26:20 PM

I'll download it then. What an ass.

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is more expensive than XBLA
Post by: demi on February 18, 2009, 11:31:23 PM

Well he dropped it to $15 but that was his original reasoning

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: drohne on February 18, 2009, 11:46:33 PM

(http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8116/demithejewvz6.jpg)

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: Kestastrophe on February 19, 2009, 09:20:16 AM

He's full of shit. He also said that the XBLA release was nicely profitable, so releasing it at a higher pricepoint on PC, contrary to his statement that he "wants to reach a wider audience" makes no sense. Not that I care at all, I still have no intention of buying his game.

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: archie4208 on February 19, 2009, 09:27:24 AM

Why can't he just get a real job?

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: Grecco on February 19, 2009, 09:54:47 AM

Quote from: archie4208 on February 19, 2009, 09:27:24 AM

Why can't he just get a real job?

Because he can make money selling  games to artfags instead?

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: chronovore on February 19, 2009, 10:13:38 AM

He's like Prince.

Title: Re: Jonathan Jew on why Braid PC is (was?) more expensive than XBLA
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 19, 2009, 04:34:51 PM

If the PC version was on Steam, I'd buy it during a 75% off sale.