StrickenBiged Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hello all I just read this article which reports that Telltale's latest offerings are priced much higher on PS platforms than on XB platforms. As someone who was considering buying these games on PS4, I am going to hold off until the price drops or a rational and acceptable explanation comes forth from Telltale/Sony. What do y'all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusTheShadow Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Well thats really strange and unfair.But since most of the time I wait for the retail version of everything,its not a big deal to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstarmaste1r Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Glad that I bought the season pass for TOB before Telltale decided to raise the prices on ps4 than ps3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Cutscene Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Doesn't really sound devious, sounds more like Sony are charging more to put the Telltale games up on the PSN which then has a knock on effect on the price. Game companies have to pay the platform owner money for putting their games up on the platform. They also have to pay the platform owner money to put patches up for their games too. The former of which can affect the recommended retail price (RRP) of the game. A bit similar to the way you might find a game in one physical game store cheaper than the other store down the road. I guess at the end of the day, it is discretionary, meaning it is up to Sony how much they decide to charge for a game. But yeah, it would be nice if they were at least a bit competitive with other platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annare_ Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I love Telltale and I love Game of Thrones but this time I'm waiting to rent the eventual physical version and just finish the game for 3€ instead of buying the Season Pass. Saves a whole lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Weight Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 is this a similar trend for the NA PS store and XBL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 It could be a case of MS knowing how popular TT games are so they are charging them less to put it on their service if they lower the price (thus hopefully swaying consumers their way). This isn't a case of TT doing it on their own, there is something at play (either Sony charging too much or MS charging too little) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Lilith Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 It could be a case of MS knowing how popular TT games are so they are charging them less to put it on their service if they lower the price (thus hopefully swaying consumers their way). This isn't a case of TT doing it on their own, there is something at play (either Sony charging too much or MS charging too little) This. My bet it on the latter. MS needs all the help they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkthur Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I'd rather wait until the physical version is out. It sucks to wait months for the episodes to release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrickenBiged Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Nice one Sony! If you have already bought the season passes for these two, then be on the lookout for your refund. Prices going forward should only be a penny more than on XBone. Article here, which includes a possible explanation for the issue from Ubisoft when something similar happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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