Hot Take: Games Should Cost More - GameLinked Sept 26, 2023

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HEAR ME OUT

Capcom thinks games don’t cost enough

https://www.eurogamer.net/game-prices-are-too-low-says-capcom-exec

President Haruhiro Tsujimoto quote https://lmg.gg/xreFz (Insider Gaming)

May have a point, based on game prices from the 90’s https://retrovolve.com/n64-games-were-ridiculously-expensive-when-they-first-came-out/

If anything, games have gotten cheaper over time while costs have increased https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/07/the-return-of-the-70-video-game-has-been-a-long-time-coming/

iPhone 15 Pro port of Resident Evil 4 Remake costs $60

https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-4-remake-iphone-15-pro-release-date-1850873665

Nearly the price of a thunderbolt cable from Apple https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MU883AM/A/thunderbolt-4-usb%E2%80%91c-pro-cable-1-m?

 

MOST REALISTIC THEFT SIMULATION

Payday 3’s chaotic launch

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/09/payday-3s-chaotic-launch-experience-prompts-ceo-apology

Starbreeze Studios CEO apologized https://twitter.com/tobiassjogren/status/1705098120529330396

Issues continued https://twitter.com/PAYDAYGame/status/1706053594988855618

Studio is now looking to add offline mode https://www.ign.com/articles/payday-3-dev-looking-into-adding-offline-mode-blames-third-party-for-matchmaking-woes

Issue due to third-party matchmaking partner https://lmg.gg/apPEW (IGN)

Studio took the game offline today to try and fix, will again on 29^th https://lmg.gg/refLy (IGN)

 

NEW BROMANCE UNLOCKED

Phil Spencer interview; Kojima collab, japanese games

Interview source  https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1533808.html

Game announced last year https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/06/hideo-kojima-is-partnering-with-xbox-on-a-brand-new-game

Met with Kojima-san to get progress update https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/1706563351051174024

Spencer says Kojima is doing something entirely new, doesn’t want him announcing anything before he’s ready https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/phil-spencer-explains-why-we-havent-heard-about-hideo-kojimas-xbox-game

Spencer claims more AAA Japanese developed games on the way https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-boss-claims-more-aaa-games-from-japanese-developers-are-on-the-way/1100-6517967/

 

QUICK BITS

 

IT WAS VIEWTIFUL WHILE IT LASTED

Legendary game director Hideki Kamiya leaving PlatinumGames, the studio he co-founded

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bayonetta-and-the-wonderful-101-director-hideki-kamiya-departing-platinumgames

PlatinumGames statement https://twitter.com/platinumgames/status/1706201875564130785

Hideki’s statement https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1706202627531489367

Director for Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, Viewtiful Joe https://kotaku.com/bayonetta-dmc-devil-may-cry-hideki-kamiya-platinum-1850870129

Thanked fans for their support https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hideki-kamiya-thanks-fans-for-support-following-his-decision-to-leave-platinumgames/

 

“LEAST BUGGY BETHESDA GAME”

Starfield patch makes stability improvements

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/all-1-7-33-patch-notes-for-starfield/

Community has identified 240 bugs and issues https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/glitches

Questions about what Bethesda’s priorities; removed magic mud puddle https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-bug-means-you-can-just-take-this-entire-stores-inventory-without-any-skill-or-repercussions/

Flying cities still an issue https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starfields-second-update-fixes-infinite-money-puddles-but-not-flying-cities

 

DUTCH HAS GONE TOO FAR

RDR2 Switch rating appears online

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/09/red-dead-redemption-2-switch-rating-surfaces-online

https://twitter.com/necrolipe/status/1706345095274917973

After hullabaloo about RDR1 port https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/15wgmll/red_dead_redemption_on_switch_an_impressive/

 

A VIBROBLADE TO THE BACK

Fan sues KOTOR 2 re-releasers for not making promised “Restored Content” DLC

https://www.thegamer.com/star-wars-kotor-2-switch-class-action-lawsuit-aspyr-saber-cancelled-restored-content-dlc/

Launches class action https://truthinadvertising.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Mickelonis-v-Aspyr-Media-complaint.pdf

Aspyr struggled with KOTOR remake https://kotaku.com/star-wars-kotor-aspyr-saber-trouble-switch-embracer-1849443705

 

NOW YOU’RE GONE AND LEAVING NOTHING BUT A SIGN

Elon cameo removed from Cyberpunk 2077 (except it wasn’t a cameo)

https://twitter.com/_Virus_Kid_/status/1704945686670709159

https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/elon-musk-crashed-grimes-cyberpunk-2077-recording-session-with-a-gun-and-demanded-a-cameo-3501009

https://www.eurogamer.net/no-cyberpunk-2077-didnt-remove-the-elon-musk-npc-because-he-wasnt-even-in-the-game-to-begin-with