NS2 Business Model
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Join Date: 2008-06-17 Member: 64463Members
Join Date: 2008-06-17 Member: 64463Members
<div class="IPBDescription">2 games for 40 bucks, ###### yeah!</div>NS2 Business Model
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->From now until release day in October, Deluxe Edition will be the only version available on Steam, and will be discounted to $24.99. There is also a 4-pack available for $74.97.
Now for the really cool part: We have some presents for everyone who pre-ordered the game before today's Steam release (anyone who has played in the NS2 beta). You all receive:
•A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above
•A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition to give to a friend or stroke lovingly
•Continued private beta access right up to launch day in October
This means that today, we are giving away 45,000 copies of the NS2 Standard Edition for free. If you own the NS2 Special Edition (Black Armor) we will be adding an option to allow you to switch between Deluxe and Special Edition armor.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Anyone else find the NS2 business model quite interesting. Delux edition provides two versions of the game for $40.00?
I find this quite exciting, there is going to be such a BOOM of new players to the game that have never experienced NS1. Will also push through that barrier of players thinking the game is just that little bit to expensive for a indie developed title.
If they can get performance up to scratch in the 2 months till release (assuming they release last day of October) I can see the game going quite well on release.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->From now until release day in October, Deluxe Edition will be the only version available on Steam, and will be discounted to $24.99. There is also a 4-pack available for $74.97.
Now for the really cool part: We have some presents for everyone who pre-ordered the game before today's Steam release (anyone who has played in the NS2 beta). You all receive:
•A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above
•A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition to give to a friend or stroke lovingly
•Continued private beta access right up to launch day in October
This means that today, we are giving away 45,000 copies of the NS2 Standard Edition for free. If you own the NS2 Special Edition (Black Armor) we will be adding an option to allow you to switch between Deluxe and Special Edition armor.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Anyone else find the NS2 business model quite interesting. Delux edition provides two versions of the game for $40.00?
I find this quite exciting, there is going to be such a BOOM of new players to the game that have never experienced NS1. Will also push through that barrier of players thinking the game is just that little bit to expensive for a indie developed title.
If they can get performance up to scratch in the 2 months till release (assuming they release last day of October) I can see the game going quite well on release.
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2. As you can see from the list in the news:
<ul><li>A free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition detailed above</li><li>A free copy of NS2 Standard Edition to give to a friend or stroke lovingly</li></ul>
The Deluxe Edition does not include two copies of the game.
Eh, not sure why i read it like i did.
Either way, 45k preorders with a free game to give away is pretty damn awesome.
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