FFXIV PS3 Amazon Price and Release Date

[TokyieRage]

Was searching some swag FFXIV Items on Amazon and came across this:

To Amazon.com

Does anyone else know if this info is correct? Obviously the release date is not, but I mean the starting price, cover and box art. Can't see me spending 40 dollars on something they know we already own.

[KiriA500]

"This item will be released on December 31, 2013."

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[KaplanHomahru]

You own the PS3 copy already? O.O whoah nice

[Orophin]

Saw a news blurb about this on RPGamer yesterday. I guess the new retail copy (for those that don't already have it installed) will be $40.00 USD for PC. PS3 is TBD.

[Tricksy]

40 bucks does not speak of over riding confidence from SE. At the same time perhaps it is a strategy to provide savings and incentive to new players. If the game is great come 2.0, this 40 dollar price point for PC's is a great act on their part.

[SirOleas]

40 bucks does not speak of over riding confidence from SE. At the same time perhaps it is a strategy to provide savings and incentive to new players. If the game is great come 2.0, this 40 dollar price point for PC's is a great act on their part.

PC is 29.99
PS3 is 39.99

Click the PC button on the page to confirm.

Though this stuff is likely to change, at least the date will for sure.

[Tricksy]

PC is 29.99
PS3 is 39.99

Click the PC button on the page to confirm.

Though this stuff is likely to change, at least the date will for sure.

Oh even better pricing!

Now all I have to do is go to Total Recall and have them wipe the last 2 years of my life playing FF14, or maybe overwrite it with a more enjoyable experience (although I enjoyed enough to play and become leet enough to pwn noobs come 2.0 hahahahahah o.0).

[Alhanelem]

40 bucks does not speak of over riding confidence from SE. At the same time perhaps it is a strategy to provide savings and incentive to new players. If the game is great come 2.0, this 40 dollar price point for PC's is a great act on their part.

Why? you shouldn't have to front $60-70 for an MMO with a subscription fee, I don't care how good it is.

[Tricksy]

Why? you shouldn't have to front $60-70 for an MMO with a subscription fee, I don't care how good it is.

regardless of what we should and shouldn't have to do, hehe, most game companies will charge whatever they can get away with. And as the status quo is around 60-70 dollars thats what any company that has faith in their game tries to get in the beginning.

So either SE doesn't have great faith in 2.0, they do have faith but also want to try to appease satisfied of scared off potential players or they are heralding the new age of less expensive video games (this one isn't very likely :P).

[Alhanelem]

regardless of what we should and shouldn't have to do, hehe, most game companies will charge whatever they can get away with. And as the status quo is around 60-70 dollars thats what any company that has faith in their game tries to get in the beginning.

That's only true on consoles. PC games, even the biggest name ones, are often at least $10 cheaper than the console version- aside from the fact that services like Steam often have sales and random deals, whereas sales on console games are far less common.

So either SE doesn't have great faith in 2.0, they do have faith but also want to try to appease satisfied of scared off potential players or they are heralding the new age of less expensive video games (this one isn't very likely :P).

the fact is 2.0 is not a brand new game. Depending on who you talk to, it's a re-release or a remake. I would not expect to pay full console price for either. That doesn't mean they don't have faith, it means they're smart and they know what their likely clientele are willing to pay.

Now, if the price was $10-20, I might start to question the quality, but even that's not a sure thing, because I've played some games in that price range that are amazing.

It may also be that SE didn't force an MSRP on them and it's Amazon that's being cautious about the selling price, and SE didn't have a hand in it.