# Console: PlayStation 3 # Media: Blu-Ray Disc (Rumor: PS Store Download) # Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. # Developed by: Media Molecule # Genre: Action # Release Date: Q1 2008 # Players: 1-4 (Online 1-8)
Am I missing something here or doesn't THIS press release say that LBP is going to be free?
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@pilias_simber, What other games were released on PSN & cost more than Warhawk? I think the answer is 0. LBP IS going to be released on PSN. I've already stated that many times. It is PSN & retail. Hence, my previous comparison to Warhawk.
@Joe80, But we're not seeing them do that on other games. Warhawk seems to be either a test or an exception, not the rule.
Also if it looks like it should be on XBLA then it would be on their PSN like other games of similar calibur. They seem to think this game is a full fledged game that is worthy of being sold in retail chains.
@pilias_simber, I'm not only saying it will be priced lower because of my gut feeling. Look at LBP, it is similar to an XBLA game in both content and budget, as well as distribution. It is not similar to games that cost $60. If a big budget game like Warhawk was sold for $30 on PSN and its retail component at $60 came with a free headset, then logic says a smaller budget game will cost less.
@Joe80, It still carries more weight to me than your Gut feeling that it will be priced lower.
Really I just don't see it being priced lower. Warhawk was the exception to the usual, hell EA seems to think prices are going to start going up, not down. I just can't see any reason Sony would price this lower, is this title even 1st party?
Speaking of DL versions, did anyone hear what happened with Warhawk sales? Do we have any idea what percentage were bought online and if it was reported anywhere? This was a big concern on here for a while, and I don't recall it being resolved.
Oh and I doubt that LBP will be a lower priced game. Given how poorly many games have sold on the PS3, I would think that Sony would want to charge full price for a highly anticipated one in the hopes of recovering its development cost (of course, this depends entirely on their in-house economic analysis determining which price/sales ratio will maximize their profits).
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According to this unofficial LBP thread where people are tracking this stuff:
# Console: PlayStation 3
# Media: Blu-Ray Disc (Rumor: PS Store Download)
# Published by: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
# Developed by: Media Molecule
# Genre: Action
# Release Date: Q1 2008
# Players: 1-4 (Online 1-8)
BOLDING is mine.