I am not sure what the right price for gratuitous tank battles should be, even this close to release, so I’m going to dump my brain here, to help me think.<\/p>\n
Gratuitous Space Battles was $22.95 on release, and as I recall a bit cheaper in beta\/pre-order ($19.95 I think).<\/p>\n
There is a lot of downward pressure on games pricing. people expect to get indie games for less than the price of a large coffee, which is silly, and frankly, a bit of an insult.<\/p>\n
It’s a few years since GSB. There has been inflation since, about 5% in the UK. My bills sure keep going up.<\/p>\n
GTB is a MUCH more fully-featured game than GSB was at launch, or even is now. GTB has achievements, a built-in editor, multiple game modes, better visuals, and more content. It is also more polished in every respect.<\/p>\n
Nobody knew what to make of GSB, so it was a bit of a risk for many buyers. People know roughly what to expect from a positech strategy game now, so maybe they are less scared of parting with ‘large pizza + some beer’ music for one of my games.<\/p>\n
None of this brings me to any specific conclusion, but I can say without any doubt that anyone who thinks it will be *less* than $19.95 is being optimistic :D GTB is a HUGE game. It’s taken quite a few people a hell of a long time to make. I guess I better decide soon…<\/p>\n
One thing is certain: even if the game is $0.01 people will shout at me for being worse than hitler and call me stupid for getting the price *wrong*. Bah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am not sure what the right price for gratuitous tank battles should be, even this close to release, so I’m going to dump my brain here, to help me think. Gratuitous Space Battles was $22.95 on release, and as I recall a bit cheaper in beta\/pre-order ($19.95 I think). There is a lot of<\/p>\n