>Raise price to $80
>immediately back pedal because nobody wants to buy your game
Is this the most embarrassing dev moment in years?

no, people actually made, then released, Dustborn and Concord

>>716317280 (OP)
everything else in the world gets more expensive every year, why should videogames be the only exception?

>>716317517
because the rest of the crap trying to scam as much money out of me as possible is actually essential to living unlike games

>>716317280 (OP)
Western slop gets bargained binned almost immediately. There is no point in buying any of it on release.

>>716317280 (OP)
>$70

still too high

I think this was cool of them

Likely won’t boost sales much, but it’s a cute bit. Actually makes me want to buy the game, I plan on checking it out now

Obsidian are pathetic lol

>>716317484
Dustborn was subsidized by the EU or something.

>>716317280 (OP)
Lmao now watch them do another one with the 69.99 crossed out

>>716317517
Videogames aren't even worth $60 today.
>b-but you don't get to decide-
Clearly I do.

>>716317742
*Norway*

>>716317742
I believe it was the norwegian government, Norway isn't in the EU.

>raise game to egregious price
>lower game by 10 bucks and make would be consoomers think they are getting a deal

I think I legit hate developers. They absolutely ruined the hobby, quadruple down on their propaganda, then charge you for shit on a virtual disc. Only journalists are worse.

>>716317742
while it explains why they're embarrassing, I still think having to publicly shut down an entire studio, yank the game from all systems, and then eat crow over $400M loss is more embarrassing than dropping your price back down $10.

>>716317517
Because video games (and other digital media, but videogames especially) are very susceptible to piracy. It's a fine line convincing people to fork over shekels when the free version is RIGHT there.