Mass Effect Andromeda Deluxe edition 25% off only 2 days after launch

[RobertEHouse]

Few things could be the reason for the mark down.

First: The retailer might mark the sale lower because of marketing concerns because of media coverage over the game. Surplus of units, Or just hyping the game more for more sales.

Second : Developers could be asking to lower the price in order to "pad" internal sales reports due out in a month "internally".
(This does not mean the game did badly in sales, but it could mean they want to make sure they hit the "estimated" sale numbers.)

 

[Zontar]

(This does not mean the game did badly in sales, but it could mean they want to make sure they hit the "estimated" sale numbers.)

Given how the estimated sale numbers where 3 to 6 million, it'll be an uphill battle to reach even the lowest end of that given the large negative publicity the game has gotten. Even on the lowest end of that it'd need to be one of the best selling games on both consoles, and for the PC the IP as a whole was never a big seller even when the games where actually good.

I'd be legitimately surprised if the game moves 2 million units, and if it does well then gaming really is past the point of being saved.

 

[Zontar]

They'll never do that for one good reason. They'd lose all the support from the gaming press who went on the attack for them, branding everyone as entitled whiners and how they were destroying Bioware's artistic integrity.

That press support is more valuable to them than the Mass Effect IP.

The gaming press isn't worth anything. It's objectively less influential on purchases then cover art.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

Don't lots of games go on sale immediately now in order to try and boost sales?

I mean, yeah, but that doesn't fit the narrative. It's not like Target or GameStop are breaking out the discount stickers just yet.

 

[meiam]

Yeah I dunno, I mean GMG was already selling the game at -17% before release so I don't think you can really read too much in discount.

Anyway, I like that its going to discount fast, I'm only interested in it for the gameplay, so paying full price for is a bit too steep, but I'll pick it up on discount no problem, might actually take that GMG deal so I can play some MP over the week end while there's a good population (crap gota install origin).

As far as comparing to DA2, that's not such a bad things in my book, I overall liked DA2, DA:I is the one that I really found disappointing.

 

[sanquin]

I still won't be getting the game any time soon. At 50% off I'd consider it though...

 

[Elfgore]

I do think it is worth mentioning, this isn't uncommon at all for at least PC. I only paid I think 44 bucks or so for Total War: Warhammer like... two months before release with the DLC included. I just bought Andromeda myself for 27% of GMG.

 

[votemarvel]

The gaming press isn't worth anything. It's objectively less influential on purchases then cover art.

Given how important cover art is for the sale of products, then the press is still going to be incredibly influential under your way of thinking.

You may not see the press as an important factor in purchases you make but that doesn't change how important it is for sales, not just of video games but all products. Hell look how the press can influence elections.

 

[Zontar]

The gaming press isn't worth anything. It's objectively less influential on purchases then cover art.

Given how important cover art is for the sale of products, then the press is still going to be incredibly influential under your way of thinking.

You may not see the press as an important factor in purchases you make but that doesn't change how important it is for sales, not just of video games but all products. Hell look how the press can influence elections.

The study I was thinking of when I made that post placed cover art as 3% of the total influence over audiences when determining whether to buy a game or not, compared to 2% for the gaming press. Both are incredibly irrelevant when compared to things like brand recognition/awareness or just a friend/family member recommending it.

 

[bastardofmelbourne]

The price drop is unsurprising. Game looks like the reheated KFC chicken of RPGs.

It still won't kill Bioware, though. I mean, they might lay off 80% of their staff and never be the same studio again, but the company is owned by EA. EA will keep the studio afloat until its next major IP, even if it's just to trade off the name value.

 

[Zontar]

The price drop is unsurprising. Game looks like the reheated KFC chicken of RPGs.

Hey now, that's not fair to KFC and you know it. No matter how bad it looks it at least tastes decent.

It still won't kill Bioware, though. I mean, they might lay off 80% of their staff and never be the same studio again, but the company is owned by EA. EA will keep the studio afloat until its next major IP, even if it's just to trade off the name value.

I'd consider the shutting down of BioWare Edmonton to basically be the company shutting down in all but name. BioWare Austin isn't shutting down because of ToR and if when the mysterious new IP flops BioWare Montreal is likely to remain open just so EA can have an in house development team here. We may have ludicrous job killing, economy stifling language laws but the tech industry's tax credit still makes it worth the splitting headache it would seem.

 

[josemlopes]

Games are usually on sale when they are released.

Just go to Steam and check the popular new releases, most are on sale

 

[The Madman]

So predictable:

I would be willing to bet the game is selling just fine, and in fact half expect some sort of 'fastest selling EA release this year ' announcement soon. Something to make it sound like everyone is buying the game, which is good for PR and also makes people go "Well if everyone else is playing it guess I gotta try too!".

And today: Mass Effect: Andromeda launches straight in at No.1

 

[SlumlordThanatos]

Call it a hunch, but given how DA2 and ME3 where at least financial successes while ME:A is almost assured to be a flop,

I just think this is a case of people not wanting to buy the special edition. Most of my friends have told me that they've bought the game and are enjoying it, and from what I can see online, it's been far, FAR from a failure.

Still, doesn't mean that this is a good thing. I think Bioware has finally cashed in the last of its goodwill with their die-hard fans, and they won't be there to support them with whatever they have planned next.

 

[Saetha]

So predictable:

I would be willing to bet the game is selling just fine, and in fact half expect some sort of 'fastest selling EA release this year ' announcement soon. Something to make it sound like everyone is buying the game, which is good for PR and also makes people go "Well if everyone else is playing it guess I gotta try too!".

And today: Mass Effect: Andromeda launches straight in at No.1

Ehm, did you read that article? It straight up says that ME:A's launch is smaller than Horizon Zero Dawn's and some Tom Clancy game that came out apparently. Also that it's selling worse than ME2 and 3 did in their first weeks, which doesn't bode tremendously well.

I mean, it's clearly not a flop, and I don't agree with the doom and gloom this thread is projecting. But it doesn't seem to be a runaway success, either.

And yeah, I'll admit to being a bit happy about that. Anything to knock BioWare off this godforsaken open-world kick.

 

[Zontar]

Still, doesn't mean that this is a good thing. I think Bioware has finally cashed in the last of its goodwill with their die-hard fans, and they won't be there to support them with whatever they have planned next.

I have no idea how things are state side, but up here in Quebec despite the opening of BioWare Montreal they're dead to us. All the former BioWare fans I know are just that, former, and amongst the French Quebecois gamers I know there wasn't even an awareness of the game's existence with the launch going completely under the radar.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

I mean, it's clearly not a flop, and I don't agree with the doom and gloom this thread is projecting. But it doesn't seem to be a runaway success, either.

And yeah, I'll admit to being a bit happy about that. Anything to knock BioWare off this godforsaken open-world kick.

Um, I'd give anything for everyone in the industry to get off open-world games.

 

[The Madman]

Ehm, did you read that article? It straight up says that ME:A's launch is smaller than Horizon Zero Dawn's and some Tom Clancy game that came out apparently. Also that it's selling worse than ME2 and 3 did in their first weeks, which doesn't bode tremendously well.

That's not the point. The point is I called there being some sort of 'fastest/top selling' style article, and because I'm an egotist, I felt the urge to share when it inevitably happened. Whether it's actually positive or pure numberwang is irrelevant.

Bask in my ability to predict the future. OoooOOoo!