i_rock098 Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 If they pay the same salary they pay to devs in say Canada, they probably won't run the studio here. And for any MNC in that matter, India and Vietnam will remain cost-centers. They come here to get a lot of side-work/maintenance work done here for cheap, so they don't need to get super expensive resources for it in the US. While coming to the games if you are paying 60$ for their game, you are still getting the same product for which US guys the same monies. Regional pricing is a privilege and not a right, it is important to experiment with for the company so the region slowly picks the consumption, but if the company doesn't see the future potential, they may not. This is the reason I asked in terms of ethical grounds. In terms of legality what they are doing is absolutely legal no doubt about that but in terms of moral grounds i am not sure.Also while its true regional pricing is not a right it is something that is severely needed in our market to make it more accessible. Right now we are in a unique situation where Ubisoft India is probably the only devs in which the employees can't even afford their own games. Not really sure if this is true for any others.Even CD projekt started with distributing games for cheap in Poland. A country which at that time could not afford games and was plagued by Piracy. That's how they gained popularity and are what they are today. Had it not been for that everyone and their mother would still be pirating games in Poland.A market will only grow if you give it a chance to grow. Especially in sectors which it is possible due to no incremental cost like is the case in software. Sent from my ASUS_I001DE using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 21 minutes ago, i_rock098 said: This is the reason I asked in terms of ethical grounds. In terms of legality what they are doing is absolutely legal no doubt about that but in terms of moral grounds i am not sure. Also while its true regional pricing is not a right it is something that is severely needed in our market to make it more accessible. Right now we are in a unique situation where Ubisoft India is probably the only devs in which the employees can't even afford their own games. Not really sure if this is true for any others. Even CD projekt started with distributing games for cheap in Poland. A country which at that time could not afford games and was plagued by Piracy. That's how they gained popularity and are what they are today. Had it not been for that everyone and their mother would still be pirating games in Poland. A market will only grow if you give it a chance to grow. Especially in sectors which it is possible due to no incremental cost like is the case in software. Sent from my ASUS_I001DE using Tapatalk Should you give back to society you are being benefited from, yes of course. But giving back for some company may not be necessary to give their products in cheap, but helping to build game scene in the country, or build a team whose members may build AAA titles in future, giving exposure to tools, techniques, which they would NEVER get their hands on otherwise. Selling games at regional/subsidised pricing is purely commercial decision. And one needs to answer these questions. 1. If I sell for half how many more units I can sell? 2. how many returning customers I would get for my next product And then they would eventually come to realisation that VideoGames are not the products which are consumed like McD burger in India, there is niche market and profit by selling higher volume is not possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 But since we are talking about regional pricing.... Strong suggestions that JIO will be partnering with xCloud or Stadia, more likely xCloud.. JIO is the only company which is capable to generate volume-based profit, plus they are continuously building infra to support it. So Stadia with highly subsidised pricing of games or xCloud which works on JIO STB/mobile devices is a strong possibility. How this pans out we would know in a year, when they unveil 5G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 The interview made it to GAF today. They are going Craig on it. :| IVG podcast had pretty good points raised by Sam & Nash, if it doesn't do well, it will be a setback to Indian studio and Ubi's further Remake plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 I hope it sells enough to green lit WW and TTT remakes. Will be a shame if PoP no longer exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playstationdude Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 22 minutes ago, Joe Cool said: I hope it sells enough to green lit WW and TTT remakes. Will be a shame if PoP no longer exist. I wpuld rather they delay it 6 months and polish the visuals so that it has a good reception to greenlight other remakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Yes this needs more time. Can't believe it's supposed to come out in jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarbonCore Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, adity said: This is f**king hilarious, man. It's a marginal improvement at best over a ps2 game RT and high res isn't going to change base models, texture etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Yeah it's a original pc game with rt shoved in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 That is just reshade RT (screen space RT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpearHea:D Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Video title says classic games with ray tracing. Not remake footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Hawk Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Ubisoft has announced a delay for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. Originally slated to arrive on January 21, 2021, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has been delayed to March 18. Source: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake delayed to March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dylanjosh Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Come on, we all saw this coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsarna Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 3 Another delay. Hopefully makes the game as good as it is supposed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 "to a later date". Oof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysteryman Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 Very much the same case like Halo infinite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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