I just wanted to pick up on a point made by GC in their review of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney collection for the Switch (another great review, by the way, GC), which is the pricing of Capcom’s digital-only releases.
To charge £30 for a port of an iOS port of a collection of three Game Boy Advance games (if I’ve understood the situation correctly) feels pretty cheeky, in my eyes. Especially if the iOS collection was around half the price of this Switch collection.
I’m sure there are more costs involved in producing this port than I’m giving them credit for but, as the game is digital-only in Europe, they must be saving significantly on the cost of cartridges, distribution, etc. I mean, how can the Switch tax still apply to digital-only releases?
I really like the look of this collection, having never played the games on the DS, but wish Capcom had priced it more reasonably – I was expecting (hoping) it would be around £20.
With similarly steep pricing of the Resident Evil 0, 1 and 4 Switch digital-only ports (£30 for each game), I feel that Capcom are in danger of undoing a lot of the good will they’ve generated with fans through their recent hot streak of great games (Monster Hunter: World, Resident Evil 2 remake, and Devil May Cry 5).
Hubert
GC: They’ve been remastered at least twice since the original Game Boy Advance games, but that’s basically what they are. We don’t think the ‘Switch tax’ was ever as straightforward as some have implied; Ace Attorney is the same price on Xbox One, but for some reason £3 cheaper on PlayStation 4. They’re still great games but the collection is expensive and we really don’t like the new artwork.
