Gift Bag DLCs for DOS2 came to those who played before they got a fully fleshed out game. Even in the days of DOS2, Larian repaid its players by continually communicating with them and giving out gifts. It goes beyond getting free QA work out of early adopters. Its function is entirely to make the game better through pooling feedback and testing ideas, iterating directly with our audience.” “Though of course, it isn’t exactly that. “It’s better to think of Early Access as a playable preorder,” he said.
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Douse makes an argument why this makes sense to make the unfinished version cost as if it were complete. Players who buy-in early on get rewarded by saving money and being a part of a community that helps bring the game to the destination it is heading.
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Most Early Access games are cheaper than the full release. So not only did we increase depth, but we actually increased production values alongside it.”įreaky things will happen in a fantasy world like in Baldur’s Gateĭouse does see the potential “perception problem” that the community may have towards the price of Baldur’s Gate 3. And BG3 is a bigger, deeper game with far higher production values. “Larian is over double the amount of people now, compared to when DOS2 launched.
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“ DOS2 was finished with a much smaller team,” he told PC Gamer. Spending more money and having a larger team will mean charging enough to make a profit. Comparing to the studio’s last big hit, Divinity: Original Sin 2, that was $60 on consoles, but $45 for PC players.ĭouse goes more in-depth about the production side of it with PC Gamer. For the industry, it is not the biggest shocker. What makes this unique for Larian is that this makes the price of Baldur’s Gate 3 the most expensive release on PC from the studio. Though EA is 25 hours of one play-through, the final game will be *does brain math* a lot longer. It's not going to disappear, and neither are we.
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Don't feel pressured to buy it during EA. Director of publishing Michael Douse at Larian explains that charging a full amount for a 25-hour experience of a much larger game is because of the amount of content that is on the horizon.Īlso, the price will be $59.99. One of the biggest releases coming to the service is Baldur’s Gate 3, which will cost the full price of $60 USD when it launches later this month, with prices for other regions coming at a later date.
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That is where Early Access on Steam comes into the picture for PC players. The video game industry has changed in recent years by having games come out unfinished.