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Mobiletortoise said:
Also it was confirmed in the comments that the Switch version WILL come with the latest patch on-cart. The PS4 copies will be 1.0 and need to download a patch.
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Is that patch essential? I may pick this up on PS4, though I have a few others I'd rather spend my money on atm.
 
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Ugh I missed little witch academia vr... I've been so conditioned to not check my email by LRG that the first time something I want is out I miss it..
 
Did Best Buy ever get Terminator Resistance Enhanced (PS5)? I could have sworn that was supposed to be sold there (honestly not sure how long ago it was on LRG website so maybe it hasn’t shipped yet).

I see these cool region free collection editions on Amazon of the game, it would work fine in the US and wouldn’t be censored or missing subtitles or anything would it?
 
DiaperDandee said:
Did Best Buy ever get Terminator Resistance Enhanced (PS5)? I could have sworn that was supposed to be sold there (honestly not sure how long ago it was on LRG website so maybe it hasn’t shipped yet).

I see these cool region free collection editions on Amazon of the game, it would work fine in the US and wouldn’t be censored or missing subtitles or anything would it?
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well the listing on LRG web site states that best buy maybe selling it

Terminator: Resistance Enhanced (PS5) – Limited Run Games

 
Weird. They're calling them pre-orders even though they're already printed and assembled. Makes me wonder how long it will take them to ship these already manufactured items.

 
Monster boy needed a reprint. Think it's currently like $80 - $100 in box and $150ish new for just the standard switch game. Time to sell my one loose copy while it's still worth anything. 

 
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It’s been a full week since my script last detected an update, but here goes:

Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021:Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 205 (85.8%)
  • On Deck: 34 (14.2%)
Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 133 (55.6%)
  • August 2021: 35 (14.6%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.6%)
  • Q4 2021: 10 (4.2%)
  • July 2021: 6 (2.5%)
  • 2021: 5 (2.1%)
  • October 2021: 3 (1.3%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • September 2021: 1 (0.4%)
 
Holy shit, what's going on with the prices? Was planning on picking up Haven since I thought it was going to be $30, but $40(!!) for that shit? Absolutely crazy. These companies are absolutely loving the ability to FOMO abuse. They're gonna start doing indies at a $40 release point?
 
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deserter280 said:
Holy shit, what's going on with the prices? Was planning on picking up Haven since I thought it was going to be $30, but $40(!!) for that shit? Absolutely crazy. These companies are absolutely loving the ability to FOMO abuse. They're gonna start doing indies at a $40 release point?
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It's a $25 digital game. You expected to pay $5 more for physical?
 
deserter280 said:
Holy shit, what's going on with the prices? Was planning on picking up Haven since I thought it was going to be $30, but $40(!!) for that shit? Absolutely crazy. These companies are absolutely loving the ability to FOMO abuse. They're gonna start doing indies at a $40 release point?
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$15 premium for physical has been pretty standard practice for LRG

 
Plus expensive IMHO shipping cost although they pack their stuff well. I just rarely find stuff I really want anymore and usually just get digitally cheaper, although I may not be able to play those in 10 years or whatever.

 
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Boss said:
It's a $25 digital game. You expected to pay $5 more for physical?
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I expect to pay no more than $10 (bringing it to $35, and that seems to be what most indies are hilariously retailing at) but that's besides the point because Haven is not a $25 dollar game. It should've released at no more than $20.

Appreciate you bringing that up too since it's clear the devs have been off from the beginning, so that alone should make it an easy decision not to support.
 
nitrosmob said:
Plus expensive IMHO shipping cost although they pack their stuff well. I just rarely find stuff I really want anymore and usually just get digitally cheaper, although I may not be able to play those in 10 years or whatever.
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Most of these games that LRG and company have been releasing, no one will want to play in 10 years, which kinda defeats the purpose. Like I said, they're completely booming now solely because of FOMO. Most of these titles are nothing more than shelf pieces/trading chips.
 
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Most of these games that LRG and company have been releasing, no one will want to play in 10 years, which kinda defeats the purpose. Like I said, they're completely booming now solely because of FOMO. Most of these titles are nothing more than shelf pieces/trading chips.
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Regardless, while *everyone* I'm sure would prefer lower prices, I still think it's overall good that there are publishers that continue to bring digital-oinly titles to physical discs. If you're not interested in a particular game, don't buy it (of course). I don't understand those who complain about LRG releasing games that no one would care about later on. Isn't the simple solution to not buy it, then?

I pick up those LRG games I want to play, as I only buy physical games. Haven is one I'm interested in.

As to the pricing, I dislike that MSRPs for all of these smaller print-runs are rising. That said, there really is no way around it because physical media for games is on a sharp and inevitable decline. AA games that normally got retail releases are increasingly going to stay digital only until a publisher like LRG or iam8bit print it because of the economics.

It just means these releases will get pricier and pricier because -- well, capitalism -- wound up inside this is rising costs of materials and consumers' willingness to pay "premiums" to have a physical copy. It doesn't help that supply chains remain broken (and probably will be for a while) and that costs of goods/services are all on the rise.

At some point, I'm dropping out because I'll be priced out, and also because I've been losing interest with games for a while now. I barely have time to play much, and (for me) it's yet another telling sign when even Legend of Zelda BotW (1 or 2) couldn't make me care (hated BotW, btw). At least I'm still mildly interested in wanting to play Mario Odyssey.

 
Just announced via their FB:

LRG will have physical versions of Quake for PS4/Switch on 8/27.
Standard, Deluxe, & Ultimate Editions available for both consoles.

 
Weirdly, the Anamanaguchi Slipmat was on deck but reverted back to being in-production.
 
Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021:Production Status changed to In Production:Production Status changed to On Deck: 
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 208 (87.0%)
  • On Deck: 31 (13.0%)
 
Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 140 (58.6%)
  • August 2021: 33 (13.8%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.6%)
  • Q4 2021: 10 (4.2%)
  • 2021: 5 (2.1%)
  • September 2021: 4 (1.7%)
  • October 2021: 3 (1.3%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • July 2021: 1 (0.4%)
 
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trunks982 said:
LRG always overcharging their CEs. making ppl buy just to get either the soundtrack CDs or the steelbooks.
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Totally agree, I wish they would let us create our own bundle when it's an open pre order, for example I may just want the game and soundtrack.
 
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bojay1997 said:
Am I doing the math wrong or is the Mega Bundle discounted for once?
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  • PS5 Limited Run #6: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - 35
  • PS5 Limited Run #6: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Collector's Edition - 70
  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Rottytops Plush (Fangamer) - 29
  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Sticker Set - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Trading Card Set - 15
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Skateboard Deck (Rottytops) - 75
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Skateboard Deck (Shantae) - 75
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Board Grip Tape X2 - 30 (15 each)
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Techno Grunt Keychain - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Acrylic Standee - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - POG Set - 17
  • The full set of pack-in Limited Run Games Trading Cards - 0
  • Bundle exclusive card - 0
  • This bundle includes one guaranteed gold card - 0

I'm getting $376 with all of that... so $19 cheaper for the bundle vs standalone.

Also, is the bundle open pre-order now that the decks are not limited?

 
Vinny said:
  • PS5 Limited Run #6: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - 35
  • PS5 Limited Run #6: Shantae: Half-Genie Hero — Collector's Edition - 70
  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Rottytops Plush (Fangamer) - 29
  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Sticker Set - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Trading Card Set - 15
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Skateboard Deck (Rottytops) - 75
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Skateboard Deck (Shantae) - 75
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Board Grip Tape X2 - 30 (15 each)
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Techno Grunt Keychain - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - Acrylic Standee - 10
  • Shantae : Half-Genie Hero - POG Set - 17
  • The full set of pack-in Limited Run Games Trading Cards - 0
  • Bundle exclusive card - 0
  • This bundle includes one guaranteed gold card - 0

I'm getting $376 with all of that... so $19 cheaper for the bundle vs standalone.

Also, is the bundle open pre-order now that the decks are not limited?
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I was talking about the other bundle. I calculate $425 in MSRP listed for $344.

 
bojay1997 said:
I was talking about the other bundle. I calculate $425 in MSRP listed for $344.
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I'm calculating 459.92 for that second bundle... 304.96 for the collectors/special editions and 154.96 for the standards. $344.99 for that.. is a pretty massive discount... though buying the same game for PS4, PS5, Switch and then doubling down with all the collectors editions which also have the game seems odd people would want that in the first place.

 
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Did Scott Pilgrim ever go available for Pre-Order @ BestBuy?  I've been watching it ever since it popped up but has always said "Coming Soon"

 
n64ra said:
Re: Quake - wow $50 more for a steelbook, poster, keychain, and coin. Then the $175 version....
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I used to be a hardcore Switch steelbook collector. LRG changed that in me with their price gouging or adding them to $175 CEs as the only option.

 
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Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021:Estimated Ship Date changed to October 2021:Estimated Ship Date changed to Q4 2021:Estimated Ship Date changed to Q1 2022:Production Status changed to On Deck: 
Titles by Production Status:
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  • On Deck: 32 (13.6%)
 
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  • Q4 2021: 18 (7.6%)
  • October 2021: 14 (5.9%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.7%)
  • September 2021: 5 (2.1%)
  • 2021: 5 (2.1%)
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  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • July 2021: 1 (0.4%)
 
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Fades said:
Totally agree, I wish they would let us create our own bundle when it's an open pre order, for example I may just want the game and soundtrack.
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As much as I would want a la cart, that would be a logistics nightmare and dealing with incorrect orders is something they're not set up for.
 
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Titles by Production Status:
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  • On Deck: 30 (12.8%)
 
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  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
 
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HunteR7411 said:
As much as I would want a la cart, that would be a logistics nightmare and dealing with incorrect orders is something they're not set up for.
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Really though- is it really that much harder than what they're doing with the Shantae games now? You offer the complete CE, or just let people piece meal most of the CE contents: a standard game, OST, steelbook, and whatever else. Only benefit with the CE is that get a display box to hold it all in one nice package (I doubt there'd be any savings due to added cost of preparing the CE). Otherwise, people can just buy the game and steelbook, just OST, or whatever they actually want. I don't see how that'd be all that diff than buying the game, t-shirt, stickers, pogs and set of cards.

 
Vinny said:
Really though- is it really that much harder than what they're doing with the Shantae games now? You offer the complete CE, or just let people piece meal most of the CE contents: a standard game, OST, steelbook, and whatever else. Only benefit with the CE is that get a display box to hold it all in one nice package (I doubt there'd be any savings due to added cost of preparing the CE). Otherwise, people can just buy the game and steelbook, just OST, or whatever they actually want. I don't see how that'd be all that diff than buying the game, t-shirt, stickers, pogs and set of cards.
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Honestly, that would kill interest in the complete CE for a lot of people though. I mean LRG uses CEs the same way major publishers do to juice margins and offering to let people just choose what they want is a sure recipe for less profit. It could also cause problems in manufacturing if for some reason people decide they don't want a particular element of the CE and it's not financially viable to produce a short run of that item resulting in cancelled orders or much higher per unit costs than expected. It's clearly not the most consumer friendly approach, but it's really what's in the best interest of LRG as a business.

 
Vinny said:
Really though- is it really that much harder than what they're doing with the Shantae games now? You offer the complete CE, or just let people piece meal most of the CE contents: a standard game, OST, steelbook, and whatever else. Only benefit with the CE is that get a display box to hold it all in one nice package (I doubt there'd be any savings due to added cost of preparing the CE). Otherwise, people can just buy the game and steelbook, just OST, or whatever they actually want. I don't see how that'd be all that diff than buying the game, t-shirt, stickers, pogs and set of cards.
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I jested in my earlier comment, but the point is that LRG is already having an immense amount of trouble with things the way they are. They have weird policies about cards that I feel like I'd need a flowchart to follow and the people that do follow them don't get the right cards. More and more packages seem to be damaged due to being packaged poorly. They don't know details about what they're selling like what songs are on soundtracks, what game spines will look like, etc. Quality control for CE contents is spotty at best. Nobody seems to know what's going on with shipping emails or production dates.

Anecdotal, but the last package I received from LRG was supposed to be two games and they literally forgot one of the game. I opened a ticket and they fixed it, and interestingly enough it was apparently a common enough occurrence that it it's in their dropdown list of reasons for submitting a ticket. But still, they forgot half of my order.

LRG appears to be scaling well on the sales side, but the operations side of the house feels like it's being held together with duct tape and super glue. I've been wrong before multiple times about what would break the metaphoric camel's back (and given how strong their sales continue to be I honestly have no clue what it would take), but it feels like every expansion is tempting fate.

 
Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021: 
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 205 (86.9%)
  • On Deck: 31 (13.1%)
 
Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 88 (37.3%)
  • August 2021: 25 (10.6%)
  • October 2021: 24 (10.2%)
  • Q4 2021: 20 (8.5%)
  • September 2021: 15 (6.4%)
  • November 2021: 12 (5.1%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.7%)
  • Q1 2022: 4 (1.7%)
  • 2021: 4 (1.7%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
Okay, I think I have these posts set to be automated now, so they should come through very close to 4 PM Eastern on the dot.

 
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