A bad habit that could ultimately be detrimental
Between Persona 5 Royal And Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeancemany fans of Atlus games are wondering today if it is worth it to fall for the basic version of a game rather than waiting for a more complete re-release. Questioned on this subject by its shareholders, SEGA recognized that this could be a problem (remarks translated from GameBiz and relayed by Automaton).
During a question-and-answer session, the publisher was forced to justify a certain drop in sales within its catalog, by first pointing out a market that is more competitive than ever and prices may be a little high for its games. But he also returned to the case of the “definitive editions” of his games, in the sense that he has the feeling of having accustomed the public to that. An audience that now expects these editions, rather than purchasing the basic editions.
Which could be one of the reasons why the sales of a Metaphor ReFantazio calmed down after the launch, with the public expecting to see a “complete” edition arrive any day now. SEGA does not, however, attribute its latest declining results to this phenomenon, but recognizes that these declining performances are mainly linked to a question of marketing. The publisher will therefore perhaps be a little wiser about this strategy in the future.