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PC version of Trine costs 2x the PSN version (update)
Destructoid —
... In a weird turn of events, platform puzzler Trine will costs twice as much on PC as it will on PSN, costing $40 instead of $20. Bizarrely, developer Frozenbyte had no clue about the price difference, yet is still defending the decision to price one version considerably more than the other. ...
PC version of Trine costs twice as much as PSN version
Destructoid —
... In a weird turn of events, platform puzzler Trine will costs twice as much on PC as it will on PSN, costing $40 instead of $20. Bizarrely, developer Frozenbyte had no clue about the price difference, yet is still defending the decision to price one version considerably more than the other. ...
On Trine Pricing
Blue's News —
Shacknews has word from publisher Nobilis that the PS3 edition of Trine will be half the $40.00 MSRP of the PC edition of Frozenbyte's upcoming fantasy-themed action/platformer for which a playable demo ...
PC gamers to pay more for Trine
Big Download Blog —
... We've seen this before with downloadable games that get released on multiple platforms and it's apparently happening again with the upcoming action-puzzle game Trine. The title from developer Frozenbyte is currently available for pre-order for ...
Trine PS3 Priced at Half of the PC Version
Co-Optimus —
... and uptick in chatter on the game. But all isn't good with the Frozenbyte's game, not because of gameplay, but because of pricing. According to Shacknews, the PlayStation Network version of Trine will cost $20 - and while that initially might seem high for a downloadable title - keep in mind the PC Retail release is listed at $40. ...
Trine PSN costs half of PC version, scheduled for July release
Joystiq —
... By now, you're probably familiar with the ambitious, multiplayer puzzle-platformer, Trine. Shacknews is reporting that the upcoming PC version of the game will have an "official" price of $40, with Steam pre-orders available for a ...
Trine pricing shafts PC gamers
That VideoGame Blog —
... for the better part of 2009, and hopefully we should be able to get our hands on the game in a couple of weeks or so. But we also hope that in the meantime, the game can clear up its pricing issues. Shacknews reports that while the PS3 version of Trine will sell for $20, PC gamers would have to cough up $40 for their copies. At the moment, ...
Saywhut? Trine dev says XBLA release is 'speculation'
Joystiq —
... At E3 earlier this month, Atlus announces that they'll be publishing Frozenbyte's very impressive co-op platformer Trine on Xbox Live Arcade.
Primotech is purportedly told by an Atlus representative at E3 that the Xbox Live Arcade release will feature online co-op as well as offline. Neither the PC nor PSN versions, both of which are being released much sooner than the XBLA version, will feature online co-op.
Shacknews links Primotech's assertion, and Joystiq in turn links that.
Developer ...
The Irrationality of Pricing
Double Buffered —
... exciting new business opportunities. However, it has brought with it one giant item of confusion: Pricing. Up until about 4 or 5 years ago pricing of games was generally pretty simple and uniform ($50 +- $10 depending on platform, or $20 if your game was explicitly budget-priced). It was this way because of the combination of distribution cost and inertia. In contrast, pricing and perceived value in today’s world is all over the place. You get weirdness like Trine PC being $10 more than Trine for PS3, despite the fact that the PC version doesn’t require a royalty ...
