It’s finally happening. You’ll finally be able to buy that crappy movie game at exactly the same time as you buy the movie. Sony announced recently that they’re pushing for (and developers are pushing for as well) movies and games bundled on the same disc. On the surface, this sounds like a good idea, but I’m not so sure.
Assuming that they continue to offer a standard Blu-ray disc, then fine. But if the only way the film is available is in a bundle, then I don’t want it. Keep in mind that while Blu-ray pricing is finally going down, they will definitely be charging a premium for a bundle. Sony’s director of marketing was curiously quiet on the pricing subject. I assume this can only mean bad news for the consumer.
Besides, how often do movie tie-in games suck?
[via Video Business]
Maybe devs can integrate video into the game in some creative way. It’d be stupid to put a wall between game content and movie content on the same disc.
Agreed, though, this seems lame. I doubt the games squeezed in this way are going to be much more than interactive trivia-style junk.
This is a fantastic idea, a great way to drive more value in the over-priced disks!
Jon
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I’m sure (as you suggested) that the price of the combined disk will be more than buying both separately. The quality of the film may be compromised if they are trying to squeeze a game on there as well.
Movies based on games, games based on movies, either way they both suck roughly 90% of the time.