Square Enix screwing over Switch 2 Octopath fans

[Kovlak]

Nintendo is releasing Octopath Traveller 1 and 2 as Switch 2 Editions for $60 each or 75$ for a bundle in game-key card or digital format. The bundie is digital only. It's out now in Japan (or The Islamic Republic of Japan) and October 1st in the rest of the world.

The kicker though is that there is no upgrade path for Switch 1 owners and the game versions are said to be wholly incompatible. Even saves don't work across the two. So Octopath fans will have to pay premium to experience the marginal improvements, and on game-key cards.

Square Enix were always some very greedy mfs, but this is a bold new step for them.

 

[Ikagura]

The kicker though is that there is no upgrade path for Switch 1 owners

So they're doing the same thing as Sega with Sonic Frontiers Definitive (or Dragon Quest XI S)?

It's out now in Japan (or the Islanic Republic of Japan)

The... what?

 

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Everyday Squeenix finds a way to fuck over there fans. Is there no limits?

 

[Kovlak]

So they're doing the same thing as Sega with Sonic Frontiers Definitive (or Dragon Quest XI S)?

For two old games charging $120 with game-key cards for physical.

 

[polter99]

If you are Squeenix fans, please stand up.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

I feel that we hear a variation of these news every day.

GOG FOREVER! At least there we don't get fucked this way (some other ways, sure, but not THIS way).

 

[Ikagura]

Being able to upgrade the NS1 version should almost be mandatory.

 

[Nuxx.exe]

I refuse to ever buy a keycard game. Also that's pretty crappy for them to release it as 2 separate full price games

 

[iamthemilkman]

That would make me never buy a Square Enix game at launch again. Thankfully, I rarely, if ever, have done that in the past 15+ years since I've been underwhelmed by their work for a long time. I'll continue buying their games used or new when they hit around $20.

 

[afureru]

This whole upgrade thing, even detached from digital license hell, turned me off from the recent consoles, anyway.