The idea is that because the game is fairly unique on the Vita at the moment, it’s more valuable than if there were a dozen similar titles. Now, here’s an interesting idea and it’s one that represents a risky strategy for any publisher taking the punt. And if it is the case, Ubisoft could have presumably just released via the PSN Store and kept the price in line with the other version that way? I doubt this is the case though, with Sony keen to get third parties back on board their handheld gravy train after the PSP’s decline. Maybe Sony has set this so high that anything being released on cartridge needs to be priced accordingly to make up for that cost. Perhaps Sony’s licensing is horrendously expensive? For every cartridge a publisher wants to put out, they have to pay Sony a licence fee for using their format. But the Vita’s launch line up isn’t sparse and it’s not weak. It’s a launch game, early adopters will have limited choices for their new console and Ubisoft might be trying to exploit that fact to leverage some extra cash out of keen gamers. This is what most people will immediately assume. It’s difficult to imagine what could justify the jump to cartridge and the inflation in price. A couple of imaginative uses for that gorgeous touchscreen don’t justify such an inflated price though, at least for me. There are control considerations specific to the device.
Of course, Ubisoft hasn’t just ported the game for Vita. It’s three times more expensive on the handheld console than it is on the home console.
#DUNGEON HUNTER ALLIANCE NO TROPHIES PS3#
The PS3 version launched almost a year ago at $12.99/£9.99 and has since been through sales and PS+ incentives to discount the game further. Even if we ignore the iOS Dungeon Hunter games (which are currently £4.99 for the first two, the third is free with in-app purchase support) and use only the more direct comparison of Dungeon Hunter Alliance for PS3 on the PSN, that’s not a particularly tempting price point for the Vita version.
Usually that translates to around £30 in the UK. Here’s the bad news: It’s going to be $40. As an importer, I hope this also happens in the UK.
#DUNGEON HUNTER ALLIANCE NO TROPHIES SOFTWARE#
The game, and Ubisoft’s other launch titles, are going to be in store early to give people a chance to gather up some software before they get the console but also for those who pre-ordered the week-early bundle. Dungeon Hunter Alliance is hitting retail stores in the US a week before the Vita’s official launch.
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