Trine's developers admit game's pricing made the project "a big mess"

Posted Jul 4th 2009 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: Downloads, Action, Puzzle

Earlier this week we reported that Frozenbyte's just released downloadable action-puzzle game Trine would be priced for $29.99 via Steam while the upcoming PS3 version of the same game would be priced at just $19.99. Eurogamer quotes Frozenbyte's Joel Kinnunen as saying, "We are happy with this price point, and we don't think anyone will be disappointed by the PC version or its value for money."

However he does admit that the issues with the difference prices for the different versions have been difficult, stating, "We would love to have the game sold at the same price point across all platforms and methods, but these things are sometimes unbelievably complex when there's so many partners involved." So while the game itself might be good, Kinnunen states, "Trine as a project is a big mess;" He adds. "Ultimately it's the game part that really matters and helps us sleep at night, though."

Gallery: Trine

Tags: frozenbyte, steam, trine

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

I've played it, but I won't spend more on the PC version when by any and all means the console version should cost more. Game makers have to give microsoft and sony money to release games on their system. On PC they don't have to pay anyone, so why does the PC version cost 50% more?Posted at 5:53PM on Jul 4th 2009 by Steve

my guess is that they fear piracy, so in their minds getting more money per purchase will net them more revenue and make up for the pirating. of course if that's their reason, then it's completely retarded on so many levels. Posted at 9:04PM on Jul 4th 2009 by Reader

They have to pay Valve for using Steam. If I heard correctly, Valve takes something like 30% of the profit made by any game on steam.
Still, I believe Sony price point for PSN is higher than Valve's for Steam, so maybe commenter 2 is right.
It also could be that, since Trine PC is also being released in retail (which obviously costs more than digital distribution), they rose the digital version price to match the retail price.

Whatever it is, is not buying until a price drop. Posted at 3:55PM on Jul 8th 2009 by Draken