Saber CEO said Space Marine 2 will retail for $70, but only because he’s concerned audiences would see a cheaper price as emblematic of poor quality

[John Elden Ring]

Speaking to IGN, former interim COO of Embracer Karch discussed Saber’s divestment from the troubled group, and where he sees Saber’s place in the market as a standalone publisher.

The exec said he believes Saber, which encompasses studios like Nimble Giant (Star Trek Infinite), 3D Realms (Ion Fury), and potentially 4A Games (Metro), occupies a position between independent studios and AAA publishers.

Karch cited Helldivers 2 as an example of the type of “middle market” game it would like to emulate. He told IGN that one of its upcoming titles, Space Marine 2, will retail for $70, but only because he’s concerned audiences would see a cheaper price as emblematic of poor quality.

“I think that as games become more expensive to make, the $70 title is going to go the way of the dodo [bird]I just don’t think it’s sustainable… Look, you remember the hype for Cyberpunk, which I think actually ultimately performed okay, but when the expectations are so high and so much money is put into one title, it’s hugely risky for the company that’s doing it. What if it fails?

You remember what happened when Ubisoft a couple of years ago, all their titles slipped out of the year, and then all of a sudden they were in an entirely different place? It’s hard to recover from that.

I think the market is going to shift to development which is not necessarily lower quality, but there’s going to be an emphasis on trying to find ways to reduce costs.”

 

[TubzGaming]

 

[Nhomnhom]

$70 is cheap for a great game.
$40 is expensive for a shitty game.

 

[Vertigo]

I mean… I think low quality for every warhammer console release. So, same difference?

 

[xollowsob]

Space Marine 2, will retail for $70, but only because he’s concerned audiences would see a cheaper price as emblematic of poor quality.

Plot twist, it will be poor quality anyway

 

[Gediminas]

do they in competition, who makes more idiotic statements?

like, from when all of this DEI began, all communication and interviews went out of the window, especially community managers etc.

Buffoons are more sensible and more intelligent.

 

[Sunrise Ninja]

I mean it might sound like bullshit but technically he or she is correct we've been conditioned to perceive things that are a higher value to be worth more when sometimes it's not true, well majority of the time its not true. This game does look interesting though.

 

[Sloane_Ranger]

 

[quest4441]

I mean it might sound like bullshit but technically he or she is correct we've been conditioned to perceive things that are a higher value to be worth more when sometimes it's not true, well majority of the time its not true. This game does look interesting though.

Yeah but saber were never known for quality, this game will sell boatloads because its space marine killing bugs but expecting saber to deliver an optimized game is bonkers

 

[Yurinka]

I mean it might sound like bullshit but technically he or she is correct we've been conditioned to perceive things that are a higher value to be worth more when sometimes it's not true, well majority of the time its not true. This game does look interesting though.

This gameplay looks great

 

[AllBizness]

Apparently all PS5 games launching in August or later will have PS5 Pro enhancements, this game will have a PS5 Pro patch

 

[ethomaz]

Sure lol