Yooka-Laylee's Nintendo Switch eShop Price Is Revealed

Yooka-idding me? Good luck at that price. Not for me.

Still better than full retail I guess. Got it on sale on Steam though, sooooooo...

Good luck

If they have genuinely improved the game, and the Switch version is the most optimised like they claim...then ok. I'll wait for a review.

I already expected that price so I'm still getting the game.

Not a big surprise I suppose. I'm just waiting for a Switch review at this point. Definitely not a priority for me.

...quietly moves title from the "get day one" list to the "maybe one day" list...

Put off playing my Xbox version for this,but not at that price.

Expected the price. Holding out for physical (hopefully).

Like wise i really wish i knew forsure on a physical copy of the game tho. Much rather have a physical copy for that price

Its actually more expensive in Australia, its $60 Australian, i don't get why they make digital games more expensive then the American ones, i get it with the physical ones as theres postage, etc. involved with that but still i'm going to get the game as i liked it on PS4 and want to play it on switch too.

I was a backer for it in June 2015. Paid around $24.
Just waiting for the code now.

People were expecting a port with months of extra development time to cost less than the other versions? That's silly.

Honestly if this came came out months ago that price might have been relevant (and I would have been okay with it) but they really waited to release this at such a poor time that the price is pretty irrelevant to me. I’m still finishing up Odyssey and then am going to start Xenoblade Chronicles 2 so by the time I would be ready and interested to buy and play this I get the feeling it’ll be on sale anyways.

@justin233 I read a article that said that they weren't crossing out the possibility of a physical form one, but that for now they were only releasing in digital form and that they might release a physical form one in the future.

Im still assuming I get a backer code.

I expected £20 as that's what price I've seen for physical. I'll need to play a demo before I even think about getting this anyway.

Will get it when physical version is a hell of a lot cheaper, I waited this long, so a bit longer wont hurt.
Will probably never get it, from what i've read its not worth it anyways

Ditgial copies of games should be cheeper in my opinion due to the fact i can sell and if or trade physical copies of games.

Considering it's £10 bargain bin on PS4 that's the way I'll go.

I loved playing Yooka-Laylee and i myself was holding out for the Switxh Version but i ended up buying it on PS4. Still im willing to double dip since i played it before the massive update and i still enjoyed it!!! But im also down to double dip, so long as there is a physical copy. (Cmon Playtonic!!! I want to have yooka on cart next to banjo!!!!)

Glad I paid for this in 2015

Still not gotten the game despite it ticking many boxes. Guessing no chance of physical for it over here on Switch? That'll definitely delay any purchase of it for now if digital only.

I understand the “Switch tax” on physical retail games because of the cost of game cards, but a digital game should not cost more on Switch than it does on PS4.

I'll wait for a physical copy.

Want it but Zen Pinball also comes out next week and that will cost me a pretty penny as well. Too bad they didn't listen to my constant comments about a good will gesture of releasing to a sale. Even 20% will look better then full price months later after the other versions.

for how long we have had to wait for this compared to other systems.. shouldn't be $40 IMO

I don't care if it's $20 or $40. I need to know if it's worth my time. If the game is compelling, I'll check it out.

Yooka-LATEly and more expensive, what a joke.

I could swear this was cheaper when I preordered it on Xbox. Still day one but jeez, was suspecting a price of 20 to 30 bucks, not 40.

Where is doom £50😳 £44 in game uk

I backed it so just waiting in my download code now

Got it for 17.50€ ps4 disk version. For me switch is for first party games and maybe few others what i want to play when traveling.

Did anyone really expect a lower price than other platforms launch price. That doesn't happen, and it shouldn't happen. All these people demanding doom and skyrim at the same price as other consoles are ridiculous, they are brand new releases on a new system, there has been much dev work to port it, pay to have it on the system you want, or just buy it on the other system

I half expected this but after the length of time that we've all waited, the pricing should have been adjusted accordingly to something more reasonable.

Me though, I've already paid for it - I'm a backer.

Was never gonna match the current prices on other platform.

Dunno why people expected that to happen

@thesilverbrick It's £34.99 on PS4 also. It is currently in a sale right now, thus the temporary lower price. Rather misrepresentive of Nintendolife to not make it more clear.

Can't really compare an on sale digital game to one not on sale.

Aaaaaaaaand you could buy a used copy of Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, or just get Metroid Samus Returns with that money. No thanks

It's the same digital, non-sale price as it is everywhere else.

With that said, considering how long it took the Nintendo version of the game to release, launching it with a temporary discount would have been a nice gesture.

If it indeed has been well-optimized for the Switch, I'll probably pick this up, but I'll wait for reviews first to make sure it's a good port and is missing the bugs and performance issues that have plagued other versions.

I'll be waiting for a lower price and a few reviews before buying this one. I've seen too many "spiritual sequels" turning out rotten like Mighty #2 (yes the mistake was on purpose)
Too many other good games to play anyway

Damn. A shame. No brainier at 20 bucks but screw that at 40 bucks.

I'll just pick up the cheap ass hell versions on other systems.

Eh. £20 and they'd have a deal but £34 is pushing it for a delayed release at full price.

That is not happening.

Amazon is matching the PS4 price of the delayed BattleChasers on Switch ($28 from 39.99). Only reason I still have that pre-order. Why retail always win. Actually influenced by market demand not random expectation of value like in digital.

Think its slightly unfair of this article to headline that it is cheaper on PS4.

Not a huge fan of the game but its one of the few indie titles that doesn't cost more than other digital stores.

Just dont get why it's a headline for this game but the £5 extra for Lumo is overlooked.

If it was 10 bucks cheaper then I'd go for it. If the game was ready months ago then I would've bought it for 40. I have no time nor extra cash to shell out for it anymore.

Nah, I'll wait. Too many games at the moment, and not sure how good / bad this game is going to be on the Switch. Otherwise I'll pick it up on PC in a Steam sale or something.

This is such a bad move. It seems to me the hype was building up again, especially because 1) they've been going on about how polished this version is, and 2) it's a Nintendo platform, which is the natural home for such a game. And then this comes to light and it gets people talking in a bad way again.

I'm a Kickstarter backer; if I wasn't, I would still get it at that price because I love what Playtonic is trying to do here. I just don't believe the majority will feel the same thanks to the price point.

Uhh no.
The switch version should be £15 max after the crap Ninty fans had off playtonic... Huge shame

That’s a big nope for me. Call me when it’s $25 bucks.

Let's see the reviews. For that price I am looking at a 9. Otherwise I'll wait until I played a few other games and there is a price drop or a physical copy.

I don't normally download games that are more full price than half price, since there is no resale value.

A poor decision to sell this at full price, considering the Wii U debacle.

This went from a 'buy' for me to 'NOOO'.

A greedy, foolish move. Your game didn't exactly review brilliantly Playtonic, so how can you expect your already disappointed core audience to gratefully shell out twice as much as on PS4? Dumb. Drop the price, considerably, and we might talk. Maybe.

I backed the Kickstarter, but after seeing reviews I'm considering selling my code once I get it. Hopefully this price being so much higher than the Kickstarter price means it'll be easy to make my money back.

@zool don’t expect a 9. I have it on PS4 and it is a solid 7.

I'm.out.

Yeah, that’s not going to sell a lot at the price.

@sandman89 @damo Doom is £40 on Amazon which is where NL tends to get all their pricing from (for affiliate links), so I too would like to know where this £50 Doom price point comes from. Playtonic PR?

A solid 7 download game for me would be under £20 at time of release and maybe less in a year.

Yooka-me on my knees-Laylee

As a backer, at least I only paid 15 for it whenever I finally get my Switch code.

Well, if it truly is a version that has addressed all the bugs and faults of the original game, then it could warrant a slightly higher price, but if it could warrant THAT much higher of a price, even if it is truly a considerably improved version? I just don't know.

Back when Playtonic was revealed to the public as consisting pretty much of the team that made up the original Rare, I had high hopes, because of them finally being freed from Microsoft's yoke, but nowadays, all the bad news surrounding them has made me cautious once again.

It's a true shame, really. I'll put this on the long list, I suppose. Don't want to count it out completely (yet).

As a Nintendo fanboy I’m trained to roll over and pay whatever outrageous price they decide. So yes, sadly, I’ll buy it day one for 2X the price of its cousins

$40? Yea right, the release schedule was getting pretty thin in December so I was looking at getting this, but $40 is wayyyy overpriced for a game like this. $30 max. I have no reason to justify my inclination, but for some reason I really thought this was going to be $20

It's price on Switch isn't the issue, the fact that we have Mario Odyssey which is a far better game is a bigger problem for this

Just throw a hat in time on there, that's a moneymaker

I'm not really sure what everyone was expecting. Of course this port was going to be $40, all the other versions were $40 at launch. Games arent made or ported to other platforms for free, porting this game to Switch took man hours. And from what we know it took quite a few man hours because Playtonic had a difficult time trying to get Yooka Laylee to even run on Switch. After all that extra development time to get this thing up and running on Switch theres no way they were going to charge less than $40, its not a reasonable thing to ask

I'll GameFly this if/when a physical copy comes or a sale comes around.

I’m glad I waited for my reward. What seems like ages ago I paid £15 or thereabouts for a wii u copy. I held off on a physical version but sort of glad I did knowing it’s over double the price

Never was really excited for this game and now my disinterest is at an all-time high. Good luck~

To think i paid, well my parents paid £60 for Banjo Kazooe/Tooie Donkey Kong. I'll not complain really. Wasn't allowed Conkers Bad Fur day though. Dad read the box and that was it. No son of mine will be playing this tripe. I was devastated D:

As much as I want to play it, 39.99 is what the PS4/Xbox One versions went for, physical copies at that... Unless there's a price reduction, a physical copy, or stellar reviews follow, I'll have to be patient with this one. Besides, there are many good games to occupy myself at the time with like Odyssey, Xenoblade, Pokemon, and Fire Emblem Warriors.

This is good news for me, now I know I can wait to get it later when it's on sale, and stop spending money on this darn console this year

$40 wouldn't be bad for a physical game. Definitely wouldn't pay that price for a digital.

Likely a $44.99 CDN price then....so no, I won't be buying this game anytime soon. I still have a backlog to catch up on so I'm not crying any rivers over this one. Still, I was excited for this game but I'll wait for it to get a discount on the eShop before I get it.

Gonna have to give this a miss till its on sale or something , would have thought playtonic would have offered a reduced price for a couple of days as an incentive like the guy who made mutant muds.

Doesn't work for me. They went from physical into rental property territory and then command that price. Not a chance.

Just last week this game was 50% off on GoG.com at $20 and you get a real copy of the game there to burn/backup however you like. NO reason to pay up at all unless you want to reward delays and excuses, then retractions.

Wait until it's on sale for like 15 bucks. Total joke at 40.

@Moms-Meowth Those were games with huge teams and budgets to match as well as being on a cart. $40 doesn't even approach what this is worth.

@Switch_will_fail People (well at least me I guess) didn't pay attention to what the prices were on other consoles - so a lot of the complaining is just at the price point itself, rather than complaining it isn't cheaper than other consoles.

@sandman89 @Julien It's £49.99 on the eshop. Most likely that as we are comparing digital versions. Think GAME did have it £49.99 around release. Got my Doom from Amazon for £40 though !!

@XenoShaun Thanks for clearing that up. Makes much more sense.

@thesilverbrick Yeah their tagline is a rather cheeky kick at Playtonic.

Like I said before, unless it had a price drop or is on sale, it ain't seeing a purchase from me. The fact that it's digital only doesn't help either.

Yeah...I'll buy it when it's on sale for $20.

I could not care less about this game.

@Dang69 Something is worth what someone is willing to pay In my opinion.

well its a big nope from me then. Copies were being sold for XBO/PS4 for ~$15 over the last month. I won't pay more for a late product

I still had my eye on it, but I think I'll wait for now.

$40 for a digital version of a delayed release? I can wait, then.

I'll wait for a physical copy as I have other games to rev up, and even then, i'll continue to wait since TOAST!

Yes its in line with my expectations...

I have to admit, if I had not backed this on Kickstarter, I would not buy it until it got a price drop. £35 is a tad too expensive for an indie, especially since it’s available for half the price on other consoles already.

Too expensive to tempt me , hope people enjoy it though.

@Dang69 Gamers complain that they want 3rd party games on Nintendo platfroms. They get the 3rd party games they wanted on said Nintendo platform and now they complain the games are too expensive, they need to be cheaper. And you wonder why Nintendo has a hard time getting 3rd party support. There's no winning for these developers, Nintendo fans arent pleasable. They're entitled and think they deserve everything. I'll tell you right now, Yooka Laylee for $40 is a way, WAY better deal than 1-2 Switch for $50. And a better deal than ARMS for $60

Everyone moans about pricing tbh.

28 MINUTES OF POSTED FOOTAGE...IT LOOKS GREAT!

@Moms-Meowth Totally true - but - taken in account the quality of game created because of, not only the talent involved, but the resources available to them, the subsequent $60 dollar price point wouldn't be something to complain for those old N64 games VS Yooka Laylee's price. The budget effects the project, and the overall justifies a price point. Maybe that team, with more resources could have created a better game justifying a $40 price point. All my opinion though. I've spent 50 bucks on a Little Samson repro cart before.

Will wait for sale.

@Switch_will_fail Dude, I own 78 Switch games. I can complain about the price of Yooka Laylee. I had little interest in LA Noire and bought that JUST because I want Rockstar to support the Switch. Plus, when 3rd party support is talked about, indie support is a different thing, though technically it is a third party. Someone complaining about the quality of Yooka at that price point for digital purely is different than someone complaining about Capcom, Konami, EA or whatever.

@Dang69 I mean yeah, you can. You can do a great many things. But that doesn't mean you should. There is well over $40 of content in Yooka Laylee. Why you think youre entitled to have access to that content for less money is beyond me

Hard pass for me at $40. If it gets down to $20 i’ll likeky give it a try

Gonna wait a while to see if they announce a physical version.

@Phin68 That's not how games are priced, though. You generally don’t price the different versions of your game based on how much work went into them relative to the other ones. Because to do so means that you’re going to antagonize potential customers on at least one platform and risk losing those sales as a result.

And considering that the original version of this game was being built for Wii U with outside studios doing the work on the other versions, none of the existing versions of this game are the “native” version, which means they’re all “ports.” And yet some of them are significantly less expensive than the Switch version, which Playtonic themselves have made so they don’t have to pay another studio like they did with the other versions, so the cost increase makes no sense.

You rarely see multiplats priced differently between versions, and when you do, people tend to reject those games and lash out at their developers. Which is exactly what happened with Rime on Switch, and the publisher finally relented and dropped the price to bring it in line with other versions that were already out.

@Switch_will_fail I'm not entitled to anything more than getting to have an opinion on what I think is hubris on a publishers part on releasing a specific game at a specific price point. Especially, when I feel that the publisher has not justified the price point in the face of the negative backlash all previous versions have received. It feels very silly, is all. I doubt I would have bought this at 20 bucks, BUT I might have. That's all.

@Dang69 What you just said literally makes no sense lol. You're just trying to make yourself not sound like an entitled gamer, which you are

@Switch_will_fail No clue how I'm not making sense. But given your profile pic, there's probably no point in being critical about something Rare related, with a fanboy/girl like you. They shoulda charged 60 bucks for it, bring that 90s nostalgia full circle.

Man they waited so long I just don't care anymore.

@Dang69 Yes, my avatar somehow makes my points less valid. Well said friend, well said. Games shouldn't be priced based on their quality. Thats absurd. A games quality is 100% subjective. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Otherwise metacritic would determine the price of every video game. Do you really want that?

I would pay that price for physical but I think I will pass on this for now.

Well that’s what I paid to back this day 1 on Kickstarter. Also get all the DLC for free when they eventually make it, so that’s something. To be honest though, think that if I hadn’t backed this, I wouldn’t be forking out £35 for it now.

You should all wait for a sale.

Wait as long as it took to release on Switch compared to PS4 and X1 and I can almost guarantee it goes on sale before then. It only took a few months to go on sale on PS4. A lot of people will pick this up at release but with no physical store presence to remind people to buy it, and the way the eShop is set up on the Switch, they'll have NO CHOICE but to put the game on sale if they want to sell a few copies by the time February rolls around. Maybe March. But after that they know it's buried forever w/o constantly putting it on sale.

Duplicitous byline.
Digital price on Switch - the only way to get it for now and the foreseeable future - will be the same as digital price on every other platform, from the sound of it. Comparing the price to a sale that just happens to be going on on one platform is ridiculous.

What would you all have them do otherwise? Launch on Switch at a price lower than their current price on any other platform for no particular reason? If you want to gripe about how slow digital games are to adjust to physical price drops, then gripe about the industry as a whole instead of pillorying just this one game because it's trendy to bash on it.

@Switch_will_fail
Your name and pic cracks me up. I agree. They have to make back money for the time and work they spent, but its a gamble. Even for me, who loves the 3rd party games and adores the Switch... seeing them cheaper on other consoles, if not practically given away, just deters me from wanting to pay into it at all. A kid wanting the game and his parents shelling the money is one thing, but as an adult that has so much to do and already play, that extra $20 leaves a weird feeling in the gut at the checkout counter. I think if companies wanna make that amount of money on their games, they’d be wise not to make them so cheap for other consumers. If it was $40 all around, and stayed that way minus a tiny sale or two, many Nintendo players wouldn’t feel as cheated.

I'd pay that price for physical, but not for digital, no thanks! Guess I'll save that money for something else, or pick it up on sale down the line, if there's ever one.

@thesilverbrick Well, the article points out that there's a sale going on right now for the game on PS4 (but it's near the bottom of the article).

The price is the same digitally pre-sale (and matching the same price as both Steam and Xbox One). The title is a bit of an exaggeration.

More expensive than I thought too, now I'm definitely waiting for a retail confirmation, not going to pay 40 euros for a digital game that I can acquire on Xbox One (retail) for 20.

@ThanosReXXX The cheaper versions have been patched by now, so there's no justification for a higher price.

Also, I got the PC version at launch from Greenman Gaming with a significant discount, and got Toybox+ included in the price prior to the game actually coming out, which there's no mention of here.

So seems like Switch owners are getting ripped off.

And if Poi and Unbox got retail versions I can't see this not getting one, seems like they're hoping to sucker people into buying the digital version and then double dipping for the physical version.

@Fath Seems fair to me since some people seemed to think it'd be cheaper on Switch and can now by the PS4 version on sale instead of waiting for the more expensive Switch version.

The Switch version should get a launch sale like Caveman Warriors since the other versions have all been on sale, but I doubt it will.

Those polished shadows sure do come with a price tag.
Yeah, considering the reviews, the release delay and the abandoned WiiU owners... good luck with that.

@SeriousSam Sure, a launch sale would be a reasonable gesture to fans. "Yooka-Laylee pricing emerges, no launch sale offered" would be a far different (and more accurate) message to convey in this article than "Yooka-Laylee pricing emerges, Switch is more expensive than PS4," though.

They say the switch version is far and away the best version of this game. they have said they ironed out all the annoying bits and made it the best version. Is it better enough to warrant £35 being as it the best version and portable only time will tell but i seriously doubt it.

i meant portable as well sorrry

If this game wasn't passable and irrelevant before (most people that played it have said it's fun but generic and nothing special), it certainly is post-Odyssey. This could still sell well though since people love their Switch so much that they are buying anything and everything for it (I'm guilty of this as well).

@Switch_will_fail Someone finally said it. Thank you. Some of the people on here must only own a Switch and/or are acting like it was the only platform this game was ever going to be available for. Playtonic mentioned that this port was going to take time and let people know well in advance, which is better communication than most kickstarter projects I've seen lately. All of these people crying could have gotten it for the PC or other platforms for the price they want (which obviously isn't $35-40) months ago thanks to all the sales if they wanted to play it that bad.

Ok, cool. Least I'm relieved to know my 'early bird' backing for $24 USD actually will be cheaper than retail non backer pricing. As for a digital only release at $40, that's a tough sell considering the bad feedback from the initial release.

Yeah, Ill probably buy it.

I started playing this again on the PS4...$35 was how much I paid when I backed it on Kickstarter. I still don't think it was worth it.

I don't understand you say it will be more than the PS4 version at $40 but the PS4 version is $40 too?

@SeriousSam People are always mis-comparing prices of games already released at least a year ago to games newly arriving on another system. Logical on one hand, because it's what you have to pay for them now if you had to make a choice which version to buy, but (highly) unfair on the other, because that same game has already earned its money on the other platforms, and may have already been exposed to some kind of discount, so it's an unfair comparison in that respect.

As for those patches: from the interview that was posted last week on Nintendo Life, I have understood that there's stuff/improvements in the Switch version, that will not be in the other versions, making the Switch version the definitive one in all but the graphic fidelity, so that increase in price may still be (partially)warranted in that case.

Mind you, I never said that I personally agreed with that, and I also clearly stated that the difference shouldn't be THAT much, but contrary to most people (not meaning you specifically, but generally speaking) that can by default only complain about stuff like this, I'm actually trying to figure out the possible reasons that could warrant this price and/or price difference (seeing as there actually is no difference in release prices, if you look at what it initially cost on the other systems).

@Switch_will_fail quality is subjective until a large vocal majority, from critics to consumers call out a game for its issues and disappointments. At that point, unless you’re able reinstate confidence in that product thru a PR push, your price point should consider “what’s reasonable to get people to buy this game, after all the negative press?” The subjectivity of quality you mentioned becomes “like” a perception of objectivity. Again, this is my opinion. If Mario Odyssessy came out for 120 dollars, I’d question if there was enough content in the game to justify that price. If Mighty No. 9 came to Switch for $10, does that game become “worth it” to check it out? Yooka falls somewhere between those 2 considerations, in my mind. Yes it’s all subjective, but the perception of quality becomes “like” an objective perception, when enough voices online settle on an opinion. Basically 40 dollars seems silly for this game.

I might've bought it on Wii U at that price...

@Moms-Meowth I remember going into GAME with my mum and got her to take Conkers Bad Fur Day to the counter. She didn't notice the 18 rating and the sales person just said "that's a really good game Conker is".

Can't believe I got away with that one! I didn't let her see or hear me play it though.

For a little bit more I could have Super Mario Odyssey so I'll go with that first and wait and see if Yooka Laylee comes down in price as I'm not really sure I'll like it.

I backed the game and never played it... no way I'lm putting 40€ into it !

@Dang69 So you're arguing that if enough people collectively have the same opinion, that opinion suddenly becomes fact? Am I reading that right? Oh dear.....

The price doesn't bother me too much, if this game comes to the Switch and lives up to the hype. THAT is the concern, will it live up to this big hype it has?

A bit pricey...

Why would it be anything else? The basic download price is the same everywhere, and this is said to be the best, most optimised version of the game available to play as a console or handheld game. I don't buy downloads pricier than $20 myself, but for anyone who doesn't care about that so much, you don't have anything to complain about.

@HeroOfCybertron I've seen copies of the PS4 version for €15 in stores.

@ThanosReXXX I don't think there's anything wrong with expecting a lower price if the game is a port. The same happened with Rise of the Tomb Raider on PS4. PS4 owners already had to wait a year longer than Xbox owners, and they still had to pay full price. Lowering the price for a port could be seen as a compensation for the long wait. We're getting the same product, except it's cheaper on another platform, so I understand why some will wait for a price drop.

I've seen enough of Yooka-Laylee that I wouldn't even buy it at €20 to be fair.

@lumothesinner but but but it took too long so it should be $30! :eye roll:

People need to stop comparing games from other systems especially ones that have been out for quite some time like Doom. This is no different so don't expect the same price as PSN or XBL. Don't like the price either don't buy it or get it on sale when it drops in price

Until Playtonic shapes up and releases a physical version, I will pass on Switch. I just picked this up on Xbox for 30 so I'm content

Having played a majority of Yooka-Laylee on my XBOX One, I have to say I'm surprised the game was ever launched at $40. It's a fun game for sure, but it's on a much smaller scale than more recent 3D platformers, especially a game like Odyssey. There are only 5 full worlds, and even though there is a lot to explore in them, it boils down to nothing more than just collecting stuff. It's fun, and if you're a sucker for 3D platformers it might be worth the $40... but to the general consumer, I'd say wait for a price-drop. I only payed $16 for it on the XBOX One and I feel like it was well worth that price. Maybe $30... maybe... but certainly not $40.

I don't understand the complaints, the PS4 price is temporary. The price was reduced on Xbox One months ago as well. Also, Super Mario Odyssey is £50 and it's a first-party game (without extra costs). Yooka-Laylee is £35, is that really expensive for a Switch game? Yes, it is a port and has been released after the other versions, like most third-party games indeed.

If Yooka-Laylee on Switch has fixed all the problems it had on PS4 and Xbox One, I will definitely get it on Switch.

@Octane It's not that I don't understand the sentiment, but from a sales & marketing point of view, which happens to be my expertise, it's very logical to have it be released at a similar price point as where the other versions started.

The interpretation of it being later, is only in relation to the other consoles, and that is something that shouldn't be on Nintendo to fix, since the game IS a first for a Nintendo console. And as I already explained in my initial comment, the costs and revenues still need to be extracted from this product, both for Nintendo and for Playtonic, and that is something that's already done and dusted for the other versions.

But again: I do understand the sentiment, and especially if someone owns multiple consoles, I could imagine them going for the cheaper version, but the reason for the price point is logical, regardless of any personal sentiment.

price to high for this, wait or just not going to pick up. ( Physical release for me )

I don’t know about the UK, but here in the US the Xbox version is $19.99. So, this version is twice that.

I am not double dipping for this. I got a PS4 copy on clearance for around $10 at Target a few weeks ago.

@Dr_Corndog @Mando44646 @QwertyQwerty @Mr_Zurkon @Nekoo77 People were expecting a port with months of extra development time to cost less than the other versions? That's silly. well said.

So not only did we have to wait for this version when many could have bought on another platform but we could buy it a second time and it would still be cheaper than the Switch version....Was super excited to finally play this but going to have to wait now.

£34.99 seems a fair price. They could have charged £50 like all other games, but didn’t. I will wait till physical because that is my preference.

£34.99 seems a fair price. They could have charged £50 like all other games, but didn’t. I will wait till physical because that is my preference.

£34.99 seems a fair price. They could have charged £50 like all other games, but didn’t. I will wait till physical because that is my preference.

Y-L at PS4 launch was not a buggy mess. Many reviews lying about it though. There was a few minor issues that supposedly have been fixed now.

Y-L is as good as Mario Odyssey as in both are very good but not perfect games. Both games have their flaws, but overall both are worth playing. The fanbase is just ok to gush over every 3D mario game but they hate on other 3D games that are just as good. Fanbase bias there.

The price on Switch is not AAA. It seems to be the budget price of $40US which is $60Aus. The issue is that Y-L is often on sale and can be found for cheaper on PS4. The non sale price for Y-L on PS4 is $40US and $60Aus.

Also the "Pre-order on Amazon" link to the right is an affiliate link. Just saying to people know. Some want to give a help out NL, some don't. I'd rather people knew so they can decide if they want to help out or not.

@the8thark I don't see it fanbase bias at all. This game was really a love letter to the fans of when the 3d platformer was at its most loved. Nintendo fans pretty much universally loved Banjo-Kazooie just as much,if not more in some cases,than Mario 64. This game was backed the most by WiiU owners too i believe on kickstarter so the hype around it from the start was something everyone really wanted to be great. Its taken so long to get released,is it really that surprising the hype has dropped considerably since Odyssey? Platonic must have known it would happen too and the price definitely doesn't help either

I loved Banjo 1 & 2 too much not to give this a go, and I've been deliberately holding off buying this to wait for the switch release.

At the moment I'm just happy that developers are supporting the Switch, and I don't blame them for setting this at a mid-retail price given the work that must have gone into porting the game to a different platform.

Rather than write the game off completely due to the price, why do people not wait for the game to go on sale?

Still, a physical version would have been nice...

For me it’s a maybe at the PS4 price, and a no at the Steam one

£14.19 retail on PS4 through Amazon UK. This is an absolute joke and another shafting of the Switch community. Said this about other recent third parties as well. It does not cost the same to port a game as it does to make it! Stockholm Syndrome of the highest order.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=yooka+laylee+ps4+game&sprefix=yooka+la%2Caps%2C144&crid=DHULJTVJFZID

@the8thark It's pretty clear that Odyssey is in another ballpark if you put it side by side with Y-L. Not saying Y-L is bad but it ain't a contender for many people's GOTY for valid reasons.

Playtonic - We love Nintendo gamers so much were going to charge them double!!!

I give them the the same love back.

@ThanosReXXX Fair point. But I'm just wondering if the people that get the late port should pay for game development or just the porting job, cause the latter is a lot cheaper. You could also say that the game was made for PC, PS4 and Xbox, it was sold full price on those consoles, they made their money back, period. Then the Switch version got made and porting it is cheaper than developing the game, so a lower price is justified.

It's expected in this industry that an NES is only a few quid. Even if it never came out in Europe for example. All they do is port the game, even though people paid a lot more for it 30 years ago. Same applies to all retro games. I'm wondering, from a psychological point of view, what the accepted amount of time is that needs to be passed in order to justify a lower price. A five year old port and I think everyone agrees that paying full price is a bit too much, but what about nine months?

Eh, I paid $40 for the physical on PS4, so it's still not that bad, but I'll be waiting for the physical on Switch. Other than that, this is the kind of stuff that hurt other companies on the Wii U...many of those games that got released on Wii U that were already released on Ps3 and 360 (which the last two already dropped down in price). There is a difference in the Switch releases though...you can play them on the 'go' which gives a better scenario. Other than that, let's hope many companies re-releasing the games that already appeared on the other consoles, don't follow the same price tags.

Completely expected. This is typical skimming pricing strategy which every game does. It's completely normal. New releases begin high and lower their price after.

This is a new release on Switch and the development of this version has had it's own costs. So they need to make that money back. At the same time the digital versions on the other platforms are also still the same price (except for on PS4 in some but not all regions).

Retail is cutting in on their own margin making the physical versions of other platforms cheaper. They are further in the skimming timeline as it were. Expect a possible Switch physical version to start high just like the others did.

I totally understand people are not buying it for this price. That's the whole point of skimming. It'll drop in price over time until it's at the point you agree with the price.

The game isn't a gem. The price is just too high for this game. 30 euro max!

@MaSSiVeRiCaN Those "months of extra development time" were to fix problems with the original release. Nothing wrong with hoping for a discount on a months-old game that regularly sees sales on Steam.

I'd love to get this game, but my money's going towards the SNES classic I have on layaway.

Physical copies of the game are $20 brand new on PS4 and Xbox One. Ridiculous. I was never purchasing digital anyway. Perhaps IF they release a physical version at a lower price I will consider it.

@Octane But these old NES games have also already delivered their dues to the parties involved, so that's not a good comparison. And besides that, rights and mandatory fees on retro games are far less prevalent and/or lower.

The porting might be cheaper in comparison, (although porting is an arbitrary term, since ALL versions are ported from the PC original) but the developers themselves have stated that they've had to put in quite a bit of effort with the whole process, first starting on the Wii U, and then more or less doing it all over again when they decided to move over to the Switch.

That's probably a hell of a lot of man hours, and that's not cheap. I'm not saying that we as consumers should pay for all that, and as such (as I have indeed already previously stated) I'm not even in complete agreement with all of it, but from that specific point of view, I do understand where it is coming from, which for me personally, makes it ever so slightly more palatable...

In the steam sale this game was £17.99 hmmm!!

For this price...no thanks, I'll pass. Super Mario Odyssey I'm okay with paying $60 for because it's a game that is truly outstanding. This? Not so much......

@MaSSiVeRiCaN I know, it’s crazy to expect a game that marketed its Kickstarter by promising a version for the Wii U and then launched to middling reviews (68-73 on Metacritic) only to come to Switch after the excitement has long since died to not be full price! /sarcasm

Maybe once it hits a sale. I think a lot of these games would sell much better if they just adjusted their pricing range a bit.

@Mr_Zurkon so all that additional work should go undiminished and uncompensated because you feel the game isn't worth its value. Understandable if you feel the game should be cheaper and honestly at $30 I would have been comfortable with a buy unless the reviews for the Switch version end up sitting near an 8 I prob won't get it myself until ansale.

However I'm not of the mind to think that if the man hours and work was put in to improve any game experience during a port, that they don't have a right to ask for what they feel it's worth and that a game came out months prior has nothing to do with pricing on a new console. Porting and optimizing takes plenty of work and they are entitled to be compensated appropriately for that work. Upon release it should be the same price as what it was when it released on other consoles. Whether it pans out for them we'll have to wait and see.

I swear I think people have an great misconception of what it takes to port and optimize games, like it just takes a click of a button or something. Porting can be a grueling and extremely frustrating process with 100's of manhours of work and sleepless nights.

@Dr_Corndog It's a months old game on other consoles, sales are expected. Again the game is brand new on Switch and it would have been a nice bonus if there was some type of limited launch sale however a sale shouldn't just be expected. Ports don't make themselves and it's not a 5 mins process.

Hmm, at 20 Euro I might have downloaded. As it stands now, I rather wait till a hefty discount. And of course, lets first see how it performs!

@SnackBox

Most of those reasons are people's own personal biases. We need to take off our Nintendo loving hat here and treat all games equally here. When that happens then the similarities between both games become clear.

@PlayedNSlayed
What you say is correct. Hoever you need to look back to the initial PC/PS4/XB1 release of the game. Almost every review of the game hated on it for at times very cotradictory reasons.

Sure the Nintendo fans liked what was to be, the industry lead game reviewers did not though. They just hated it because it was not what they wanted in a game and made up pathetic lies to try and justify their irrational hatred for the game.

Both Y-L and Odyssey are not perfect games and both have many compromises to be a thing on the Switch. However both games when taken in the context of a Switch game are brilliant. Both Nintendo (Odyssey) and Playtonic (Y-L) should be proud of their achievements.

I just feel sorry for Playtonic that a toxic fanbase and toxic game reviewers didn't give Y-L the praise it deserved.

The Nintendo fans who backed this game seemed to understand what was to be delievered with this game. Even today they still really love and praise this game. Not as it should be, an equal of Mario Odyssey but they still say it's a good game. They just wished it was released earlier and hate the fact that new Switch games are not on sale like months old PS4 games are on sale.

Not all games get the credit they deserve. Y-L is one example of this.

No retail release for the Switch version, despite majority of Nintendo backers on KIckstarter? Did a Nintendo fan poison Playtonic's beloved pet goldfish or something?

@Switch_will_fail You have a child's level of simple-mindedness when reading and processing information, don't you? Not what I said at all. Learn to read. Practice your conceptual thinking skills.

@Dang69 You seem upset

@Switch_will_fail Not upset so much as annoyed.