Physical Edition Of Steredenn: Binary Stars Goes On Sale Next Week, Only 3,000 Copies Available

This is pretty cool, although I much prefer having these smaller games digital. Steredenn is an amazing game that becomes even more fun if you can unlock all the ships (not easy to do). Those of you who've been holding out for a physical copy...jump on this!

Amazing game... But snagged this in a sale for 4 bucks the other day on the eShop. Can't really justify 10x the price for physical.

I enjoy Steredenn but holy crap is it buggy. Locked the game up regularly. Major slowdown problems too. Also the daily runs never updated properly. I reached out multiple times to the devs and never heard back. Hard pass.

@FantasiaWHT Interesting...I've never had those lockup or slowdown problems before.

Who names a game after some denture cream?

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@XenoKidRex I’m someone who adores a physical copy, many of us hold off buying it digitally if we know a physical is on the way.
I’m yet to buy Celest as that’s got a physical in the works for Switch.

My be a generation thing - I’m 29, not ready to let go of physical copies anytime soon. These things often sell out very fast as well, not sure what it is but many are just very attracted to the tangible - also judging by some of the insane library’s of collectors on Instagram - they’ll snap up just about anything that’s limited.

Got that as part of my bundle options so no worries for me.

@CaptChaos "My be a generation thing - I’m 29, not ready to let go of physical copies anytime soon."

No that not it there is what is called nostalgic or what I describe as something when one describe as something is but is harder to describe when you try to do it.

@XenoKidRex however though, you’ve got a point about this game - this wouldn’t be worth a physical price but I guess those who have money on the hip will go for it.

@XenoKidRex "There seems to be a ton of limited edition physical releases of indie games coming out lately - which is great for the fans - but I keep wondering who buys all this stuff?"
Then you missed out on the days where Games came in Cartridges of days old past and telling someone who didn't experience that era won't understand it. There's a certain mystique with this crowed and those who experience it.

Whew! My ocd almost got the best of me. Everything about this game had me sold, until I did a quick YouTube gameplay check and... good lord the music, nope. Rockin’ out in space is not what I had in mind.

@XenoKidRex I can answer your question, as a fan that bought The Messenger and also plan on buying the limited edition cart that is coming out next year. Short answer, I want to give more money to the devs. Slightly longer answer, eventually, digital game get delisted. So, for games that I really, really enjoy I try to obtain physical copies, wherever reasonable. Sometimes that means buying the digital first, because no announcement of physical was made. Then later, they say hey, here it is, up for grabs.

Right now, the only game that has made me want to do that is The Messenger, Shovel Knight, and Rogue Legacy, though I'm not sure if the latter is getting a physical release on Switch.

So, there you go! That's my take!

I have ordered games through several of these companies and by far Super Rare Games has been the best. (Shorter wait times, excellent tracking/communication, quality all around).

@subpopz @XenoKidRex I grew up during the Amiga and Commodore system, Apple IIe, Atari, Intellivision long before they had anything like NES. And if you didn't have a physical copy you had to find one to begin to play. And those graphics were like Oregon Trail and Karatika. Those were a blast to play besides the Arcade boxes at the the local mall. Then along came NES that changed everything about gaming.

@XenoKidRex I just love having the physical copies of games I enjoy or think I’ll enjoy. So far I’ve gotten 5 games from Limited Run on Switch and 1 from Super Rare. Most are games I hadn’t bought yet on the eshop but I knew I’d enjoy enough to regret not getting the physical, and 2 of them are games I already had, but thought they were worth the extra money to have physically. I don’t just buy all of their releases, I’ve skipped as many as I’ve bought since I saw they were releasing them, but for me physical is my preferred option, and sometimes these smaller games can provide more enjoyment than the AAAs for me.

I guess it’s sort of a mixture between wanting to see my collection grow with games I like, and wanting to have the physical versions to avoid issues with the whole “who owns the game” thing.

Also I’ve only had to double dip twice so far because the nature of these delayed physical releases has stopped me from buying most eshop games I think have a chance of becoming physical. If they never get a physical copy I’ll just get it digitally at some point anyway, and I’ve got plenty of games to get to playing in the meantime.

@XenoKidRex Here are a list of people who buys these:

Collectors,
Scalpers (just look at toxic Ebay),
People who actually want to play the game because it is interesting or a genre they like, etc.

I'm I missing anything else I wonder?

I’ve been eying this game for awhile, and it’s gonna be free on PS Plus this month. Woohoo!

@IceEarthGuard
"Here are a list of people who buys these:

Collectors,
Scalpers (just look at toxic Ebay),
People who actually want to play the game because it is interesting or a genre they like, etc.

I'm I missing anything else I wonder?"

1. MicroSD space capacity fit only so much-it's expensive right now but discounted for the Holidays right now
(will see when a 1tb or 2tb finally comes out then we will know)
2. Send Switch in repair or replace with another
3. Some games come once in Physical and never show up again
aka (Scalpers) not what you want to buy from.
4. Kickstarter Rewards getting Physical
5. Give away to another family-Induces them to buy more Switch and increasing gameplay
6. Sell back or Sell to someone else but not being a (Scalper)

@IceEarthGuard @SwitchForce @XenoKidRex Don't forget when games suddenly leave a digital store with no warning and possibly (more than likely I've seen) never returning for another sale. Some digital stores let you redownload if you've already purchased, others don't even do that. The Wii Shop has closed down and I'm not sure if you can redownload anything anymore, so a few gaming gens from now, if disaster strikes your Switch and you're still playing it, you may only have physical games to play. I know that's a stretch and a rarity among gamers, but it's still a reason.

Another group who may buy this are people interested in the game, but have a backlog or no time, so a physical edition may push them to purchase. Also, people like to support devs. Mutant Mudds has been released countless times now, so you'd think everyone who wanted it already bought it, but IIRC, Super Rare Games said Mutant Mudds Collection physical on Switch was one of their best selling games.

@Kilroy In addition to what you said, I can also loan my carts to friends, or share them with family members. That, combined with everything you said means I almost always buy physical wherever possible, and I don't mind paying a bit extra for it at all.

I realize they don't always correctly predict which games will be a hit, but I wish these limited physical releases were timed for initial release. If I already have a game digitally, I really doubt I'd ever be tempted to rebuy. But I would pay extra from the get go. Just like I got worked up in a frenzy for the game Grip Combat Racing so I bought one of the 500 $100 (or was it Pounds Sterling?) collectors edition. Had they announced that edition after the game was released and I already had the standard, I would have thought, "Well, that sucks, I would have bought that had I know before.