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Idolm@ster 2 on PS3
Julio:
--- Quote from: Gomenasai on July 14, 2012, 12:08:09 am ---Hi, i am new on here, just wanted to tell everyone that IM2 IS TOO EXPENSIVE, it came out 2011 10 27.
i would not buy it as long as the price is high..
i should wait till im3 is out and the DLCs is just lazyness... honestly they should try to make this game into 1080p
i downloaded the demo on the japanese ps store and i really loved it. played it for hours. still do LOL.
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Games in Japan are generally 50% more expensive than US games and can go as high as $120. There is a budget version of iM@S2 coming out which is just under $60:
http://www.play-asia.com/The_Idolmster_2_PlayStation3_Best_Version/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-70-4z3n.html
It's not going to get cheaper than that, so just get it. It will just get more expensive if the game gets out of print.
There won't be a iM@S3 any time soon, like in a few years.
PS3 can't really run games at 1080p very well and it has nothing to do with Namco.
Namco just likes to milk it with DLC which has reached over $1000 worth of content already. I already spent over $200 on the DLC songs and costumes.
animagic4u:
Yeah there won't be im@s 3 for a loooooooooong time. They haven't finished milking this game.
Anyway, the Asian version was cheap when it came out. And yeah, now there's the best edition. Besides, I think most people on this forum didn't have any trouble forking over the money for another game.
edit: and before someone says something about how I complain about the DLC...all DLC packages work with the Asian Version. You just need another account to buy them.
TheTanStar:
--- Quote from: Gomenasai on July 14, 2012, 12:08:09 am ---Hi, i am new on here, just wanted to tell everyone that IM2 IS TOO EXPENSIVE, it came out 2011 10 27.
i would not buy it as long as the price is high..
i should wait till im3 is out and the DLCs is just lazyness... honestly they should try to make this game into 1080p
i downloaded the demo on the japanese ps store and i really loved it. played it for hours. still do LOL.
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I'll dissect this down into its parts:
1. Japanese goods are always more expensive. It's mostly due to the style of living. This game is a little on the expensive side by Japanese standards, but it's not that surprising considering the game is a niche game (Unlike a major franchise like MH/FF/DQ/etc.). Look at the prices for those games in Japan and you'll see that it isn't that bad.
2. The DLCs are expensive for two major reasons: 12 people need to record the songs, 3/5 people need to motion capture, make the costumes, QC it, etc.
3. 1080p60 on current gen consoles, barring PC for obvious reasons, don't truly exist for one reason: The consoles are getting old and outdated. 99% of "1080p" games are upscaled. The number of retail (read: disc release) games that actually output 1080p60 on consoles can probably be counted on one hand. The upcoming consoles probably won't output 1080p60 properly either. When games actually run at 1080p60, PC games will probably be capable of running at 4k (horizontal, not vertical).
chikorita157:
--- Quote from: TheTanStar on July 16, 2012, 02:56:21 am ---I'll dissect this down into its parts:
1. Japanese goods are always more expensive. It's mostly due to the style of living. This game is a little on the expensive side by Japanese standards, but it's not that surprising considering the game is a niche game (Unlike a major franchise like MH/FF/DQ/etc.). Look at the prices for those games in Japan and you'll see that it isn't that bad.
2. The DLCs are expensive for two major reasons: 12 people need to record the songs, 3/5 people need to motion capture, make the costumes, QC it, etc.
3. 1080p60 on current gen consoles, barring PC for obvious reasons, don't truly exist for one reason: The consoles are getting old and outdated. 99% of "1080p" games are upscaled. The number of retail (read: disc release) games that actually output 1080p60 on consoles can probably be counted on one hand. The upcoming consoles probably won't output 1080p60 properly either. When games actually run at 1080p60, PC games will probably be capable of running at 4k (horizontal, not vertical).
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Can't forget that the USD/Yen exchange rates are currently crap, thus making it slightly more expensive to buy anything from Japan... but PS3 games usually cost more than PSP or DS games... Believe it or not, my imported copy of Pokemon Black 2 costed $55 (4571yen) without shipping. Yeah, it's not too bad, especially now since the cheaper copy is out.
Maka:
It's the last third of the month, and you know what that means...
Any guesses for DLC? We still don't have Colorful Days and I Want iirc.
I hope we get a new guest or even some Jupiter DLC soon ;[
I have a hunch we're getting Kazahana as a DLC song in the coming months, since Miki and Hibiki have got new songs, and Yukiho sang it in the bonus anime episode. Probably not going to happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if it did.
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