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It is pretty early to talk about it but I was wondering about <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" />'s price.
Normally it depends on 2 factors:
- The team's reputation
- The developpement time

DD was 3 years in developpement yet it didn't cost much.
So I wonder, will the price be the same for <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/riftrunner.gif" alt="" /> as it was for <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" />.
The price is set by the publisher. Developers have no say in this. A publisher will try to make as much money from it as possible. As such it's trying to cut down on development time and cost and will sell the game for a price they think they will get away with.
Normal marketing rules apply here as well. Higher demand -> higer price, lower demand -> lower price. The teams reputation might add to the higher demand part. But development time might not have any relevance. Publishers prefer to work with a 'fixed price'. So what they have to pay is fixed, regardless of the development time. However when the develoment time is longer then the return on investment is longer also, which is the drive behind the publisher wanting to cut down on development time.

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