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yeah but having small batches of boxed doesn’t make that much of a risk if you’re selling digital.daedalic has been shooting out games like crazy which means there is increased productivity,also they’re using interns too which means their salaries aren’t as high as it would have been.and their games are selling good in germany at least from what i hear.i can’t imagine things being so bad to ,say, get 500 copies out and make every other boxed version a special order with 10euro extra.i see the digital versions going for 20E for Harvey’s New Eyes and 20E again for Deponia 1.wouldn’t 30 be a reasonable enough price for a boxed version if you are one of those hardcore fans?those extra 10euros also cover the cost of the boxed version….maybe by a lot i don’t know how much they go by but i doubt it’s over 10 euros.and we are only talking about the hardcores not general boxed sales.

Yet Wadjet Eye Games has been doing it for some games now which means there is a market there….yes they are a publisher not just a developer but I think that the sales Daedalic has are much more than WEG to justify it.Not to mention many of those editions by WEG are sold out…do you mean to tell me they won’t be with Daedalic?if anything they could be limited editions which we all know sell quite well.and if people are willing to give 100$ to kickstarters to get the boxed version wouldn’t they give 30-40$ to get a boxed ,however limited, edition?i admit i don’t know so much about the way the big retailers you’re referring to work but it doesn’t change the fact that conclusions can be drawn from examples.also when we’re talking about small batches of boxed versions,is there any reason to drag in retailers?you would if you did a normal boxed production but when not is there any point?you can price it just a bit higher and claim the profit for yourself.kickstarters if anything are mostly about cutting the middle men and taking the profit for themselves isn’t it?yet they are doing it….making some boxed versions i mean.yes it’s a reward linking to your pledge and some of them won’t do non-kickstarter editions but some of them will.

PS:when i say boxed version i don’t necessarily mean with posters and stuff..i’m talking about physical versions in general.the boxed is an added bonus.

i don’t know about Deponia 2 but Dep. 1 had a physical version with no steam activation.

i doubt it’s such a risk to have a few physicals at hand like others are doing and please everybody.if anything we have found that there are adventure gamers who like boxed editions and/or dislike digital ones and in many cases they pay extra for the boxed,be it a normal boxed version with posters and the like or limited editions or even a plain physical copy that has nothing apart from the DVD case and a leaflet inside.I remember the Gemini Rue’s first batch of limited boxed edition which featured a plain DVD case with soundtrack and audio goodies mainly had about 500 copies and they sold out the same day.

Wadjet is also not EA or Activision,but not even as big as Daedalic.the only reason Wadjet is a global publisher ,if it can be called that, is because it’s releases are in English that can be sold to anyone and they have an extra shipping charge.

lastly i do not care about achievements or leaderboards at all…