General Gaming Publishers say early access is boosting sales of special edition games

[Brian]

Rich people ruining it for the average joe

 

 

[Zaku3]

Guilty. For me it started with FIFA. I don't have a need for the extra FUT team stuff but I would still buy the deluxe edition to get the 3 days early access. 

[number305]

I have purchased those in the past.  I somewhat recently had a revelation that I don't need things on release day (or earlier).  So my days of paying extra for that stuff are in the past.  Honestly I have a backlog, as I'm sure most of us do.  So I don't have a real need to pick anything up right away.  If you can wait a couple of months not only do you not pay EXTRA - you can usually get stuff for almost half off.  I have also found that if I don't buy the game right away... by the time it is on sale sometimes I don't even want it anymore.

 

To be fair I really only enjoy single player experiences.  For some games that rely on lots of people playing there probably is a benefit to getting the game at the same time as everyone else.

[TwinIon]

Thankfully I don't care enough anymore to spend extra to get a game early.

[XxEvil AshxX]

well duh. They gotta be the first ones on Twitch so they can get that $$$.

[Bacon]

16 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said:

They gotta be the first ones on Twitch so they can get that $$$.

That is only the twitch peasants. The big boys and girls get their games for free from the source. 

[AbsolutSurgen]

I buy the special edition if I want the other content. If it comes with early access, it’s a bonus. 

 

I buy so few games at launch anyways. 

[DarkStar189]

My fear is that they will keep trying to extend the "early" access even longer. "Play a week early... play 10 days early...etc.