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colincentrevr

Hi All, I wonder if everyone agrees that Springboard would help the VR Community if they managed to get deals with developers to have the big games at launch. I realise it may be seen as a negative to the developers, and maybe they will run it like movie theatre release and downloads (hope not), but would personally agree to pay higher rates for the top titles when they release to be able to get some of the traction from the marketing.

Vacation Simulator came out today and I would have paid to advertise that we had it, and paid more per minute to have it at launch.

I think it worth telling Springboard how much the licensing means to us when it counts. I think big titles in VR will one day have the same impact as movies and AAA games in flat gaming.

I really want Angry Birds too, as this IP appeals to "normal" people which is the bulk of our customers, not gamers.

gameovr

I agree with this. The complete silence on vacation simulator is very disappointing. If we had been told 2 weeks ago that we were for sure getting it day one we could advertise in advance and build some hype around it and actually plan proper advertising campaigns. Being left in the dark on stuff like this hurts us financially and puts us at a disadvantage. Imagine if movie theatres couldnt tell you if they were going to have a particular movie until the day it was released.

willstackable

Hey,

Will here.

I’m sorry we didn’t give a better heads up.

TBH, we still don’t know when we’re going to get it.

They’ve told us they are planning on coming up with an LBE plan after the home launch. (Despite our best efforts to get a prerelease or at least a simultaneous release for LBE.)

That’s all the details we’ve got today... wish I had more specifics.

No timeline or concrete plan or pricing. (I’ve asked).

willstackable

On a related note... it might be helpful to share that for many studios, LBE revenue is such a small % of their total income (still) that even us getting a meeting with a decision maker can be difficult.

With Owlchemy, it was over a year of consistent and polite messaging (and operators being very helpful and pinging them) before we got our first meeting.

That IS changing... but it’s still an uphill battle.

colincentrevr

Thanks for the reply Will. I understand that the income is probably not worth their attention right now and that you have an uphill struggle on your hands. I think it would be good to have a status update somewhere that lets us all know that you are talking with these people and their response. If we all know they are unresponsive maybe some owners like me would email them and put a little pressure on them. I would happily write a nice email, and have written to a few developers who have then appeared on SB :smile: Knowing that you are trying would help us know if its coming, no chance of coming etc. The current system that shows me someone asked for a title to be added is, I feel, a waste of time and actually depressing as it appears these suggestions are not being touched. Almost none of the titles requested then appear, and I feel that they are going nowhere. Your response today, though not being the answer I want helps tremendously as I now know you are trying to get this title. I would like to know if Angry Birds is in the same state. I think there is possibly an assumption from you that we all know and believe you try to get every title we request. With the lack of successful requests I would rather believe you are not trying to get them all lol.