Topic: Product lifecycle of the SFC series (Read 9214 times)

Dark Jedi · « **Reply #60 on:** January 08, 2004, 05:03:24 am »

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Typically when a software product is reaching the end of its marketable life, a budget 'boxed' set or something similar will be released marking the drawing close of its lifecycle and squeeze the last few dollars out of the product.
SFC1, EAW and OP with all patches (and possibly mods) are well and truly at this point. Is it purely because of the publishers, Interplay, that this has not occurred yet?
It would be nice to see a boxed set that contained all three games, and making it readily available to all those who still dont have copies. I assume because SFC3's publisher is different, we are not likely to see that included as well.

Hold your horses. SFC3 have not got past the development stage of the product life cycle yet. We're still waiting for a non alpha/beta version of this software product.

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #65 on:** January 09, 2004, 12:15:17 am »

Tracy, you're a genious! If this idea flies it's a great way to get people copies of OP that can't find them. As well as spreading the "word" to those who might not already know about our favorite games.

Hats off to you!

Baker · « **Reply #67 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:30:03 am »

Just a quick question about this, would OP and SFC2 come as patched versions or would you still have to get all the patches? I ask this because of my limits on downloads.

NannerSlug · « **Reply #68 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:42:32 am »

four words

red headed step child

Toasty0 · « **Reply #70 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:53:05 am »

Don't worry, Cinderfella. Just as soon a your fairygodmother reveals her formula for unaided flight we, the glorious Klingon empire, will release her.

Otherwise your tough luck!

3dot14 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 09, 2004, 04:35:06 pm »

Yeah Ann, if this does happen, would you please see if they can include an extra disc with the patchs on it?

Something like this kind of "Collection/Series" boxes are quite useful in the holiday sense.

Just a week ago, I saw a Command and Conquer series box (Renegade, Tiberian Sun + Firestorm, Red Alert 2 + Yuri) for only 20 Canadian dollars...

A no frills re issue (with electronic manual) would be great!!

NannerSlug · « **Reply #75 on:** January 10, 2004, 12:45:05 am »

yeah, the red headed step child recieves 0. (at least for the moment)

Cleaven · « **Reply #77 on:** January 10, 2004, 04:20:13 am »

I wonder if as part of the legal resolution Activision could be made to release their ownership of SFC3, allowing that product to be taken over by the producers who get the ST PC game licence. SFC:TNG II could be viable with a little work on some new races, some enhancement of the game system, and a demo release. This would only happen though if somebody decided it was worthwhile to try a development short-cut to get a new ST PC game on the shelves.

But that would all depend (a lot) on lawyers.

NannerSlug · « **Reply #78 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:05:27 pm »

agreed cleaven... and you know, i think it would be neat to make a packaged deal of all the sfcs put together (sorta like the bungie action sack).

infact, done right, they could make a dominion war expansion pack for next to nothing with all the changes that is in the stuff that is to come and what not. (that and investing cash in more models, scripts and a few other items which isnt that much).

Crimmy · « **Reply #79 on:** January 10, 2004, 03:47:50 pm »

They could get really creative and include a disk of the most popular user mods for the pre-3 part of the series...I bet most authors would glady sign off to have their mods included in an "official approved" package....Gee...isnt one of those mods being done right now for OP called GaW?....what an amazing co-inky dink.... *nudge nudge,wink wink*

What would I pay for such a boxed set? 60 to 80 bucks maybe...if the bonus disk of user made stuff was included?....80 to 100...

IIRC...werent there certain rights to expansions and addons to SFC: EAW until 2005?...who got those rights when the license transfered?

And since OP is an expansion itself....can it get an addon legally?.....just wondering outloud...heh..

I bet such an addon to a boxed set would sell as a DL directly from the devoloper

*wistles*

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