Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest PlayStation game ported to PC. While it got attention thanks to the use of DirectStorage 1.2, its launch numbers are quite unimpressive compared to SIE’s other first-party titles on Steam.
I have too many other big games currently to play to get ratchet and clank full price 3 years after it came out. It’s on my wish list. When I see a good sale and I’ve gotten through my backlog a bit it might look more tempting
Rift Apart is a very good game that is enjoyable without playing the rest of the series. The story is pretty self contained, even though it's referential.
The little to no marketing is also really hurting them. I didn’t even know until well after it was out that Returnal was even getting a PC release - the first I heard of it was news of its disappointing sales. Same with Ratchet and Clank - first I heard they weren’t sure how they’d port it because of memory demands, then this now about the low number of players. Like. If no one knows it’s coming out (or even has come out until there’s bad press), no one’s gonna buy your game.
I would add to that lack of support for DualShock haptic feedback and adaptive triggers over Bluetooth on pc. So we are paying full price for in some ways inferior product
I played rift apart on ps5 cause I got it for free with the console. And while it’s an enjoyable game I started playing it and not sold immediately because I was curious about DualShock features(and they are good in this game)
Yep. The last one is my biggest problem. I was fully aware of it, honestly probably willing to pay $50-$60, and heard it's a decent port, but being that I'm not a PlayStation gamer, I never played the originals, so I'm not ready to play this one. If they had released the Ratchet & Clank remake first, I would have snatched that up.
I don't think Sony can get away with releasing sub-par PC ports like The Last Of Us without it impacting on their other games. This stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum, it has knock on consequences to all their other PC releases.
To go with what other people are saying, in addition to it launching at full price, it also came out in a year with a ton of other high profile releases just a month or two ago. Between Diablo 4, Legend of Zelda, and Final Fantasy 16, it's hard to justify buying this game at full price if someone had already bought even one of those other games.
Personally, I'll maybe get it when it goes on sale on PC, but for now I don't feel like paying $60 for it.
IMHO it makes absolutely sense. Much more niche of an IP, very expensive for an older game (once again), LoU port was really bad so many would be wary of the newer release....
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