Get your Jet Set Radio Future while you can! (Important!!) (1 Viewer)

[Romier S]

Jet Set Radio Future is going out of production my friends. Make sure you snag a copy ASAP if you have been holding off or if you plan to get an X-box anytime in the near future.
Heres the link for those wondering what I'm babbling about:
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[Max Leung]

What the heck? Are they insane? I was hoping the price would drop down to $65. :frowning:

 

[Dean DeMass]

Glad I got mine on release week. I still need to finish it. I haven't played it in quite awhile. I don't know why, since it is the 2nd best game for the X-box.

-Dean-

 

[BrianB]

That's extreme scare tactics by IGN. I'm a little disappointed by that. People said the same thing about the PS2 REZ...

Camp, what's your thoughts on this? Is JSRF still available through retail channels?

 

[John Bryant]

It's still available, that's not what they are saying. Thing is, how many copies of this sucker have been made? Snow White went OOP long ago and you can still find that at any store you want.

 

[BrianB]

It's still available, that's not what they are saying. Thing is, how many copies of this sucker have been made?

I know it's on the shelves. I meant available for reordering etc from a retail perspective.

 

[ChrisV]

ARGH! I've been holding off on this one because it is so expensive up here and since I only got my Xbox a few weeks ago I've been busy with other titles. The thing is, JSRF is one of the main Xbox games I was looking forward to. I figured whenever I had time I'd be able to just walk into a store and pick it up, and maybe the price would've gone down a bit. Oh well, I guess I'd better go get a copy.

On the bright side I get to go buy and play a copy of JSRF!

 

[felix_suwarno]

i dont get the logic. rez is not really popular so it makes sense to OOP-ed it. but jsrf? come on, i think that is only a marketting tactic.

 

[Joseph Young]

JSRF was a moderate success

How do these two statements mix when sub-par software like 'kabuki warriors' and 'smashing drive' is ensured a long, healthy shelf life?
If this unsubstantiated news happens to be true, it's a prophetic death knell. This does nothing but discourage other developers from attempting original, unique titles for fear they'll get yanked after 6 months. Utterly ridiculous.
Joseph

 

[BrianB]

Joseph, most games that sit on the shelves aren't reprinted - you'll get the initial couple of runs & that's it. It's only the huge sellers that get reprinted & reprinted.

 

[Jeff Kleist]

You also have to remember that JSRF contains large amounts of licensed music. They could have only licensed for a particular period

*hugs copy of JSRF*

 

[Steven_V]

You also have to remember that JSRF contains large amounts of licensed music. They could have only licensed for a particular period

Those of us who follow the gaming sales charts noticed that JSRF didn't even crack the top 20 for the month it was released. It would seem this decision is due to poor sales of the game. :frowning:

 

[Joseph Young]

Perhaps I am just one of a small group of fanboys for the JSR series. My impression was that this was a widely ancticipated and appealing title, but that was obviously wrong.

Well, regarding the poor sales of JSRF.. there's no accounting for taste.

-j

 

[BrianB]

My impression was that this was a widely ancticipated and appealing title, but that was obviously wrong.

It was, just like the original. Those people anticipating it just didn't buy it, just like the original which sold, to use a British term, "bugger all".

 

[Romier S]

Well, regarding the poor sales of JSRF.. there's no accounting for taste.

Well thats the thing Joseph, sales really weren't poor so to speak. IGN mentions that the game was a moderate success. In camparison with JGR sales (Of course none of us know what kind of exclusivity money they got from MS either) I think Sega is happy with the sales JSRF garnered (I can't remember where I read this but I remember hearing sales were around 400,000 worldwide, which isn't too bad if that number is even true, though that may have been numbers shipped). Though I'm still scratching my head as to why they would cut production so damn soon!

 

[BrianB]

Though I'm still scratching my head as to why they would cut production so damn soon!

Because despite the scaremongering, it's perfectly normal.

 

[ChrisV]

What gets me is I can still find stacks of Jet Grind Radio in the stores. How many of those bad boys did they make.

Actually, if you take into account what I paid for JGR it's not too bad: JGR - $15, JSRF - $80. which comes out to an average of $47.50 per game. Not too shabby.

 

[Romier S]

Because despite the scaremongering, it's perfectly normal.

No doubt Brian but only six months after release? I'm sure there will be plenty of JSRF copies on store shelves for a time to come.(To be safe everyone should go buy their copy anyway)but six months just feels far to fast to stop production of the game.

 

[BrianB]

No doubt Brian but only six months after release?

Yes! Most games aren't even printed for half as long as that. It's only the huge hits that are reprinted & reprinted.

Look at the fuss over the REZ print run size earlier this year - Sega printed small runs instead of a huge initial one. IGN printed a scare story about it "going out of print". They were wrong - Sega just made a smart business decision to not stuff the retail channel. Look at the original JGR - tipped to be a huge hit by the press, it sold nowhere near as many as expected, and thus the shelves were creaking under the weight of unsold copies.

 

[Romier S]

Understood Brian. Seemed kind of out of the blue is all.