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Killer Instinct pricing structure detailed

Microsoft has confirmed the full pricing details for its free-to-play Xbox One launch game Killer Instinct.

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Kingthrash3604599d ago (Edited 4599d ago )

I said this a while ago...I dont like the free to play and this is fighter with only one free to play character....it needs at least three.....ive played demos with more than one.

kingdip904599d ago

I havent played a demo since they came attached to magazenes lol but bloody roar comes to mind. That demo came with 2 characters to play and was tons of fun.

There is another fighting game worth a reboot

Mikelarry4599d ago

ah yes bloody roar man i had fun memories with that game

HammadTheBeast4599d ago

Tekken Revolution on PS3 started with 8 characters, with 4 locked which you could still play long to get.

Then they added updates so now there's about 16 characters, 8 locked, but can be unlocked for free.

Only payable things are costumes, special move effects, and tokens to play more matches.

Kingthrash3604599d ago

tekken rev is exactly how a free to play game should be played.

sobotz4598d ago

To get all 6 fighters you just have to spend $20. $40 if you want some additional skins and 2 more characters.

The Season two is in the work too, which mean, news characters are gonna come each year for $20, It's good deal at least to me

THamm4598d ago

So they are forcing you to pay 40 for the original arcade. Why couldn't it be seperate on XBLA? Wonder if Nintendo knows of this, as I'm sure they would hold the rights to at least the original as we have never ever seen it ported before.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4598d ago (Edited 4598d ago )

"I said this a while ago...I dont like the free to play"

Don't worry u have to pay for xbl first.

Planetside 2 <3 f2p ova here!

I owned MS I would make this game just a free game and give it away to the fans for being xbox supporters.

I am sure this game doesn't hurt MS's pockets.

Kingthrash3604598d ago

lets be clear......ps4 day one my friend....ill see you there.
that said I still feel for the gamers who have to endor the b.s. of this "free" game...ill probably pick up xbox next year depending on how things hold up....it really seems rushed......well that and I dont trust them.
ps4 has earned my trust.

shinrock4598d ago

we know we wouldn't have jobs very log working for you.

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Godlovesgamers4599d ago

F2P anything is just greedy, stupid and completely ruins the experience.

HammadTheBeast4599d ago

League of Legends is free to play, it's not greedy at all.... and the model for it is perfect.

Godlovesgamers4599d ago

Says you. F2P completely destroys the immersion in gaming, plain and simple. It would be like going to the movie theatre and having a concessions guy ask you if you if you wanted popcorn or soda every 10 minutes.

GiantEnemyCrab4599d ago

You can still buy the whole game for $20 instead of piecing it out. That is what I plan to do and makes more financial sense.

dazzrazz4599d ago

Thats no the whole game, original title had 12 or 11 characters if I'm not mistaken

christian hour4599d ago

F2P is not greedy, I've played plenty of f2p games with a great system set up so you can still enjoy the bulk of the game without buying the bells and whistles, Warthunder is one that comes to mind, still hop on to play a couple of times a week :)

What is greedy is requiring people to pay an XBL Gold subscription fee to access "Free" to play games. How anyone can excuse that I will never know, I guess some people are just made of money and lack empathy for those less fortunate, eh?

Godlovesgamers4599d ago

Bull crap. F2P is greedy, period, end of discussion. You want to offer me a game and make money? Give me an one time price to pay and let me enjoy it without trying to nickel and dollar me every 10-15 min. If you can't see the motivation of greed behind that then I think we're done here.

XBL Gold paywall to access F2P and other things is just blatantly stupid greedy.

christian hour4599d ago (Edited 4599d ago )

@Godlovesgamers:

I play plenty of free games that I don't pay a cent for and have no desire to expand upon, and I still get to enjoy the gameplay present within.

Not all F2P games force the paid content in your face.

Now I'm not saying all F2P games aren't evil, the majority of them are. Especially browser games like ones made by Zynga.

As a person who can afford to buy a AAA game or a small indie game on your preferred platform (steam, xbla, psn etc)I can understand why the idea of a F2P game would anger you, but for people in poor families, kids with little to no money or people out of work, F2P offers them a place to escape at no extra charge and if they find the right F2P game that isn't abusive with its tactics, they can have just as much enjoyment as those that pay for the extras.

F2P isn't replacing regular games, so you shouldn't be angered by it. Instead we should point out the companies that are using the F2P platform as a means to exploit careless spenders and the lonely by charging inhumane prices for minimal content.

So again, not all F2P is greedy. It's not replacing AAA or indie games that give us complete content, so there's no need to feel threatened by it, you don't have to get them or play them at all. And if you do you don't have to pay for the other stuff, nobody is forcing you to.

However if we do let the greedy F2P become the standard as the platform grows and evolves, we are in trouble.

Support true F2P games like Warthunder, and do as much damage as you can to games like "The War Z" or whatever it calls itself now, now that's a greedy rip off POS F2P game if ever there was one.

But we can definitely agree on one thing friend, XBLG is pure and utter greedy, no two ways about it :)

stuna14598d ago

^^^This^^^! If it's free to play, it shouldn't be hidden behind a paid subscription, because I don't know.... wouldn't that mean it's not free to play!?

TXIDarkAvenger4598d ago

Shouldn't of made it F2P if this is the case...

hankmoody4598d ago

I don't know why anyone would complain about this. Seems reasonable to me and I'm not even picking it up. I'm sure KI fans will be pleased.

okmrman4598d ago

i am not complaining at all
i only use one character anyway

SillyYou4598d ago

But you have to unlock every character to know which character you'll play with.

okmrman4598d ago

which will still be cheaper than a full game
how many characters are in the game

at $5 a character, buying 10 characters is still cheaper than buying the whole game for 60 dollas

so whats the big deal? or you just wanna bitch about something?

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Killer Instinct: The Most Underrated Fighting Video Game in History

Killer Instinct is like the forgotten cousin at the fighting game family reunion.

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Michiel1989339d ago

yeah they were such good and fun games but they never really reached the mainstream audience. Killer Instinct was widely known and respected.

Cacabunga339d ago

Killer instinct is great, especially on snes but it’s not the most underrated fighter.. for me it’s Power Stone. So much potential in this series

Jawsh666339d ago

Bloody Roar was a game that had a sick concept but wasn’t made the best. I’d say Killer Instinct was the opposite of that, it was well made but the roster of characters were so similar to every other fighting game in that era that it ended up feeling like more of the same. I could be wrong that’s just how I remember it at the time and I played a ton of KI on SNES because it was one of the first games I owned.

PRIMORDUS339d ago

I loved this game in the arcade, my main was Jago, Ultra Combo!!! https://www.youtube.com/wat...

DivineHand125338d ago

That combo was way overkill 😂

PRIMORDUS338d ago

I know haha, I loved Jago.

Bathyj339d ago

You're kidding?
It enjoyed probably more success than it deserved.
Unlike Tobal 2

MeteorPanda338d ago

Tobal 2 was awesome. Sold really well cause art similarity to dragon ball

jjb1981339d ago

I remember trying my hardest to learn that "Ultra... Ultra.... Ultra...." finish. Such a great fighting game.

Popsicle339d ago (Edited 339d ago )

I can tell you definitely got some SNES time in. The slight differences in the ports due to hardware constraints were interesting. For example, the arcade version was Ultraaaa Coooommboooooooo! versus Ultra….Ultra….Ultra on the SNES.

Though SNES overachieved as a port for as demanding as a game KI was.The arcade version was one of the first cabinets with a dedicated hard drive and the SNES version was 32 megabyte cartridge which was huge for that system at the time.

jjb1981337d ago

Yeah, for sure. My local childhood arcade was always packed and it was hard to get a game in but once the SNES version came out, I was hooked. I can still feel the click of the power button.

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Launches November 28

Exciting news, Combo Breakers: Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition will be available TOMORROW, November 28, at 12PM Pacific!

Obscure_Observer848d ago (Edited 848d ago )

YES!!!!

Iron Galaxy wanted to come back

https://www.windowscentral....

Matt Booty made it happen

https://www.videogameschron...

This is how you support your first party games! Continued support after 10 years!

The Killer Instinct fans appreciated and the whole FG community celebrates!

Congrats goes to Matt, Mick, Adam and everyone at Iron Galaxy!

Tomorrow we fight together! I can´t wait!

Barlos847d ago

I'll have to get this! Been a big fan of KI since the very first one.

Petebloodyonion847d ago (Edited 847d ago )

I love KI (still play the old arcade version) but feel like the Xbox version is like a big intimidating chessboard with no easy way to instruct you to play chess.
The game is so deep in terms of little things to do that it makes Smash Bros melee look like a casual experience.
Honestly, doing a combo Breaker is punish/reward by itself but hey you can add a counterbreaker.
Here's what you also need to know
Breaking Shadow-linker
Instincts
Shadow counter
Auto double,
linker, manual
ender
etc,

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Killer Instinct Anniversary Edition Coming Years After Latest Update with Patch Notes Available Now

Iron Galaxy is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Killer Instinct by launching a new Anniversary Edition for Xbox and PC and an extensive patch several years after the latest update.

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Jingsing851d ago

There isn't going to be any chance of this being played at tournaments unless it appears on all platforms like all fighting games.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH851d ago

SF5 didn’t appear on all consoles and was still played at Tournaments. I’ve seen KI tournaments recently so I don’t think your opinion is accurate.