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June 12, 2009 Link to this post
Microsoft Weighs in on ODST Price Decisions
This information (and the rationale behind it) has been pretty well hashed-out in the past week, but Joystiq got an official response from Microsoft, so... to explain the release of Halo 3: ODST at the standard new-game pricepoint of $59.99 (US), Microsoft had this to say:
"We believe this standalone experience is much more than just an expansion. Halo 3: ODST provides a new campaign from the point of view of an entirely new character. Combine that with three new multiplayer maps, the entirely new cooperative mode called Firefight, and the complete Halo 3 multiplayer collection on a standalone disc, we feel this is a good value and tremendous addition to the Halo franchise."
As an aside, the original "3-5 hour" playtime estimated for the campaign portion of ODST (over a year ago) is no longer accurate, according to several Bungie employees; I couldn't get an exact value, but it seems that the standard player will find it not QUITE as long as Halo 3 - but not far off. So, while Bungie is not in charge of pricing the final product, most employees that I spoke to last week felt that fans wouldn't feel ripped-off once they'd gotten their hands on all that ODST has to offer. And that's a good thing. (Louis Wu 15:49:53 UTC)
