“BlazBlue À la carte Battle” will launch with 20 DLC characters and a lower price to test the waters.
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle became the subject of fiery internet discussions (including on SRK as well) after a recent announcement during Arc System Works’ 2017 Fighting Game Award. The event culminated with a somewhat controversial reveal of a release date alongside 20 planned DLC characters.
Just as many other fighting game enthusiasts around the web, we have been wondering about what this means for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle‘s price and future. A recent Famitsu interview with the game’s producer and BlazBlue creator, Toshimichi Mori (pictured on the right, above), sheds some light on the company’s strategy behind shipping 20 launch characters and an additional 20 optional, paid warriors from colliding universes.
Siliconera’s Sato breaks down some of the Famitsu interview, estimating that since BBTAG will be priced at 5,800 yen, the US price won’t be a standard $60 (though DLC can bring it up to around that point). Arc System Works plans on releasing the game at a lower price so that fans can see if they enjoy the game and want to support it. If ASW sees enough appreciation, they may continue working on Cross Tag Battle.
Additionally, the interview reveals that the game is designed “with the premise of playing with a gamepad.” Furthermore, Mori wants to keep Japanese and international players at a more even ground by not having an early arcade release of the title.
Does this assuage your concerns over BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle‘s DLC packaging? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Siliconera