What is the most you'd feel comfortable paying for The Witness?

The price will probably be around 30 but I'd be willing to shell out 50 or so since it supposedly pretty darn long.

I hesitated between the $30 and $40 options because I'd probably pay an amount within that range before finally going with $30, although realistically I think that it's more likely to be $40+ here in the UK at least.

40 bucks. But If it'll be 60, I'll pay that too. It's just that I think 40 is the sweet spot.

Based on what I know about it? I would shell out 40$ easily. If I get the same amount of content, potentially story, and etc that I got from the only other recent game I can think to compare it too, The Talos Principle.. well after beating and finishing that game I'd put 40$ as the right price to charge for such. (Mind I don't remember what they charged for it originally)

That said it really will depend on the length and depth of the gameplay/puzzles and etc. If it turns out to essentially be the same puzzle over and over. 1001 crossword puzzles! style..then no, more like 20-30. But again, the Talos Principle had much the same elements but with lots and lots of variation mixed with exploration, secrets and a driving narrative that tied it all together. (can you tell I kinda liked that game).

That said. Um..its gonna be 60$ straight up. And if your looking at 30+ hours of gameplay, then I actually think that's worth it. I'm expecting more like 15ish hours, however, and so yah. 40$ it is.

I wish it was lower, but I would pay $40 for it. Any higher and it would make me say, "Well, XCOM 2 is also $60, so...."

He's claiming something like 70 hours of playtime, I think? I'd be comfortable paying $60 for that. I'm expecting it to be $30 though.

I found Braid super dull and bounced right off it. As an outsider to it, I'm pretty bemused that this guy who had one game 8 years ago is getting so much attention for a game that he's told us all so little about. I get the importance of what Braid did at the time but I didn't think it was a very good or enjoyable game and the guy hasn't done anything to make me think this will be any better.

So for me right now I would pay $0.

I would normally say "Can't really say without knowing the scope" but I'll probably go ahead and say $60. It looks to be the kind of puzzle/adventure thing I can really sink my teeth into and pretty much every aspect of the production seems fantastic. I do think $60 would be a price point the majority of people would likely reject, though.

The thing with a $60 price is that I think people only accept that price when they understand that it's that high to compensate for employing a big-ass dev team, expensive promotional and marketing costs, and having to deal with all the shipping and overhead costs of retailers. The Witness has none of those costs, so it seems insane that it would ever be $60. $40 seems like the reasonable upper limit given the limited size of the dev team.

Right now i would say between €20 and €30. But I know nothing about the game right now, so its impossible for me to estimate how much i would pay for it. I think this question/ poll only becomes relevant or somewhat useful if we have seen a quicklook or a review. But it could very well be there is already way more information about this game than i am aware off. Personally 'the how much would I pay' question is the last stage in my purchasing decision not the first. I could very well dislike what I see of it and then i wont even have to answer that question.

I don't know how we can put a price on a game we know next to nothing about content-wise.

With Street Fight around the corner, I can't see myself paying more than $30 for it.

Amazon UK has it listed for £49.99. So, be prepared to pay more. Maybe even $60?!

Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-The-Witness-PS4/dp/B00BF6D62C (I can't make it a link as I'm on my phone).

Since I'm poor at the moment, I'm hoping that the game costs between $20-30. If it's more expensive I'll have to wait.

I'd pay full price, but that is because it's the game I am the most excited about this year and I tend to prefer those kind of games over AAA.

I understand how some would be against paying full price for a game made from a smaller team, but I don't personally mind and I think the long development time might justify the price.

I feel like $60 is totally fair, but I know next to nothing about it and a super dense puzzle game just isn't something I have time for right now. That said, I'd probably check it out at $40, if not just to be part of the discussion.

If it's actually a 30+ hour puzzle game, I don't see what's wrong with a $60 price point. Graphics look nice, so the question is how much story and puzzling cleverness it actually has.

It seems that it's coming to Xbox One now too, that's kind of a surprise.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-and-pcs-the-witness-rated-for-xbox-one/1100-6433916/

[Edit] hunh, how do you do linking on mobile...

@bill_mcneal: I don't think it was much of a secret that it was a timed exclusive on PS4.

I'm still working through 2015 games.

I'm interested and might buy Xcom 2, unraveled, Firewatch and Far Cry Primal. The sound of an 70 plus hour game sounds unappealing to me. Maybe, something I pick up on a Steam sale to poke around at. Game has a poor release window.

Same price as a AAA release, I really want to play this one and support Jon Blow so that I can play his next game in about 10 years time

I don't see any problem with it being a $60 game.

Sounds like it will be worth the price of entry, but I would ideally want to (johnathan) blow through a bit of my backlog before considering it. Also im crappy at puzzle games, though I did pick up the talos principle on the last steam sale so maybe I'll play that first.

truth. i really enjoyed braid, and unless this ends up being the largest rope-a-dope in gaming history- all signs point to this being a highly personal, auteur-style game that has been exacting in its development.

no idea if that will be a fun or fulfilling experience for me- but i'm willing to pay full price for a work with an established creator that has clearly poured themselves into the thing. i pay full price for music, movies, books- this is no different (for me).

Nothing about a 40 hour puzzle game sounds interesting to me, so $0.

The Talos Principal showed me just how much I can enjoy a good, meaty 3D puzzle game, especially if it has an interesting narrative. On top of that I really liked Braid, so $60 seems reasonable if it really is 40+ hours long (and good, but that should go without saying).

I'd pay $60, np

My guess is it launches at $40, like The Talos Principle did.

I still don't know if I'm interested in playing it. So little is known about the puzzle structure outside of those weird sliding puzzles from some of the early trailers.

30 sounds right but, I think if it was regular retail price I'd still buy it. I mean it's been in development for years it has to be great right....right...

I can't put a price on it at this stage, all i know is that it's a video game that has 1. graphics and 2. boring looking puzzles, if there is a lot more to the game then i'll think higher of it but right now it doesn't seem worth playing.

From all I've heard about the game I don't see why it wouldn't be priced at $60.

5 year development, professional voice acting, top level graphics, apparently 80+ hours of content.

At this point I'm not going to pay more than 30 dollars for any game. I'm just not that into games anymore.

No more than 30 honestly. I would just wait for a sale in a few months if it is more.

@jesus_phish: @bill_mcneal:

$20, $30 max

If any game is worth $60 it's this one.

I'll pay whatever but would expect around $40. For whatever reason, this game falls in the same category as No Man's Sky for me. Big-indie. The sort of game Lorne Lanning was talking about when pricing New 'N Tasty.

Braid didn't click with me, I played through it but never really enjoyed it. Everything I've seen of the Witness (which is scant little admittedly) has not interested me at all. So I would maybe get this as a free PSN+ download. I won't pay for it.

However, if the game is as long as it is meant to be, I'd imagine the $40 range is fair enough. I don't know how well it will sell to the wider market though.

Why is it okay for Until Dawn to be $60 but not The Witness.

I'm not saying Until Dawn should have been less or that there isn't a lot of people who would have bought Until Dawn had it been cheaper.

But it didn't seem strange that it was a $60 game. There wasn't this much debate about the price.

By all accounts The Witness is a much larger game in scope than not only Until Dawn but MOST games.

Why is it being ghettoized as "indie". What does that even mean?

I'm guessing it will be between $30-$40, with how long I've heard it being. As for comfort, I'm not terribly comfortable paying $60 for most games, and $30 is kind of a lot for me.

You would have to pay me to play anything jon blow breathes near tbh

Braid remains my favourite game of all time, so I'd gladly pay $60 for The Witness, as a thank you if nothing else.

$30-40 is what I'm expecting.

This isn't my argument but the general response to this is that Until Dawn seems to have way more production (GRAPHIX) than the Witness. People are pretty simple creatures and all we've seen of The Witness are cartoony rocks and trees. Oh and puzzles. Like those take time to make! ( :P ) You know what takes time? (said the internet) modelling faces. And Until Dawn has hell of modelled faces. I think to GEN POP Until Dawn looks way closer to AAA than the Witness does.

That's my guess anyways!

Is there an option for "I have no idea what I'd be buying yet"?

What do I think it'll cost? $40.

What is the most I'd pay for this game? This game, which has me more excited than I have been for a video game in years, which is the follow-up to Braid, one of my favorite games ever? Probably upwards of $100.

@bvilleneuve: I'm in the same boat, don't care about the price I just want it.

There's so little coming out right now. I voted 40 but I would probably pay 60. I'm starving for good video games. I'm considering buying a goddamn $1000 PC mainly to play Xcom. Goddamn AAA publishers and their garbage release calendars

i'll wait until its under $10 on steam or gog like everything else i buy, but theoretically if they didn't exist i'll say 30?