As mentioned in our review, and on our Twitch stream when asked about it, the SteelSeries Stratus is currently the king of the iOS 7 controller world. However, its initial proposed launch price made it a hard pill to swallow, especially when compared to the price of other controllers in the world:
There’s decades of precedence when it comes to controller pricing, and with both the PlayStation 4 Dualshock 4 controller and the Xbox One wireless controller coming in at $59.99, $99.99 for an iOS 7 controller seems laughable in comparison. The value proposition is only made worse when you consider that both the PS4 and Xbox One controllers feel built like a tank, while even the SteelSeries Stratus, which is unquestionably the best iOS 7 controller that has come across my desk so far, feels so cheap in comparison. …Read More
A just-announced $79.99 price point helps considerably if for no reason beyond showing that there is in fact wiggle room in the pricing of these devices and they’re not going to be locked at $99.99 for eternity. Additionally, SteelSeries will be honoring the new price for all existing preorders.
It still seems like the “best" solution (in massive air quotes there) is to use the jailbreak tweak Controllers for All and just use a PS3 controller with your iOS device. That’s a pretty mediocre solution though, particularly as it requires modifying your device’s operating system versus MFi controllers just working out of the box. If like me, you’re not into the whole jailbreaking thing, the SteelSeries Stratus is where it’s at, and now it’s cheaper.
And that seems like a good thing.
Since Tales of Phantasia came out, I've really learned to appreciate Squeenix's way of doing business. I will honestly never complain about their pricing model again.
Yeah, they give us full games with no IAP or timers... And they even redo graphics for these FF ports. All that work, and they only ask for one price. And I will gladly pay it! TOP could have gotten money from me too if they just would've followed the same method.
All The Bravest
Yes, that had IAP and timers, but it wasn't a port of an existing game. And I actually bought it all because I enjoyed it. Still play it. NOW, if they did that to Final Fantasy VI, then they'd have problems.
Exactly. I know $15 (or in my case $17) seems too much for an older JRPG, but at least you get the full game with remade sprites with no IAP crap.
HAHAHA... What a piece of S that is. I assume you went and grabbed it on Emu after that. :)
Is it just me or has it been 2 weeks since no awesome games have come out?
They're running a big FF sale on PSN so I think it's related to that.
These don't usually synch up with those, so I doubt it.
Also, Eli, what do you mean it's a sequel of a sequel? I thought it was just simply the sequel (well, remake of) to FF IV.
I guess Eli's considering Final Fantasy IV to be a sequel, which in a series-sense I guess it is but I'd consider each FF game to be a unique entity myself.
Eh, I'd disagree on the strangeness of it. It isn't "Lightning Returns" territory.
NOO! Don't burst my bubble!
I wish FFVI was coming tonight but being that the same goes til next weeks release Wednesday 2/05/2014 I'm guessing it'll be out then
Edit: sale*
Sqeenix needs to hurry the hell up lol
I have yet to buy a FF game on iOS due to the price, but I'm pretty sure I'll buckle for FF VI.