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Capcom announced a special early-purchase price of ¥3,742 (tax included) for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of “Monster Hunter Wilds.” A bundle released at the same time that includes the Switch 2 console itself (¥61,980) costs almost the same as the console alone — meaning that once you factor in the included online membership voucher, Wilds effectively costs only around ¥1,000. The news set off buzz on 5ch’s hardware/industry (“Geha”) board. While many in the thread welcomed the low price, others brought up concerns about freezing issues, doubts about visual quality and frame rate, and the price gap with other versions like the PS5 release.
Early-purchase special price
¥3,742 (tax included)
Lol at everyone who bought the Premium Deluxe Edition
Source: monsterhunter.com / Original article here
What people said
Didn't they say it was the "everything included" edition?
They're stubbornly refusing to do that
Probably because Ascendance (the upcoming expansion) is on the way
The PS version is ¥3,742 too
Those are all getting dumped for cheap on PlayStation anyway
You should be thanking us PS5 owners
Huh?
I'm an even bigger whale — I bought all the DLC that came after too
You Switch 2 peasants should be saluting toward my house
Thanks to us PC gamers, you mean?
¥61,980
• Nintendo Switch 2 console, full set (Japanese language, domestic-use only)
• Monster Hunter Wilds digital download code
• Nintendo Switch Online Individual Plan, 3-month (90-day) voucher (free bonus)
A 3-month Switch Online sub runs about ¥1,000, so that means Wilds itself only costs like ¥1,000 lmao
That's an insane deal
Well, Capcom clearly knows what they're doing
By the time the DLC drops they'll probably slap a ¥1,000 sale price on it anyway
That's just how Capcom sells things
Cheaper than a Zelda cartridge lol
I mean, that thing's trade-in value was only ¥15 anyway
The Switch 2 version doesn't freeze and runs at 60fps, so yeah it's fun
The current version is decent enough, but if you're worried, it's fine to just wait for the Ascendance update
If you play it casually without min-maxing your gear, it's enjoyable
I'm pretty into the combat side of it
Monster Hunter Wilds Premium Deluxe Edition
Lol imagine paying rip-off prices for what was basically a beta version
Monster Hunter Wilds Premium Deluxe Edition
Meanwhile the people who dropped ¥100,000 on a PS5… lol
Impressive that you can tell it's 60fps just from that trailer lol
There's no way it's actually hitting 60fps
Even a PS5 Pro barely gets there with frame-rate-priority mode turned on
It's only 30fps even on Xbox Series S, so there's no way Switch 2 pulls off 60fps
This is the same Capcom that already proved with Onimusha that it can run worse than a Series S
And on top of that, the visual quality was awful
They probably want to help push Switch 2 sales
PS6 is looking rough
Monster Hunter Rise
• Publisher: Capcom Co., Ltd.
• Format: PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 4
• Genre: Hunting action
• Release date: Friday, January 20, 2023 (planned)
• Price: PS5/PS4 digital version, standard edition ¥3,990 (tax included)
digital version, Deluxe Edition ¥4,990 (tax included)
Capcom always prices later ports to match the discounted price the original platform's version eventually dropped to
Lol, they quietly repriced it
I'd actually buy it at that price
It's a crap game, so it'll only get cheaper from here
Huh? That's more compressed than I expected?
How big is the PS5 version right now?
53-55GB huh
Well, it'll probably grow once updates start rolling in
Just checked, it's 66GB now
They're really putting in work on optimization
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
It’s worth noting that this price is Capcom’s “early-purchase special price,” not the regular price. Those who previously bought the Premium Deluxe Edition paid several thousand yen more, and this pattern of discounting later ports has been seen before, such as when Monster Hunter Rise was ported to PS5. The thread also cites “the PS5 version is ¥3,742 too,” but that’s a Tokyo Game Show sale price, not a permanent price match — a distinction readers can easily miss. As for the claim it runs at 60fps, some pushed back that it’s just speculation based on how the official trailer looked, not verified hands-on testing. The idea that the Switch 2 bundle (¥61,980) makes Wilds “effectively ¥1,000” spread widely because it’s priced almost the same as the console alone, but that’s simply a comparison against the console’s standalone price plus an online voucher — it isn’t a figure that reflects the game’s actual standalone value.
*This article was compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, aka “Geha”) thread “[Good News] Monster Hunter Wilds Switch 2 Version, ¥3,700!!!.”
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