Double Fine Slashes Kiln Price to Indie Level After Going Independent
The price cut and server changes are the first visible product decisions Double Fine has made since leaving Microsoft, and they show the studio reorienting Kiln around direct revenue and a smaller player base.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Double Fine Productions cut the price of its online pottery battle game Kiln from about 2,800 yen to about 1,100 yen on September 3. The studio said the reduction reflects an 'indie price' now that it is independent and revenue goes directly to it. A new 'Bisque Update' also launched.
Double Fine Productions cut the price of Kiln on September 3, dropping the standard edition from about 2,800 yen to about 1,100 yen. The PS5 version now costs 1,100 yen, while the PC (Steam/Microsoft Store) and Xbox Series X|S versions cost 1,095 yen, both including tax. The studio said the price was adjusted to an 'indie price' because it is now independent and revenue from the game goes directly to it.
The same day brought the 'Bisque Update,' which adds a 'Daily Throw' mode where players create pottery on the wheel according to a daily theme and submit it for chips and XP. New maps 'Poseidon's Bubble Bath' and 'Ra's Sunshine Nursery' were added, along with weekly quests, a pottery possession cap raised to 80, and a level cap raised to 60. Servers were changed to 'indie specifications,' so players now share a lobby only with friends in a party, though the studio says it is considering improvements on that point.
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