Amy is a game coming to Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade next week. From what I've seen/read, it seems to be a mash-up of survival horror games like Resident Evil or Silent Hill and Ico's hand-holding mechanic. You have to guide a little girl around through a dangerous area while avoiding or fighting off zombies. It doesn't seem like the most original game but it seems intriguing.
I was surprised to learn yesterday that the game is coming out already, next week in fact. Even more surprising was the fact that it will be on the Xbox as well, something I hadn't ever realized in any coverage of the game. I still planned to buy it on the Playstation 3 though, mostly because I don't ever play that system. However, something about the pricing made me hesitate.
For some reason, Amy will retail for 800 Microsoft Points on XLA ($10) and $12.99 on the PSN. The articles I've read have given the conversion rate between euros and dollars as one of the reasons and said that the Xbox version would be $13 if Microsoft Points actually did values like that (only $5 increments for Points). I was frozen a bit yesterday as I tried to decide which version I'm going to get.
Today, the company has stated that they are doing a Facebook poll to ask customers what they want to pay - the original price or the lower price. Amusingly pointless as that is, I expect to see both versions to match prices when they release next week. Very odd event all around.
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