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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

iam8bit will release a physical edition of Sabotage Studio-developed turn-based RPG Sea of Stars in early 2024, the companies announced.

Further details were not announced, but a promotional image released with the announcement showcases the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / Xbox One, and Switch package art. It is unclear if a physical edition will be available for PlayStation 4.

Sea of Stars is due out digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on August 29. It will also be available via PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for PlayStation Extra and Premium members, and Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC.

Sea of Stars physical edition launches in early 2024

iam8bit will release a physical edition of Sabotage Studio-developed turn-based RPG Sea of Stars in early 2024, the companies announced.

www.gematsu.com

 

[Mr Hyde]

Grabbing it for Switch. Great news. Iam8bit did a great job on the Ori games.

 

[German Hops]

 

[Brock2621]

I'm dying to get a hold of physical edition of this

 

[Portugeezer]

The money I save on PS Extra version will be put into the physical.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Grabbing it for Switch. Great news. Iam8bit did a great job on the Ori games.

iam8bit (Ori: The Collection, Cuphead, Stray, Psychonauts 2, Neon White) and fangamer (Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Tunic) are my favorite physical distributors at the minute, especially when it comes to these indie releases since they more often that not ensure that the physical launch is as wide as possible (you can find their games at a bunch of retailers that carry physical games and/or amazon).

And in case of iam8bit they occasionally do 2 versions, one standard for retailers and one exclusive to their shop so there's at least that to consider if you're a collector.

Edit: That said, I'll also probably grab it for Switch.

 

[Mr Hyde]

And in case of iam8bit they occasionally do 2 versions, one standard for retailers and one exclusive to their shop so there's at least that to consider if you're a collector.

If there is a collector's edition for Sea of Stars I'll probably grab that instead of the retail one.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For anyone interested, VGP has the Asia English import for Switch up for preorder.

SEA OF STARS (ASIA ENGLISH IMPORT) - SWITCH

PRE-ORDER ART CARD NO LONGER INCLUDEDEmbark on a journey of peril and wonder as a Solstice Warrior in this turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. Sea of Stars tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force...

videogamesplus.ca

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I might just bite

This game ended up turning into a good surprise

 

[UnravelKatharsis]

Definitely in on a physical edition.

 

[AutumnLeaves]

I miss having actual manuals and other goodies with the physical copies of games. Not it just with a disc or cartridge.

 

[LegendOfKage]

Really happy to see Limited Run Games being ignored when it comes to releasing a physical copy of a great indie game.

 

[Gambit2483]

Is this the only retailer offering physical versions next year? I'm not too fond of the whole "cancelations will result in store credit" policy

 

[LegendOfKage]

Is this the only retailer offering physical versions next year? I'm not too fond of the whole "cancelations will result in store credit" policy

Is that if you cancel your purchase, if they cancel the release, or either? Because if it's only the former, that's not too bad.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I’d be in for the Japanese version but that one probably won’t have the same patches as the NA version. Gonna wait for 2024.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Why not make this available upon launch?

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Why not make this available upon launch?

I don’t know about this specific instance, but when production is contracted out like this, it is scheduled by the manufacturer. For a small title such as this, the publisher likely accepted whatever date was assigned. The decision to produce this may not have even been made until seeing the preorder numbers.