{"id":252113,"date":"2023-10-02T09:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T13:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=308698"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:05:35","slug":"if-the-price-doesnt-convince-you-you-have-the-option-of-not-paying-this-game-plays-it-with-your-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/if-the-price-doesnt-convince-you-you-have-the-option-of-not-paying-this-game-plays-it-with-your-marketing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;If the price doesn&#8217;t convince you, you have the option not to pay&#8221;: this game takes a risk with its marketing strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re not accustomed to seeing great honesty from executives or managers of major brands in the world of video games. Generally, there&#8217;s always a tendency towards euphemism, an attempt to do damage control. That&#8217;s why the words of <strong>Matt Shotcha<\/strong>, in charge of the strategy for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/a><\/strong> video game, have taken everyone by surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/c9038cd6-a342-4822-9593-605999b9266c\/3717296524\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-Download-The-texas-chain-saw-massacre.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a conversation on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TXChainSawGame\/comments\/16wc73j\/comment\/k2w40rr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Reddit<\/a>, Shotcha is very clear about the new content plans announced for the video game: &#8220;I understand why you&#8217;re coming and I know we can debate this to death if we want to. But ultimately, whether you like it or not, being realistic is realizing that <strong>if the price doesn&#8217;t convince you or seems acceptable, you have the option not to pay<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to this, the brand manager tried to somewhat soothe the situation later. &#8220;That being said, I&#8217;m not trying to dismiss concerns; we&#8217;ll address them. But we also have our reasons why we&#8217;ve priced everything at our rates,&#8221; he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve seen some discussion and for transparency, we wanted to share pricing for any and all future content for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGRdVgvxxD\">pic.twitter.com\/DGRdVgvxxD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (@TXChainSawGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TXChainSawGame\/status\/1707499813892178133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released this past August to recreate the iconic film premiered in 1974. In this game, players can assume the role of a member of the <strong>Slaughter <\/strong>family or be one of the victims trying to escape danger. Hunter or hunted. You choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company recently announced plans for downloadable content. While there will be some free items, <strong>the vast majority of them will be paid<\/strong>, with prices ranging from $15.99 for premium content to $9.99 for characters, $6.99 for executions, and $4.99 for cosmetic items. <strong>The major issue is that this content cannot be obtained by playing, unlike other similar titles<\/strong>. Therefore, you either pay up or you won&#8217;t be able to access the new content.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Texas Chain Saw Massacre\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/c9038cd6-a342-4822-9593-605999b9266c\/3717296524\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre-Download-The-texas-chain-saw-massacre.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Texas Chain Saw Massacre<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brand director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre comes out against the excessive prices of the game&#8217;s downloadable content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9091,"featured_media":252116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-252113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9091"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252113"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317544,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252113\/revisions\/317544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252113"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=252113"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=252113"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=252113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}