X4: FOUNDATIONS - Release date, prices and more

[Rockthorne]

will "MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV1, 6GB GDDR5" be good enough?

Yes, it satisfies the minimum requirements.

Thanks! I bought me a new PC because my old one wouldn`t make it, got it this morning. By reading here the Forum i where afraid it wouldn`t be good enough. Crazy, spendet over 1000 Euro just to Play one game
Now waiting 41 more Days will be hell, waiting allready so Long for it....

[wolf359]

From what I have seeing so far X4 is back to the X series of old.

Myself and my brother were let down after the last effort, OK perhaps we did not give it the time it deserved but thank you for listening to the loyal fans old and new by bringing in some of the things we asked for.
Not many game companies bother to do this, so thanks.
Here is to the 30th November and a problem free release

[ryeeson]

I'm so happy to see the X4 will be available on in couple of weeks from now. This game always force me to spend money and time. May be its time to upgrade again? I built my i7 4770k + R9 290 just for the previous game.. which i din't enjoy and only play for couple of hours... This time, I'll make sure wait for it to lunch first before spending money on GPU. The X4 CE is consider cheaper in my country. Only MYR 135? normal ED is 89? Thank you.

[Sammiclock]

Hey there,

today morning I was a bit bored so i thought i could do a Rewind of all the X Games, just for you guys!
I dont care about likes and stuff (i mean i got like 10 subcribers, dont mind), I just want to give all the 'old Veterans' to give them tons of these golden memories back again.

Enjoy and have fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5IVys0QHW8

PS: thats the first time i did a video like this so please dont be too mean
(i didnt get it to put this video in this post - so you got the link to it)

[Miniding]

Very nice reminder!!! Thanks a lot!!!

[birdtable]

@ Sammiclock
As a very old veteran of the games you did a damn fine job of showing the evolving X series ... Why is that amateur video makers catch the magic and mystery of possibilities in the game so much better than the so called professional trailers.
Almost made me pre-order X4 ....
Only fault ...should have been 20 mins longer,, 30 minutes maybe..... I remember them all with great affection..Thanks.

[Sammiclock]

@ Sammiclock
As a very old veteran of the games you did a damn fine job of showing the evolving X series ... Why is that amateur video makers catch the magic and mystery of possibilities in the game so much better than the so called professional trailers.
Almost made me pre-order X4 ....
Only fault ...should have been 20 mins longer,, 30 minutes maybe..... I remember them all with great affection..Thanks.

Thank you so so mutch, this is so kind

[nemesis1982]

Hey there,

today morning I was a bit bored so i thought i could do a Rewind of all the X Games, just for you guys!
I dont care about likes and stuff (i mean i got like 10 subcribers, dont mind), I just want to give all the 'old Veterans' to give them tons of these golden memories back again.

Enjoy and have fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5IVys0QHW8

PS: thats the first time i did a video like this so please dont be too mean
(i didnt get it to put this video in this post - so you got the link to it)

Nice, my first X game was xtension. Still think that ship is great

[Rockthorne]

Collectors edition:

Base game + 2 DLC + ebook + some more goodies

Sorry but you are wrong! Take a look into the shop and you will read this: Dieses Produkt benötigt zum Spielen die Steam-Version des Hauptspiels X4: Foundations. (This product needs the basic game X4: Foundations)

Sorry, but you are wrong. The Steam item that requires the base game is the "X4: Foundations Collector's Edition Content." You'll also notice that it's not directly purchasable. The purchase link on the page is for "X4: Collector's Edition," which costs however much it costs in whatever country you're in and includes the base game and also the Collector's Edition Content.

In the shop it says: this product needs the basic game! and under "This product includes" there is no basic game listed + the requirements for this product is only 1 gb space and nothing else! I wrote Bernd a message and asked him, have to wait for awnser

[ishmaeltheforsaken]

In the shop it says: this product needs the basic game! and under "This product includes" there is no basic game listed + the requirements for this product is only 1 gb space and nothing else! I wrote Bernd a message and asked him, have to wait for awnser

I PROMISE you that what I'm saying is true The misunderstanding is in what the "this product" you're seeing actually refers to. Once again, the Steam page that says "This product requires the base game" is not the Collector's Edition. It is ONLY the Collector's Edition extras, and you cannot purchase it separately from the base game.

Steam's treatment of store pages for what it classifies as "DLC" is really unintuitive and bad, but if you know how it works then you can usually sort stuff out.

[Rockthorne]

In the shop it says: this product needs the basic game! and under "This product includes" there is no basic game listed + the requirements for this product is only 1 gb space and nothing else! I wrote Bernd a message and asked him, have to wait for awnser

I PROMISE you that what I'm saying is true The misunderstanding is in what the "this product" you're seeing actually refers to. Once again, the Steam page that says "This product requires the base game" is not the Collector's Edition. It is ONLY the Collector's Edition extras, and you cannot purchase it separately from the base game.

Steam's treatment of store pages for what it classifies as "DLC" is really unintuitive and bad, but if you know how it works then you can usually sort stuff out.

I was messed up from beginning because of that Collectors Edition shop description, but i wrote Bernd and wait what he says. Of corse i would like to have the full package. we will see and i will write here as soon i have more informations About it.

[praypold]

Happy to have preordered the Collectors Edition for X4 Foundations, to support Egosoft's new X Universe game. Excited for November 30, waiting on baited breath.

[ypsylon]

So its official. Pre-ordered X4, despite terrible experience I had with Rebirth. It has the potential to re-kindle my Terran Conflict/X-Tended fix (sadly that engine is so dated with only one core support).

Can't wait.

[Juggernaut93]

I'm so happy to see the X4 will be available on in couple of weeks from now. This game always force me to spend money and time. May be its time to upgrade again? I built my i7 4770k + R9 290 just for the previous game.. which i din't enjoy and only play for couple of hours... This time, I'll make sure wait for it to lunch first before spending money on GPU. The X4 CE is consider cheaper in my country. Only MYR 135? normal ED is 89? Thank you.

The R9 290 looks to be in line with the minimum requirements for X4 and the CPU is good, so I think an upgrade should not be necessary, well, unless you want to play in 4K or something

[PabloRSA]

Is green man gaming supposed to be cheaper than steam and the store?

https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/x4-foundations-pc/

Collectors edition is £10 off the store price whcih is -7% which means its -27% in total from full price from the store.

[Rockthorne]

Ok, I got me the CE in the Egosoftshop and all good, received key! Base game included!

[Vandragorax]

Is green man gaming supposed to be cheaper than steam and the store?

https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/x4-foundations-pc/

Collectors edition is £10 off the store price whcih is -7% which means its -27% in total from full price from the store.

Third-party sellers will often have Steam keys up cheaper, especially for pre-orders. They rely on getting bulk orders and then purchasing a bulk of keys at once before the release directly via Valve or the devs and getting some deal on it for buying in bulk. But it usually means that if you buy there, you won't actually be given your Steam key until the very last minute as they wait as long as possible to gather as many pre-orders as they can before bulk buying the keys.

I'm not sure if this is how GMG works, but it's certainly true of similar business models. They can effectively advertise and sell the game at any price they want, and of course they will be looking to a) sell it at a high enough price to make a profit after their expected bulk purchase price, and b) to undercut competitors like Steam in order to get more sales.

[PabloRSA]

OK, was under the impression EGO set the price and since they are displaying the £65 for the RRP in GMG that would = the 7% discount EGO is offering in store which in turn nullify the discount EGO is offering.
I was just wondering if someone in the sales department made a mistake.

If that is true then I would have thought EGO sell on steam and GMG for £70 and EGO would be £65 (for example) to encourage buying from EGO Store as I would be sure they make more profit cutting out the middle man.

But if its GMG cutting their own profits then I am good with that, that is their choice.

[Vandragorax]

OK, was under the impression EGO set the price[...]

But if its GMG cutting their own profits then I am good with that, that is their choice.

Yep Ego set the price that GMG can buy keys from them. If GMG negotiated a deal with Ego to buy a certain number of keys at a lower price in order to undercut Steam, then GMG can afford to sell at a lower price than Steam (or even the Ego store itself). Either way, Ego gets the money as the original keys came from them somewhere along the line. Ego can probably afford to negotiate a better deal for GMG since they pull the Steam keys off to sell to GMG without the money actually going through Steam, therefore Valve probably can't get their 30% cut of the profits like they would from an actual Steam sale. This would make sense for Ego to sell the keys at a 25% discount for a bulk purchase because they still make 5% more than if the key was sold directly through Steam.

I'm pretty sure that wherever we buy from, we're supporting the devs adequately. They are in control of their own distribution for this release, but third party key retailers can sell for whatever they want after they've got the keys (or negotiated a deal to get them down the line).

Don't feel bad searching for the best deal as a consumer, more consumers should do it

[vukica]

Bear in mind that GMG, while cheaper for new titles (usually 15-25%) does not offer same refund condition as fair as what Steam does.
Second thing is that on GMG site you're paying in GBP. That means that the actual saving is a bit less that what it actually says because of currency conversion. Useful to know if you find the game on an another site with the same discount but in a different currency.