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Can I Sell 'Coming Soon' Games in a Co-op bundle?

A topic by galactical created 36 days ago Views: 117 Replies: 3

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I could not find an answer on this in the forums or FAQ, the closest thread I found was this: https://itch.io/t/3575159/can-i-add-content-to-an-existing-co-op-bundle-on-itchi...

One of the games in a planned co-op bundle needs to release 2 days later than the bundle itself, but I would like for itch users to be able to buy the bundle as soon as possible, then come back later once the game has been released.

Of course, this would be made clear to all users before purchasing the bundle. It will say exactly which games are available now and which are coming in a few days, but I wanted to make sure this was allowed on the platform. Users will buy the bundle with a clear disclaimer that one of the games will be available for download in two days, then they can come back and download it when it has been made available.

Can anybody confirm if this is an accepted practice? Just want to make sure I'm doing right by itch, thanks!

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redonihunter36 days ago(+1)

I do not understand the problem.

Can the projects be purchased individually? If no, why should you be able to purchase a game, just because it is in a bundle. How would you even be able to add it to a bundle, if it does not exist as a purchaseable item to begin with?

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galactical36 days ago

You bring up a good point: Free games can be a part of a bundle, and I believe pages without any downloads can be added to a bundle. From a site perspective, it seems easy to do what I am asking, I was simply checking if there was any rule against doing this. I will most likely work out an alternative to make all games available at the time of the bundle's release, but I wanted to know out of curiosity if this was allowed.

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redonihunter36 days ago(+1)

I think the only real question is, if the game in question can be purchased or not.

I do not know if you can add free games. Free as in, the account does not accept payments. This might have influence about revenue sharing and the purchase status of the game later. You cannot change revenue split after the bundle is created. And a game only counts as purchased if money was transferred. A purchased game stays purchased, even if the price changes from 0 to 20. And you normally cannot purchase a game that has no purchase/donate button.

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