We already had the (sorry artist whoever you are!) really awful packaging, the dire worldwide ‘secrets revealed’ web site not loading issues, non printed discs for USA only it seems, and then the iMyopic Apple only release of this app for $600 USA only devices… Only to then roll it out only on iPhones to select others earlier this week.
Truth is, the app is really not very good. And highly dispensable. There ain’t no sexy deleted goodies here, all very okay at best.Sure they can update it, but a wet flop of a launch.
Sluggish as hell as it trys to download fat video files (I’m on a super fast mobile network and Wi-fi was not much better), this is an excercise in ‘check in the box’ marketing as far as I’m concerned and really does not do a great deal.
Widescreen only, with a longish lightsaber loud intro you must watch EVERY SINGLE time it loads…sigh. And despite hitting the mute button in the app, the sound will not turn off AT ALL! WTF? (Unless of course you mute the entire phone, so your not presented with cinematic music every time you use it.) Yes even when your deciding to surf at work or sitting on the intergalatic ‘fresher…
There is nothing here that requires an iPhone what-so-ever…It could easily have been built on the web and available on ALL mobile devices, and all Star Wars fans immediately, but no. Sadly limited and a bit of snobbish and out of touch approach with your customers to restrict by device and regions on such a global set of movies.
A lifelong fan of these movies as I’m sure you are, I’m just deeply dissapointed when such a kick ass IP, as Star Wars is, that thier blu ray release has had as much marketing love as the release of a new hoover or fridge. That’s really about how exciting this marketing has been to me. The force is really not with this campaign at all and sadly has been one overhyped, underperforming ‘saga’ I’d rather forget.Jeez, the Special Editions with barley any internet had awesome marketing, stunning posters and mega support, this? Not so much.
I always did and still do have a bad feeling about these blu ray releases… and I feel fleeced already.
Yes we know the movies will look and sound great, but you probably own them already! However the discs we know that the extras are ‘ok’ and is still missing tons of needed footage, as well as the fact we will all be buying these again in years to come. Just not as ‘impressive’ as it should have been. What’s your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below or on facebook.com/flyguydotnet
Sadist? Knock your self out and install the app.
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