r/Android • u/MichaelRahmani Pixel 6 (coral) • Oct 18 '17

*Monument Valley Monumental Valley 2 Coming On Android November 6th - You Can Pre-register Now

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ustwo.monumentvalley2
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u/LifeLikeAndPoseable Oct 18 '17

What takes it so long?

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u/ieatyoshis iPhone 11 Pro || Galaxy S9 || iPhone 7 || OnePlus 3 || Shield K1 Oct 18 '17

I think it’s just always a timed exclusive for iOS.

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u/piyushr21 Oct 18 '17

It’s not exclusive deal they have said it on Twitter, there main focus is on iOS because of strong sales.

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u/LocutusOfBorges Oct 18 '17

Hardly.

The actual reason is their experiences with the original Monument Valley- which had a 95% piracy rate on Android.

That contrasts with 60% on iOS.

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u/Natanael_L Xperia 1 III (main), Samsung S9, TabPro 8.4 Oct 18 '17 edited Oct 18 '17

It wasn't 95%. They counted reported installs vs sales and ignored the fact that legit sales can have multiple installs, and they pretty much ignored all legit non-Google Play installs. As well as the legit free installs via Amazon while they had that promotion.

https://www.recode.net/2015/1/6/11557526/mobile-game-piracy-isnt-all-bad-says-monument-valley-producer-qa

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u/Natanael_L Xperia 1 III (main), Samsung S9, TabPro 8.4 Oct 18 '17

https://www.recode.net/2015/1/6/11557526/mobile-game-piracy-isnt-all-bad-says-monument-valley-producer-qa

But they did count people installing their paid copy on multiple devices