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  "id": "fountains-extended-edition",
  "slug": "fountains-extended-edition",
  "product": "FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition",
  "title": "FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-17",
  "timezoneNote": "Xbox Extended Edition brands September 14, 2026 (Display Catalog OriginalReleaseDate 2026-09-14T15:00:00Z). Nintendo Switch Extended Edition brands September 17, 2026. Steam Shattered Shape DLC brands September 17, 2026; Steam base FOUNTAINS already released December 20, 2024. PlayStation Extended Edition date unpublished. Publisher Games Press (28 August 2026) said Xbox and Switch September 17 without naming the Sep 14 Xbox EE storefront date.",
  "lifecycle": {
    "postedAt": "2026-09-17",
    "announcedPlatformReleases": [
      {
        "platform": "Xbox Series X|S — Extended Edition",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "notes": "FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition bundle (base + Shattered Shape). Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. Xbox Wire brands September 14 for this EE SKU.",
        "sourceIds": [
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          "xbox-wire"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Microsoft Store / Xbox on PC) — Extended Edition",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "notes": "Same Xbox EE product.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "xbox-store"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "Nintendo Switch — Extended Edition",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "Bundle containing base FOUNTAINS and DLC Shattered Shape.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "nintendo-ee"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Steam) — Shattered Shape DLC",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "notes": "No Steam product titled FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition; buy base + DLC separately.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "steam-dlc",
          "games-press"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Steam) — FOUNTAINS base",
        "date": "2024-12-20",
        "notes": "Already released.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "steam-base"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "disclosure": {
    "text": "As an Amazon Associate, NeedFlag earns from qualifying purchases."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "xbox-wire",
      "label": "Xbox Wire — Next Week on Xbox (Sep 14–18)",
      "url": "https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/11/next-week-on-xbox-new-games-for-september-14-to-18/"
    },
    {
      "id": "xbox-store",
      "label": "Xbox Store — FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition",
      "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/fountains-extended-edition/9ndwjd661n17"
    },
    {
      "id": "xbox-dlc",
      "label": "Xbox Store — FOUNTAINS - Shattered Shape",
      "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/fountains-shattered-shape/9n30phbk6j2c"
    },
    {
      "id": "nintendo-ee",
      "label": "Nintendo eShop — FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition (Switch)",
      "url": "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/fountains-extended-edition-switch/"
    },
    {
      "id": "nintendo-base",
      "label": "Nintendo eShop — FOUNTAINS (Switch)",
      "url": "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/fountains-switch/"
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-base",
      "label": "Steam — FOUNTAINS",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841240/FOUNTAINS/"
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-dlc",
      "label": "Steam — FOUNTAINS - Shattered Shape",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/4922440/FOUNTAINS__Shattered_Shape/"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-store",
      "label": "PlayStation Store — FOUNTAINS",
      "url": "https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10017983/"
    },
    {
      "id": "games-press",
      "label": "Games Press — FOUNTAINS / Crunching Koalas",
      "url": "https://www.gamespress.com/FOUNTAINS---a-unique-blend-of-souls-like-and-metroidvania-is-set-to-la"
    },
    {
      "id": "youtube-trailer",
      "label": "Crunching Koalas — Official trailer",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxNTwxgt6I"
    },
    {
      "id": "nintendo-microsd-express",
      "label": "Nintendo Support — microSD Express compatibility",
      "url": "https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68425"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-m2-ssd",
      "label": "PlayStation Support — add an M.2 SSD to PS5",
      "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/"
    }
  ],
  "official": [
    {
      "id": "launch-date",
      "label": "Release dates (by platform)",
      "value": "Xbox Extended Edition 14 September 2026; Nintendo Switch Extended Edition 17 September 2026; Steam Shattered Shape DLC 17 September 2026; Steam base already 20 December 2024; PlayStation Extended Edition unpublished",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Bundle is base FOUNTAINS + Shattered Shape. Dates differ by platform. Xbox Wire September 14 applies to Xbox EE only.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "steam-dlc",
        "steam-base",
        "playstation-store",
        "games-press"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "platforms",
      "label": "Platforms",
      "value": "Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Store) as FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition; Nintendo Switch as FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition; PC via Steam as base FOUNTAINS plus Shattered Shape DLC (no Steam EE SKU); PlayStation 5 has a FOUNTAINS base concept — dedicated Extended Edition PS product not confirmed.",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "steam-base",
        "steam-dlc",
        "playstation-store",
        "games-press"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "price-base",
      "label": "Extended Edition / related prices",
      "value": "Xbox EE $19.99 (sale $16.99 observed); Nintendo Switch EE $19.99; Steam base $14.99; Steam DLC and PlayStation USD unpublished",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Wire and Display Catalog show EE MSRP $19.99 with sale ListPrice $16.99. Nintendo EE schema $19.99. Steam has no Extended Edition SKU — base is $14.99 and DLC price_overview null. PlayStation Store US USD not scraped.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "steam-base",
        "steam-dlc",
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-category",
      "label": "ESRB rating",
      "value": "T",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Extended Edition and Nintendo Extended Edition show Teen / T. PlayStation FOUNTAINS concept shows Rating Pending. Storefronts publish Teen / T on Xbox and Nintendo. No dedicated esrb.org page found.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-descriptors",
      "label": "ESRB descriptors",
      "value": "Violence, Blood",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "From Xbox / Nintendo Extended Edition storefronts (catalog ESRB:Vio, ESRB:Blo). PlayStation concept is Rating Pending and does not match this letter set.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "publisher",
      "label": "Publisher / developer",
      "value": "Crunching Koalas",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "youtube-trailer",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "game-pass",
      "label": "Xbox Game Pass",
      "value": "Not day one",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Wire entry lists Optimized for Series X|S only — no Game Pass day-one tag.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-wire",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "install-size",
      "label": "Install size",
      "value": "Nintendo base FOUNTAINS Switch 437 MB / Switch 2 464 MB; Extended Edition combined size unpublished",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Nintendo EE and Xbox EE pages did not surface a combined file-size string at check.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-base",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "media": {
    "trailer": {
      "label": "Official trailer",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "kind": "youtube",
      "youtubeId": "IDxNTwxgt6I",
      "pageUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxNTwxgt6I",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "youtube-trailer",
        "games-press"
      ]
    },
    "still": {
      "label": "Official still",
      "src": "/media/fountains-extended-edition/official-still.jpg",
      "credit": "Crunching Koalas",
      "pageUrl": "https://store-images.s-microsoft.com/image/apps.13256.13610690215898346.0a52d14d-e7c4-42dc-8b0d-1d7fb6698fcd.36a64353-fdb5-4c6d-9a5c-a4e6211facf0",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    }
  },
  "decisions": [
    {
      "id": "buy-now-set",
      "item": "Buy-now set",
      "verdict": "empty",
      "rationale": "Nothing currently earns a yes for a paid buy-the-game slot. Empty buy slots are intentional. No catalog. No affiliate slots until a line is a yes.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [],
      "affiliate": null
    },
    {
      "id": "game",
      "item": "FOUNTAINS: Extended Edition ($19.99 where published)",
      "verdict": "fork",
      "rationale": "Xbox and Nintendo Switch Extended Edition confirm $19.99 (Xbox sale $16.99 observed). Steam has no EE SKU (base $14.99; DLC USD open). PlayStation EE/date/USD open. Not on Game Pass day one. No paid buy-the-game Amazon link.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "steam-base",
        "steam-dlc",
        "playstation-store",
        "xbox-wire"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy-the-game link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "switch-2-microsd-express-256",
      "item": "Switch 2 Samsung microSD Express 256 GB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Switch 2 will not run games from regular microSD. Digital installs beyond internal need Express.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-microsd-express"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": true,
        "href": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3VTCZK8?tag=needflag-20",
        "note": "Amazon Associates."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-1tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 1 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Need if the PS5 is full. PlayStation has a FOUNTAINS concept; dedicated Extended Edition PS product still unconfirmed.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd",
        "playstation-store"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-2tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 2 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Larger option if the PS5 is full.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
      }
    }
  ],
  "openHoles": [
    {
      "id": "ps-ee-sku-date",
      "question": "What is the PlayStation Store Extended Edition product ID/URL and release date?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "PlayStation 5 FOUNTAINS concept is live with releaseDate COMING_SOON / null. Dedicated Extended Edition PS product not confirmed. Trailer title names PlayStation 5.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-store",
        "youtube-trailer",
        "games-press"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "steam-dlc-ps-usd",
      "question": "What are the Steam Shattered Shape DLC and PlayStation Store US USD prices?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Steam base is $14.99. DLC price_overview null. PlayStation USD unpublished. Xbox/Nintendo EE are $19.99.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam-dlc",
        "playstation-store",
        "steam-base",
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-org",
      "question": "What is the dedicated esrb.org page URL for FOUNTAINS / Extended Edition?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Storefronts publish Teen / T with Violence, Blood on Xbox and Nintendo. No dedicated esrb.org page found.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ps-esrb-rating-pending",
      "question": "Does PlayStation Store keep Rating Pending after Xbox/Nintendo locked Teen?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Xbox and Nintendo publish Teen / T with Violence, Blood. PlayStation Store shows Rating Pending. No dedicated esrb.org page found.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-store",
        "xbox-store",
        "nintendo-ee"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ee-install-size",
      "question": "What is the combined Extended Edition install size on Nintendo and Xbox?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Nintendo base sizes published; EE bundle and Xbox EE combined strings unpublished at check.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-ee",
        "nintendo-base",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "publisher-sep-17-vs-xbox-ee-sep-14",
      "question": "Does publisher copy reconcile August 28 Games Press Xbox+Switch September 17 with Xbox EE storefront September 14?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "Xbox Extended Edition brands September 14, 2026; Switch Extended Edition and Steam DLC brand September 17, 2026.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-17",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "xbox-store",
        "xbox-wire",
        "nintendo-ee",
        "steam-dlc"
      ]
    }
  ]
}