James
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Batman: Arkham Origins pre-order price roundup
Where’s the cheapest spot to get the Dark Knight’s latest prequel adventure?
Where’s the cheapest spot to get the Dark Knight’s latest prequel adventure?
Batman: Arkham Origins pre-order price roundup
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Ike_009
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These price round ups are from SA retailers, using GMG would be like comparing apples to oranges.
Edit: Also its not really fair to include discount codes, that's not the real selling price
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Why is it not fair? Or apples v. oranges?
I got the game for substantially less than any of the prices mentioned, with literally no disadvantage to it. Unless the retailers are paying to have their products advertised, I don't see why they should not be compared to digital distribution.
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You are assuming uncapped internet access as well?
czc
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But how large will the 0-day patch be?
Ike_009
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Also ignoring:
*Rand Dollar price differences
*Availability of a credit card (not a student friendly idea)
*Uncapped internet (as above)
*Taxes (I'm assuming you are going to submit your importation VAT as per the VAT administration act to avoid tax evasion)
*Console alternatives
I'm sure I could go on but like I said CD vs digital codes, apples and oranges, you can't directly compare them
*Rand Dollar price differences
*Availability of a credit card (not a student friendly idea)
*Uncapped internet (as above)
*Taxes (I'm assuming you are going to submit your importation VAT as per the VAT administration act to avoid tax evasion)
*Console alternatives
I'm sure I could go on but like I said CD vs digital codes, apples and oranges, you can't directly compare them
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Ike_009
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Sorry but to me it's very relevant to the final decision, if we don't then immediately foreign accounts have a 14% advantage over our guys. Now America also has a consumption tax but some states don't charge tax for digital goods, and any sale to an SA citizen is an immediate export so that should be tax at 0%.Well at least you are consistently trying to keep us honest with our taxes
Well lets take his price of R375 and because we don't want to join Malema in SARS' bad books we pay vat. So we have 375 x 114%= R427.5, isn't takealot cheaper. Like is said compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges.
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I'm just chirping you
You are 100% correct. This is a problem that revenue authorities around the world are trying to solve as the digital world is hard to police.
Ike_009
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I'm just chirping you
I know, the best they can do is make it the buyers responsibility and hope they pay. It's that or they follow you credit card bill and charge you whenever they see steam or GMG and then you have to sort out the overcharge if relevant.
No man, Bokka1, get yourself hyped for this, it'll be epic, WB won't let the batman brand suffer after rocksteady's first 2 hits
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What do you mean by this? The fact that the exchange rate isn't a constant? Great reason for not considering.
Well, students with no money also can't buy the retail box, I guess we shouldn't consider those either.
This is just getting pedantic, IMO.
Shit, you're right. If only a journalist could manage 37.5 * 1.14.
Eh? We have all the console alternatives in the article.. I'm asking for different distribution models with different prices to be taken into account.. It's not a lot of extra work, and it adds to the piece. I don't get why you're so dead set against it? If you don't want to buy digital, skip the two lines it'll add to the table, and go spend too much money at BT games.