They are overpriced. You can import it yourself using shops like CD Universe(US) and shopto.net(UK) and get the games much cheaper than want it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplassie
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They are overpriced. You can import it yourself using shops like CD Universe(US) and shopto.net(UK) and get the games much cheaper than want it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maplassie
Freakin' Expensive And Ridiculous Too
See What I did there :)
Insane! Might have to skip this one
I was also shocked to see the steep increase in the prices, seeing as I buy all of my games.
I always thought they were keeping down the PC prices because people spend a lot of money on their PC's to get the maximum performance out of them, where as you buy a console and you don't need to worry about hardware requirements.
And the best part is that you can buy it from Amazon.co.uk for £23.96 which is R343.30.
I think we as consumers, and as the gaming sub culture of South Africa must make a stand against the local suppliers. We could refuse to buy games and just pirate everything until they bring down the prices.
If we can spread the word to other gaming communities we might be able to force them to bring down their prices.
What say thee? Time for a revolution?
I'm not gonna buy it, cause I have a feeling it is going to be one of those games that I only start and then never finished. Didn't even finish FEAR1, was to scared. :o
Oh you beast you.Quote:
Originally Posted by HANDsolo
As partial as I am to revolutions in general it's the "everything" in your statement that has me worried :p. There are still quite a number of PC games that sell between R300 and R350 which I think is quite acceptable given that the price has been unchanged for the last decade and is probably long overdue for an inflation and exchange rate adjustment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warlynx
Pirating everything will prove nothing, but boycotting (and ergo not playing) games that are ridiculously priced (i.e. anything R400+ in my world) just might.
Hell if you must then pick up the game on Steam on a day where the R->$ is under R10. That way you'll still effectively be boycotting the local distribution chain. Plus the game uses Steamworks as DRM anyway so it's not like you'll be getting away from Steam if you buy the retail copy anyway.
Excellent work! Have a high-five and 5 points ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by HANDsolo
I have to agree with Sharky here, it just doesn't have the bass drum effect for meQuote:
Originally Posted by SharkBait
The price will drop, it's just the hyped-launch-blood-money-sucking price.
How much tax do you have to pay at customs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stefan9