Local distributors wary of decreasing broadband prices?

Lycanthrope said:
Damnit... That's the problem with ordering from BT... You never know if you can rely on them >.<'
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ja jy weet, my only gripe it seems is just the system + website. then there's the issue if you will actually get what you ordered. lol i always wonder if it will turn out.

i'm trying to think of a good reason apart from ce's why i would go instore and buy a title instead of just getting the digial distro. as i've said nothing much motivating me to get DeadSpace2 retail VS digitally...
 
The last couple dozin game4 I baught I all got from Mackro. Sure the stock might not be wonderfull if you're looking for something old and spesific, but if you go and buy a game within a few months of releace they'd almost allways have stock. And it's sealed, they just have those heavy duty plastic protector cases on them. I got the new AVP for R100 and the THQ box set at Game for the same price. So you'll score a lucky deal every once in a while.
 
Pr⊕phet said:
kalari is terrible

take 2 lists as wishlist for their so called "pre-ordering"
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Huh? I've been ordering and pre-ordering from both Kalahari and Take 2 now for a couple of years, and I've never had any problems. New games are delivered to my door at 8am on launch day.
 
I must say Kalahari have been pretty good even if I do pre-order a day before delivery. :p
 
The problem with the large retail stores is that the people sitting upstairs behind the tinted windows making the decisions of what to buy, really have no idea about how massive the gaming market could potentially be for them. They are the old fogies who can't grasp the idea of gaming as being popular, other than with a few kids. The buyers etc haven't a clue.

Look at overseas, where gaming is a massive culture there and businesses actually want to make money. Even the 7-Elevens there sell fucking games! SA is still a LONG way off in being even remotely competitive. And that is also why publishers/developers don't really rate SA as a viable market to pump money into. Look at how we had to beg for COD:Blops servers.

On topic though, if retailers want to compete, they need to find an angle of attack and nail it. Personally, I still prefer to go out and buy a game and be able to hold in my hands. I have nothing against digital if it is the only way or is the price is good, but holding that shiny new box and tearing open the plastic is very satisfying. BUT, this is where some retailers fuck it up. Look and Listen, as already mentioned, store the empty cases on the shelves and the discs & manuals in a drawer at the counter. This is UTTERLY unacceptable. Now how do I know that the pimply faced, snot nosed teenager hasn't copied they keys and game and used them??? So it's okay for me to purchase a opened game, but dear Deity of Gaming, do not even consider returning it, because you have opened it!!!! As for pricing staying high, retailers must negotiate price protection with importers/publishers. If Steam/publisher runs a online promo at half price as is often the case on Steam, then retailers must be able to do the same. The onus is then on the retailers to follow up and recover their money. But SA retailers like I said don't really see gaming as a significant money maker and as a result don't put much effort into it.

So I say to retailers, stop whining and bitching and find ways to be competitive in your own right!
 
I will never buy a game from a store(look and listen, Musica etc) that has removed the plastic and put some sort of sticker on the box :mad:. Thats why I mostly buy from online stores.
 
Azimuth said:
Huh? I've been ordering and pre-ordering from both Kalahari and Take 2 now for a couple of years, and I've never had any problems. New games are delivered to my door at 8am on launch day.
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i have bad luck with them :(. maybe gief me some better azi-kali-luck ? :o
 
I don't use the local stores for gaming anymore. I just stick with steam and gamersgate now. Will need to be a very special ce for me to consider them.

Actualyl have a funny store to tell about BT. Last year I placed an order for two worlds 2 with them(wasn't listed on steam or gamersgate at that stage) then I cancelled it after paying,ect once their copy was delayed endless and gamersgate was avalable( I finished the game 2/3 months before it was avaliable here). They even paid me back the full amount for cancelling. This week I get an sms from their menlyn store that my copy of two worlds 2 is available for collection. I mean really do their head office not inform their stores when orders gets cancelled??
 
Stefan9 said:
I don't use the local stores for gaming anymore. I just stick with steam and gamersgate now. Will need to be a very special ce for me to consider them.

Actualyl have a funny store to tell about BT. Last year I placed an order for two worlds 2 with them(wasn't listed on steam or gamersgate at that stage) then I cancelled it after paying,ect once their copy was delayed endless and gamersgate was avalable( I finished the game 2/3 months before it was avaliable here). They even paid me back the full amount for cancelling. This week I get an sms from their menlyn store that my copy of two worlds 2 is available for collection. I mean really do their head office not inform their stores when orders gets cancelled??
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Gir said:
Have you tried collecting it?
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Hah! Good question. Worth a try don't you think?
 
Stefan9 said:
This week I get an sms from their menlyn store that my copy of two worlds 2 is available for collection. I mean really do their head office not inform their stores when orders gets cancelled??
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Bwhahahaha! Woooow...

Really starting to regret placing my orders with them -.-'
 
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