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I can only dream of a day when the prices are that low for console games (with PC games being $10 less hopefully).
I have been importing games for years because of the prices, and ill continue to do so. This doesn't really affect me but its good news, wish this was across the board. $15 for a cherry coke is total BS.
I haven't bought a game from an Australia store in... god I can't remember. Maybe a few games from the bargain bin. Everything else digital distribution (often with us accounts if needed) and importing.
Well, I have no intention of buying games locally until they do, so if they've any sense they'll do it sooner rather than later.
I really hope this is true and that it ripples through to console and NZ prices. I have my doubts though.
This bank analyst doesn't know what he's talking about. I've never seen a normal game sell for more than 109 dollars, even at EB games. Usually they cost around 90~99 AUD. As for whether or not they'll drop to 70, don't count on it.
I feel for you austrailian gamers. Why would anybody there purchase locally as opposed to online? Is the final price plus shipping so close to the 120 mark that people say "screw it" and just buy from a store? There is no reason for games to be priced so high and those responsible should be hogtied, battered and teabagged.
Honestly I've been seeing this happen, but not in the sense it's a permanent price drop. For a while EB and GAME have had sales going where a number of titles are under $70; they finish one sale just to start another. At first I thought prices were slashed because most of the games I'd seen would be considered modestly average in review score (E.g. Duke Nukem: Forever), but it's quite a number of games which come in cheaper than the typical $100 mark.
Whether this 'prediction' the analyst made has actually come into effect, only retailers are turning it into a faux sale to get consumers to purchase more games is unknown. I can't honestly imagine seeing new console releases going under $90. Although apparently once upon a time Virtua Fighter cost $170, and I vaguely recall new release PS1 games stretching to $80 at the most. So who knows.
Whether this 'prediction' the analyst made has actually come into effect, only retailers are turning it into a faux sale to get consumers to purchase more games is unknown. I can't honestly imagine seeing new console releases going under $90. Although apparently once upon a time Virtua Fighter cost $170, and I vaguely recall new release PS1 games stretching to $80 at the most. So who knows.
Oh yeah, and if you fold an Australian $5 note over the Queen's head just past her chin (leave a little of her hair in) it looks like a whale sucking dick.
For all you conspiracy theorists out there.
For all you conspiracy theorists out there.
I just paid $22,87 for an iPad2-64GB and my girlfriend loves her Panasonic Lumix GF 1 Camera that we got for $38,76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS. I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $675 which only cost me $71,32 to buy. Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://bit.ly/qNNVG2
About a decade ago my folks wanted to move to Australia as we have a lot of family over there.
No M/18 rating and $120 games are two major things that put me off.
Dear Australia, sort your shit out and I'll think about coming to live there again.
Thanks.
No M/18 rating and $120 games are two major things that put me off.
Dear Australia, sort your shit out and I'll think about coming to live there again.
Thanks.
There's no way in hell EB will give up the money it makes. People are still wary about buying online and the appeal of the hard copy keeps people buying.
EB do good sales. The problem is when you see things like new versions of games being CHEAPER than used copies. And the fact that Call of Duty 4, which is now nearly five years old, is still being sold for $70. Shit like that makes me puke.
EB do good sales. The problem is when you see things like new versions of games being CHEAPER than used copies. And the fact that Call of Duty 4, which is now nearly five years old, is still being sold for $70. Shit like that makes me puke.
Is there any tax incentives from the government? Because here in Brazil I'm hearing the same thing from 20 years.
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