[Gaurav - Solitaire]

This is however a business opportunity. Buy up all the games you can now at current rates. Play or don't play. Then sell them later when the prices go up. One could make a lot that way



Thank god (and my dad) for having the sense to buy an 8800GTX back when it was released. Else even my PC might not have been able to satisfy my gaming needs.

This post has been edited by Gaurav - Solitaire: 23 December 2009 - 03:27 PM

[KeezNah]

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i would get RdR from uk and use monies saved to build a pc. man, this is some serious sh*t.

pretty much what i was thinking. locally manufactured games are the real future! D:

[AnK]

i think if it would have been coz of import duties then ALL!! the publishers would have increased their prices,why only EA is doing that?
my guess is it's the MW2 success effect

[john117]

Ne0, on Dec 23 2009, 02:54 PM, said:

Time to upgrade the PC. Rs 3500 for one game

Happy to point you in right direction -- > http://store.steampowered.com/
with amazing steam sales going on you can get 10-20games for 3500 (70$) enough to last you whole 2010
http://store.steampo...m/browse/under5
http://store.steampo.../browse/under10

[Nemo]

holy BEHENC**D

5$ ke game

edit.. HOLY MOTHERf**kING BEHENC***D
it says UNDER 5$ !!

This post has been edited by Nemo: 23 December 2009 - 03:45 PM

[Ne0]

john117, on Dec 23 2009, 03:43 PM, said:

Happy to point you in right direction -- > http://store.steampowered.com/
with amazing steam sales going on you can get 10-20games for 3500 (70$) enough to last you whole 2010
http://store.steampo...m/browse/under5
http://store.steampo.../browse/under10

Mirror's Edge - 75 % off !!!!

And its 4 euros , grid at 9 euros

[Rithvik]

Gaurav - Solitaire, on Dec 23 2009, 03:25 PM, said:

This is however a business opportunity. Buy up all the games you can now at current rates. Play or don't play. Then sell them later when the prices go up. One could make a lot that way



Thank god (and my dad) for having the sense to buy an 8800GTX back when it was released. Else even my PC might not have been able to satisfy my gaming needs.

Where will you find enough morons to implement this great business plan of yours.

[KrackChap]

that list is only for 360 games to be released in jan AFAIK. lets not press the panic button until we get official confirmation from milestone that ps3 game prices are also going up.

[Nemo]

i hope you are right KC but a price rise for 360 only games does nt really makes sense cause as early as 2 weeks ago saboteur was 600 bucks cheaper on 360 and dante's inferno too was cheaper as per GG's pre order here.

what gives ?

[john117]

Ne0, on Dec 23 2009, 03:47 PM, said:

Mirror's Edge - 75 % off !!!!

And its 4 euros , grid at 9 euros

u being in europe a fail for steam .. as for steam its $price =euro price .. even then the deals are amazing and they gonna add new games for discount everyday.

[achilles]

oka.. WTF. i'm not familiar with anything financial/budget related but aren't these duties subject to change only just after a new budget? like march/april?

i call BS on Redington. isn't the Xbox360 also priced atrociously and carries a lot of difference b/w the Indian and the international pricing? atleast a lot more than the PS3.

[KrackChap]

achillef, on Dec 23 2009, 04:12 PM, said:

i call BS on Redington. isn't the Xbox360 also priced atrociously and carries a lot of difference b/w the Indian and the international pricing? atleast a lot more than the PS3.

[DevilsOwn]

high price -> fewer games -> less gaming time -> more time at work -> higher bonus -> more money to spend -> low price sensitivity -> more games bought -> .....oh wtf

[KeezNah]

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high price -> fewer games -> less gaming time -> more time at work -> higher bonus -> more money to spend -> low price sensitivity -> more games bought -> .....oh wtf

SOME ONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO UNREAD THIS

[Karooo]

DevilsOwn, on Dec 23 2009, 04:26 PM, said:

high price -> fewer games -> less gaming time -> more time at work -> higher bonus -> more money to spend -> low price sensitivity -> more games bought -> .....oh wtf

[Gaurav - Solitaire]

Rithvik, on Dec 23 2009, 03:47 PM, said:

Where will you find enough morons to implement this great business plan of yours.

There's a place called TP on IVG , and they won't be morons buying.. they'll be people who would still be getting the game at less than the new prices .

[HundredProofSam]

I spoke to Redington and the price increase is real, although the amount of the increase is still tentative (or so they say). They say that they're "fighting" with EA to keep the price down and they're officially saying that its due to an increase in customs duty. But I think this is Redington's internal decision because more than anything else because:
1. No other distributor is incresing prices so there definitely isn't an increase on duties. If there is, only Redington knows about it, which is very unlikely.
2. This isn't EA's decision, otherwise there would also be a similar increase in PS3 game prices, which Milestone says there isn't.
I'm still finding it hard to believe that EA would allow Redington to increase prices to a point where they're literally inviting people to buy from grey or pirate.

Since Redington also distributes MS first party games I also asked them that wil there also be a similar increase in MS games (since the alleged increase in customs duty would affect all), and I got a very vague "no comment", which further leads me to believe that this increase on EA Xbox 360 games is Redington's internal decision. And they did also admit that the price increase is partly also an internal decision.

I've also spoken with WWCDROM and E-Xpress. Neither have heard of any customs duty increase, nor are they incresing their prices. E-Xpress has already set prices for their games for as far in the future as March.

Bottom line is, if you're interested in buying an EA Xbox 360 game thats already out, buy it this month. After Jan, import. I hear EA games are region-free now. As for all games other than EA Xbox 360 titles, nothing changes for now at least.



peace

[Nemo]

holy crap !! SAM TO TEH RESCUE !!
after this i feel a lot better !! so ps3 is still good to go, eh.

awesome !!

sam

[Karooo]

Great news

[reaper]

sam!!! ur a life saver ..