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Does anyone here have a lead on the best place to buy US PSN credit? I want to buy Destiny from the US PSN because it's so much cheaper but if I can shave some off the cost of the cards then I will.
 
Amazon is the best place really.

You could always try Geneijin here on GAF. I've bought some PSN credit from him before at 10% off - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=128272079&highlight=#post128272079
Ooh, cheers, I might hit him up if he's willing next time.

Out of curiosity, how much is it?
$90 on US PSN. I ended up buying $90 of PSN credit on Amazon US, applying it to my account and preordering on PSN for PS4.

With whatever my credit card company decides the exchange rate is, plus my credit card's foreign currency transaction fee, it comes out to £57-£60 for the Digital Guardian Edition, which would otherwise be £85 on UK PSN. It sounds like a lot but it also includes the expansion pass, which is the first two bits of DLC I think.
 
Bye bye GAME.co.uk order

GAME is really crazy. They just sent me an e-mail and it says:

We are sorry but your recent order has been cancelled. If you have made a cancellation request please accept this as confirmation of your request. If you have not made a request then unfortunately there has been a problem with your order.

???
Why do something like this? Are they unable to create one e-mail for cancellations done by the customer and one e-mail for cancellations done by GAME?

And I have a €15 store credit voucher... what to do, what to do...

Do you know that the LE will be available at your store? If not, then order now. You can always cancel.

EDIT: Lego Batman 2 (Wii U) - 10pounds @ zavvi
 
Do you know that the LE will be available at your store? If not, then order now. You can always cancel.

Typically the awareness of upcoming new games at Game Mania (the chain that will likely sell the First Print Edition here) is extremely low, unless it's some FPS on PS4 maybe. Go there a week beforehand, and they are still clueless. Hyrule Warriors being a notable exception as that is sold out already. So if I go there now, it's likely not in their system for another month, and they just tell you to come back later.

EDIT: Lego Batman 2 (Wii U) - 10pounds @ zavvi

They also have Batman Arkham City Armoured Edition (Wii U) for £5.
 
Tempted to get this, it seems like really good value, but the games are probably a bit too similar for my liking... Would probably prefer Halo + Sunset/Fifa

Anyone know of any other good xbox one deals?

What game(s) are you interested in?

I posted the other day but the Sunset Overdrive bundle is still £310 at Gamestop, white console too

Add a game at £40 if you shop around and thats £350. Halo MCC was £39 briefly on Amazon recently but went up, perhaps it will drop again beforehand.

Just having a look at the XB1 stuff, they have a decent price on Zoo Tycoon at £18.97
Kinect Sports Rival - £18.97

A few decent pre-order prices too

GTAV - £41.97
Battlefield Hardline - £40.97
Fifa 15 (Xbox gets exclusive legends FUT stuff) - £41.97
NHL 15 - £39.97

Same prices on PS4 as well, heres the full list
 
this is fantastic, thanks! any idea if they take the money when delivered or at the time of preordering?

When is payment taken for pre orders?

Important: Please note that for pre-orders purchased via MasterCard, VISA or PayPal we now take payment at time of shipping so please ensure you have funds available in advance of the release of the game.

When you place your order an authorisation is taken which can hold funds for up to seven working days. Funds will then be released and taken at time of shipping.

We take payment for any other card type pre orders when the order is placed.

http://www.gamestop.co.uk/Help/Index?section=FAQ
 
Since we're nearly at the end of the thread and it gets asked every other page, may I suggest Cheap Arse Gaffer |Europe| amazon is the best place for US PSN credit
 
I guess you should order from amazon.fr asap. GAME.co.uk is sold out on the "Book Of Angels" edition already. Good news for Ninty.

I guess there is no harm since I can always cancel that?

Meanwhile at GameMania...

No price. No release date yet. Just one entry. All it says is that Bayonetta 1 is included. Which has been there since they put the game up the site.
http://www.gamemania.be/Default.aspx?tabid=87&gmgame=28111

Since we're nearly at the end of the thread and it gets asked every other page, may I suggest Cheap Arse Gaffer |Europe| amazon is the best place for US PSN credit

Or you could just have Keyser put it in the OP?
 
People reading the OP is an intriguing concept, but one I fear will never leave that concept stage.

But you can just refer anyone asking about US PSN credit to the OP in stead of repeating it on every page.

Also you could add the whole explanation in the OP, whereas if you add it to the title, you'll never be able to complete you
 
I guess there is no harm since I can always cancel that?

Meanwhile at GameMania...

No price. No release date yet. Just one entry. All it says is that Bayonetta 1 is included. Which has been there since they put the game up the site.
http://www.gamemania.be/Default.aspx?tabid=87&gmgame=28111
Expected though, their website updates in the morning if I'm not mistaken. The CE announcement was at midnight yesterday, so if they added the listing to their system today, then the earliest it can go live on the website would be tomorrow.
 
Expected though, their website updates in the morning if I'm not mistaken. The CE announcement was at midnight yesterday, so if they added the listing to their system today, then the earliest it can go live on the website would be tomorrow.

Yeah well, for a shop specialised in games, they are terribly slow. And often uninformed.

Edi: they even invented a new genre just for fun...
GENRE: HACK ' EM UP
 
But you can just refer anyone asking about US PSN credit to the OP in stead of repeating it on every page.

Also you could add the whole explanation in the OP, whereas if you add it to the title, you'll never be able to complete you

It wasn't really a serious suggestion for the title, putting it in the OP is much better. The title should obviously be "ZAVVI COUPONS IN THE OTHER THREAD."
 
Yeah well, for a shop specialised in games, they are terribly slow. And often uninformed.

Edi: they even invented a new genre just for fun...
GENRE: HACK ' EM UP
You don't have to tell me about it, I worked three years for them... :P

When there's a special edition though, and especially with Nintendo special editions, they're often the cheapest. So unfortunately we'll have to bear with it :(
 
There's not going to be any good pre-order deals for Smash Bros 3DS is there...?

Game Collection have it at £29.99 which is okay but I know we can do better!
Sounds a damn good price for a brand new top 3DS Nintendo game tbh. You might shave a quid or two here and there with a code at some place, but £30 for this is a solid price really.
 
Thanks, how about if they're not for resale copies? Would preferably like to shot both off as soon as I get them and buy Forza Horizon 2 and something else instead.

Should be fine, it's a soft bundle that GAME are putting together themselves with funding from Microsoft. Destiny is definitely a standard copy of the game. I suppose it's possible that the Master Chief collection could be a promo copy as stores need to log each sale of the bundle to make sure they get the correct amount of MCC in stock for its November launch, but I imagine that's just to ensure they have enough stock to cover preorders/this bundle/walk ins as oppose to them saying 'we need as promo copies'.

So yeah Destiny definitely fine, MCC almost definitely fine as well.
 
can i use a U.S ps+ to playonline i made a us account as well ?

Yes. A PS+ account on PS4 gives its benefits to every other account on the machine, so if you want the US game collection or to save money, you can do that while still playing on your other-region account.
 
Has anyone else started having bad experiences with Amazon lately now that they have switched to "Amazon Logistics" for the free shipping? They failed delivery of my Danganronpa 2 yesterday, and because they don't have depots, all I can do is get them to try again today - and they say if it fails today then they'll cancel the order and refund me and I'll have to reorder! Such bullshit.
 
Has anyone else started having bad experiences with Amazon lately now that they have switched to "Amazon Logistics" for the free shipping? They failed delivery of my Danganronpa 2 yesterday, and because they don't have depots, all I can do is get them to try again today - and they say if it fails today then they'll cancel the order and refund me and I'll have to reorder! Such bullshit.

Well, I don't know the specifics about why your delivery failed yesterday and why it would fail again today. Sounds like they would already have tried twice to get the product to your door if it would come to that. Maybe Amazon have some automatic mechanism or something that triggers after 2 failed deliveries? It probably costs too much to just keep on trying.

Anyway, you should try to do the same thing (having them try to deliver again today after a failed delivery yesterday, then having your order cancelled and having to reorder) with the likes of GAME or Zavvi. So while perhaps "somewhat semi-bad" you could've been off a lot worse. ;-)
 
Has anyone else started having bad experiences with Amazon lately now that they have switched to "Amazon Logistics" for the free shipping? They failed delivery of my Danganronpa 2 yesterday, and because they don't have depots, all I can do is get them to try again today - and they say if it fails today then they'll cancel the order and refund me and I'll have to reorder! Such bullshit.

I've had some problems for larger packages, but they just post small ones through fine.

By the way, you might want to not use Amazon if you want games on release as soon as possible.
 
Anyone have experience in the UK of packages going through Langley HWDC? One of my packages from Nippon Yasan arrived there on Thursday 4 September & I'd never heard of the place before, but a quick search doesn't give very favourable opinions. :( Very long delays, packages going missing, cards advising of customs fees not being sent.

My package was of medium size (special edition of a game) & hopefully it was marked down by Nippon Yasan, but I'm guessing the size of it is the reason for it going to Langley HWDC.

Any advice chaps?
 
Anyone have experience in the UK of packages going through Langley HWDC? One of my packages from Nippon Yasan arrived there on Thursday 4 September & I'd never heard of the place before, but a quick search doesn't give very favourable opinions. :( Very long delays, packages going missing, cards advising of customs fees not being sent.

My package was of medium size (special edition of a game) & hopefully it was marked down by Nippon Yasan, but I'm guessing the size of it is the reason for it going to Langley HWDC.

Any advice chaps?

Royal Mail advises you to contact them, details at the bottom of this page: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/customers.php

You could tweet or email them and ask if they need more information on your package.
 
Anyone have experience in the UK of packages going through Langley HWDC? One of my packages from Nippon Yasan arrived there on Thursday 4 September & I'd never heard of the place before, but a quick search doesn't give very favourable opinions. :( Very long delays, packages going missing, cards advising of customs fees not being sent.

My package was of medium size (special edition of a game) & hopefully it was marked down by Nippon Yasan, but I'm guessing the size of it is the reason for it going to Langley HWDC.

Any advice chaps?

Royal Mail advises you to contact them, details at the bottom of this page: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/customers.php

You could tweet or email them and ask if they need more information on your package.

One of my figures from amiami got held up there once, took about 3 weeks for it to reach me. The best thing to do is what was mentioned above; contact Royal Mail and keep an eye on it.
 
False alarm guys, it just got delivered by the postie in his van! It was marked as registered small packet by NY & there's a large Royal Mail Special Delivery sticker on the front.

Thanks for the replies though. :) It makes for 'interesting' reading.
 
Probs gonna get shot for this, but I haven't needed to top up my PS+ for a long while...until now that is. Just ran out yesterday, so what's normally the best way to go about getting the best UK PS+ deal?

cdkeys + facebook code or something? I might see if I can make do without it for now. Miss the days I could grab them on sale for £20 before PS4 multiplayer came along :(
 
Zavvi.es won't let me cancel my order of Bayonetta 2 because I used a 10 percent of voucher, but it did not have a minimum purchase amount so I don't know why this applies. I bought Mario Kart 8 with it, which has shipped.

Ridiculous, why did I buy from Zavvi :(

Any suggestions anyone?
 
Zavvi.es won't let me cancel my order of Bayonetta 2 because I used a 10 percent of voucher, but it did not have a minimum purchase amount so I don't know why this applies. I bought Mario Kart 8 with it, which has shipped.

Ridiculous, why did I buy from Zavvi :(

Any suggestions anyone?
Have you paid already?
Cancel the order on your credit card/paypal if you haven't.
 
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