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Amazon Summer Sale July 1 | Not steamy but very hot (non-US buyers: read OP)
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TheApatheticOne
Member
read the OP, everything's there.
Don't see ARMA II: CO listed, wasn't that supposed to be on sale at some point? I know that there was an issue with the keys or something for it, so I guess that never gotten straightened out and they had to can whatever sale they were planning for it?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Ya, I was getting it to try it with that. The only thing I didn't notice, have they updated the controls at all? Or have patches to do so? I think faceoffs and some other things have changed since 09 hasn't it?
Elginer
Member
OMG thank you! Now it runs just fine.
Felix Lighter
Member
Are you guys playing on HDTVs by chance? Driver San Fransisco defaulted to 1080p24 when I played it on my TV through HDMI. I had to force it to detect a 60 Hz refresh rate through RadeonPro.
legacyzero
Banned
If not, I'm sure Steam will be putting it up for sale 50 or even 75 percent off.
Steam had it for 75% off last month.
sazzy
Member
<3 tony
Prophet Steve
Member
Uh, I think all the parkour stuff like sliding and wall running, so I wouldn't recommend it. Don't know if you can remap that button in the PC version.
EDIT: Oh, I believe that was LT yeah.
It jumps. Very essential. Not sure if you can remap it as I've never tried to.
sazzy
Member
Are you planning on fixing it or buying a new controller? :\
It's not the greatest port, capped at 30fps and don't even try to play it with a m/kb. Other than that it's fine and worth the price, it's not any worse than the 360 version.
Yes. I actually have been trying to track down one of those wireless things so that I can use a wireless 360 controller, but they are damn near non-existent at retail. It seems like they are 3rd party anywhere else. Anyone else using the wireless thing? I realize that wired is better, but I own 5 wireless controllers, so it seems like the adapter thing is a smarter buy.
Felix Lighter
Member
There is a mod to remove the 30fps cap.
I tried the 360 version years back and it was playable.
Is the 360 controller compatible with the PC version??
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
We don't generally match international sites. I'm working on a Sniper Elite V2 deal though.
Hello Tony,
I asked this in the other thread but I didn't get a reply.
I already have bought the previous "SEGA 48-Game Mega Arcade Pack" from March. I am missing only SEGA Genesis Classics Series 5. If I buy it, are the games going to be added in my current collection when I run the Sega Genesis Collection executable?
Nice work with the deals
Oh good question. I think this is the case. I have all the collections, and recently bought the 5th pack. Now I have 1 launcher with everything in it.
Still waiting on keys
. Yeah, we won't have any Ubi stuff up in July. I'm almost certain Steam will though, so it is likely that we will match whatever they do and you will have the option of buying from either of us
.Cheers,
Tony
Bought my very first digital download from amazon awhile ago- The Square Enix pack. Is Amazon's download service usually this slow? I managed to download Just Cause 2 via steam in less than 40 mins. When downloading Tomb Raider Underworld directly (Not steam redeemable), my download stood at only 10-15% after 45 mins. Anyone experiencing the same issue?
Yep, but that breaks the scripting in a few missions though, but the fix is easy to disable/enable so it's worth it I guess, just adds another hoop to jump through.
Very compatible, with icons and everything.
If it's like it was years ago, and what I saw from browsing a few months ago, then no. The closest they can do with it is artwork or rosters that can be changed (and I doubt they can actually make 'new arenas' (if a team changes venues), just retexture it as good as it can get.
Controls, I played around with the 360 controller, seems okay. It has a semi-primitive version of the current gen (i.e. PS360 versions) controls where you can shoot with the RS but it's not as great as I think.
Amazon price matches anything Steam puts up on these big sales? Because it seems like it more and more..Yeah, we won't have any Ubi stuff up in July. I'm almost certain Steam will though, so it is likely that we will match whatever they do and you will have the option of buying from either of us
Cheers,
Tony
They did this last Winter. Pretty much anything they have will be price matched during a Steam sale or undercut. Like when MW3 was like $40 dollars during the Winter Sale and Amazon threw out a $35 sale.
edit: Tonys pretty much priced matched any Steam sale actually now that I think about it lol.
That's why Amazon has him. They're able to price-match in nearly real-time (as quickly as the hamsters can move, anyway) and are able to be extremely competitive with the Steam sales. Not to mention a lot of what they sell is redeemable on Steam, so Valve benefits from Amazon's aggressiveness, too.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Alright that's what I figured. Hopefully it's good enough for having updated rosters.
IcyRhythms
Member
Tony, do you think you'll be getting Sniper Elite V2 for less than $19.99? Granted you've heard anything back from them of course....
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
As others have said, it jumps, which is kind of important. You can swap the shoulder buttons, but then you won't be able to do a quick 180, which is also fairly important. You can't customize any further than that, so if you don't have any other controller, you should avoid ME.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Tony,
I'm waiting for MP3 below $10. Otherwise, I'll wait.
Cheers.
I'm waiting for MP3 below $10. Otherwise, I'll wait.
Cheers.
Not the same person but what exactly am I looking for and how much should I spend.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Something like this that is a controller and comes with the usb dongle also to make it wireless. You could also get a wired controller if it doesn't bother you. You might be able to find the dongle by itself but just be wary of knockoffs since I've heard bad stories about them not working. You can see the dongle in the 3rd or 4th pic on the page I linked to.
12 bucks for a fake one:
http://dx.com/p/pc-wireless-gaming-receiver-for-xbox-360-controller-black-129230?item=7
http://dx.com/p/pc-wireless-gaming-receiver-for-xbox-360-controller-white-grey-129241?item=18
Free shipping from China, which means it'll take a month to arrive.
I have both, a Fake and a Original one. There's virtually no difference between them. You MAY need to input some drivers for the fake one, but they come in a CD and I didn't (maybe because I already had the original drivers installed before, I'm not sure). They report as being the same to Windows, so there are no game incompatibilities.
You can't get original ones by themselves new anymore. They're only bundled into "Games for Windows" controller bundles (which is just a 360 controller and a wireless receiver).
You might get an original used one on eBay or Amazon, but they have the shitty habit of blowing up a shitty fuse inside them, rendering them unusable. You can easily fix by gaping the connection between the both solder points. I just did it yesterday to one of my old ones.
Since they're so hard to find (and I doubt the fake ones even have that fuse), I'd tell you to buy the fake ones from China. It'll take a while, but you can buy two at a time and never have to bother with it again (because if it's breaks, just swap to your other one, and order a single one as a backup again).
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Hmm, if they're alright then that might be ok. I know the knock off ones on amazon and stuff always have bad reviews of them dying within a week or two of using them.
Last Baron
Member
What's the longevity like? I had a genuine one that apparently decided to die at some point during its few months on my shelf.
The official ones suck too unless they fixed it. If you unplug it while your PC is on then it fries a chip or something. Mine stopped working presumably because of that so I just got a wired controller.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
We just shot an email out on this, I'll update as soon as I hear back.
Skinnyrattler,
I feel like you'll be waiting for a while.
Cheers,
Tony
As I explained, the Original Ones have a flaw in the design. I've heard multiple stories, but the most accepted ones are these two: They either heat up and the fuse inside them blows up (it's not supposed to blow up under heat) OR the fuse blows up when you plug/unplug the receiver with the computer ON, as it has a too low rating. They SEEM broken, but you can easily fix them by either replacing the fuse or bypassing it altogether, as explained here: http://replayproject.wordpress.com/...x-360™-wireless-gaming-receiver-for-windows®/.
I never opened up my fake one (as it never stopped working, as opposed to the two original ones I got that stopped working after two months), I've had it for over a year, always plugged in. If you ask me, the "fake" ones don't have that fuse, so I believe they won't "fail", but I can't confirm it because I can't be bothered to opening one up.
I really recommend the fake ones, as they're cheaper and easier to come by. I linked DealExtreme because that's where I get mine (since I'm from Brazil and that offers free shipping) and you pay waht they're worth (12 bucks), but you can easily find fake ones on eBay and Amazon at a decent price, I'm sure.
Felix Lighter
Member
I'm just nervously waiting to get my hands on ARMA II CO. I hyped myself up to give DayZ a try.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Same here
Marty Chinn
Member
Same thing happened to mine. It worked fine the last time I used it, but it was sitting unplugged for ages. Now that I have a new setup, it's completely dead.
By Christmas at worst.
IblisGinjo
Member
No it doesn't.