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AusGAF 11 - Twice the price, a year late but still moving forward
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Ruthless_Barbarian
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So, we'll be paying GST on digital purchases if the current govt has its way. Like we're not overpaying for every digital purchase as it is :/
Well I pay GST on a great many anyway. I guess Steam is the great outlier in terms of purchases. I guess this will mean prices will be on par with Origin who already collected GST. And I assume all the console storefronts already collect GST.
And I'll admit despite it meaning some price hikes it makes sense to me. Though I do kind of wonder how it will work when it comes to companies who do not have a operation in Australia.
FormallyMegadrive
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de blob is one of the best australian made games ever. the 3d art teacher at aie melb (if hes still there) did the cool little swirls around blob when he moves
reptilescorpio
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Nothing most likely, aside from the big ones.
I'd assume so to.
As it is the announced plan is just for a set list of majors, and really thinking about it the major consumer ones in terms of sales probably all already collect GST as they have local presences.
So I kind of wonder about it being a goldmine. At least in terms of digital purchases goes. Subscription services are a bit different.
reptilescorpio
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Pretty sure they said it would only bring is $350 million over 4 years, I expect the cost of chasing and processing all the taxes would be hefty.
that's a joke, surely they'd make more, or am I drastically overestimating the amount of digital goods and services Australians buy.
reptilescorpio
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That would assume $3.5 billion dollars in digital revenue paid by Australian consumers over the 4 years. Consider quite a few of the big, big ones are already paying GST because they have offices here (Sony, Apple, Google, etc).
I'd actually say they are overestimating possible revenue by a long way considering the amount of companies that will ignore them.
There isn't a pc port for it is there? I guess I could always track down a wii copy and use dolphin?
reptilescorpio
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What. A $2 billion hospital? What.
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Does that include the research centre next door? I sure hope so. Damn
FormallyMegadrive
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whats a pretty good graphics card? looking into an upgrade since gta5 runs like shit. i want to stream and at least have gta5 on high settings. ultra is not necessary. nvidia if possible, im over amd for now
nvm chat got me <3
nvm chat got me <3
Technically then wouldn't that make piracy akin to tax fraud?
reptilescorpio
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Equivalent of eating halal on Australia Day instead of lamb I guess.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't lamb halal anyway?
Darren870
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No, halal is the way an animal is killed or the way something is prepared and involves a blessing of sort.
Eg, stupid religious shit.
It depends on how the animal was killed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhabihah?oldformat=true
So lamb can be halal.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Halal is the opposite of
codswallop
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How do they kill Vegemite?
GMG has it for $60, but it's a GOG download. I kind of want to just stick to Steam, but I think I'm going to have to pay full price in order to do that, without going to some shady key site.
I really don't get all the hate for the small downgrade, are they just blaming the console versions?
Also how on earth does it take 5+ days to get something shipped from Sydney to Melbourne with express shipping.
Darren870
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reptilescorpio
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It's only AustralianTM Lamb if it died due to a gun shot wound to the head. Anything else is a slap in a face to our proud ANZAC's.
reptilescorpio
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Downgrade is due to preview/marketing footage/shots being made on $5000 PC's. This happens all the time. This is why you should always expect a downgrade unless you have an ubermachine.
Also AusPost is fucking awful.
codswallop
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Which is why I removed that part of your post.
Although, halal isn't about how things are prepared, it's just stating whether something is allowed to be eaten. There's a different term, dhabihah, for ritual slaughter.
It's not just that though, the original footage does indeed look better than what the finished game will be like. But to be honest, I think it still looks fantastic and can't wait to play it, I am glad I don't let this silly downgrade talk hamper my enjoyment of a game.
Darren870
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Which is why I removed that part of your post.
Although, halal isn't about how things are prepared, it's just stating whether something is allowed to be eaten. There's a different term, dhabihah, for ritual slaughter.
Yea yea yea... you don't have to get into the science of it all
Ha, at first I was like "What, no PC release!" and then I saw the pics of it, and didn't care any more lol.
Shit I didn't even know about the no pc port, I was ready to spend 10$ on that game. But 60$ is a joke for that game hahah.
So this is awesome. Had about $30 in credit on my XBL account to spend by the end of the month. Bought Stick of Truth online for the 360 before realising the only way you can spend said credit is via the 360 (so it came out of my Paypal). Asked for a refund via support (had to chase it up twice) and got it, but I can still play the game on my 360.
So now I have Stick of Truth, Nuts & Bolts and still about $10 worth of credit to spend on XBL by the end of the month. Woo!
So now I have Stick of Truth, Nuts & Bolts and still about $10 worth of credit to spend on XBL by the end of the month. Woo!
codswallop
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Huh. I have $6.37 in my XBL account, except I'm unlikely to spend it on anything. Can you gift stuff on XBL?
So good. Must go back to it and get more Jiggies. Actually my 6yo is probably old enough to take a look at it too.
reptilescorpio
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Yeah bottom line is game LOOKS great regardless, gameplay will be determined at release. I expect they did a complete revamp of the generally disliked TW2 combat so I'm keen to hear how it came out.
I think a large reason for the flurry of posts in there is how CD Projekt have drifted away from being seen as a golden child by hardcore gamers. I chalk that up to becoming a much much much bigger company than they were in the TW1 days. Lots of moving parts now, hard to avoid one or two people saying something stupid/showing something stupid.
Robomodo have made pure shit since they started. I lump them in with High Voltage as terrible developers that somehow keep getting work.
This is why some companies are real pricks about digital content Shaneus, you're ruining it for the rest of us!!!
I'd completely forgotten I'd played it (not for very long, mind you) as a pirated game on my JTAG 360 (which I still have, and barely used... such a waste of money :/). Don't think I had any jiggies and only had two of the earliest cheevos.
Glad I picked it up now, though. Framerate is a bit hard to deal with but other than that, the game is amazing. Surprised it didn't get a PC port a la Viva Pinata.
On another note, anyone have any suggestions for what I can get on XBL for around $10? I noticed that Guardian Heroes is $5, but I can't think of anything else (that I don't already have).
I didn't know I'd keep it, honest! I think it was triggered when the support person initially asked if I was going to buy SoT again (using my XBL credit) and I said I would. That was before I saw N&B on there.
ClivePwned
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have you tried the original Banjo Kazooie or Banjo Tooie. Or Perfect Dark?
I think I bought that PD HD remake on Live, and possibly one of the BK games but I don't recall enjoying them all that much. Maybe Kameo is super cheap and I could buy that, I remember it being somewhat entertaining the short period I had it.
Edit: Kameo is $15, so no dice.
ClivePwned
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maybe you could take the day and list every game you have on 360 so we can target recommendations. pics appreciated.
reptilescorpio
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As someone who loved the ever loving fuck out of Conker I was incredibly disappoint with Kameo. Shattering at the time
Man. Thinking back I had a rough time with the 360 for a while. Thankfully I had Oblivion & Gears 1 to get me through the disappointment of Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero & Alan Wake.
Man. Thinking back I had a rough time with the 360 for a while. Thankfully I had Oblivion & Gears 1 to get me through the disappointment of Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero & Alan Wake.
I am just glad there is a thread dedicated to it now rather than it just shitting up all the other threads (though it still is to an extent). I think one poster called it right when they suggested maybe some people have picked the wrong hobby to enjoy. The same thing has happened with Project Cars. Don't get me wrong I love my graphics but urgh at a lot of the debate going on. From what I have seen Wild Hunt looks great across all platforms and at the end of the day great graphics alone can only carry a game so far.
That THPS HD port broke my nostalgic heart and probably made baby jesus cry
BanShunsaku
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Bulk Nutrients FTW!
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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+1 for bulk nutrients
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