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AusGAF IV - A No Hope, Government - Double the price, region locked and now adults
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Sutton Dagger
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Damn so much for 'Master Race'...I want my Skyrim.
roosters93
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trinest said:
what does pff mean?
ClivePwned said:
To me this just comes across as salty that BF3's new Frostbite 2 Engine is pretty and has great graphics while favoring the fact MW3 uses the same old engine barely updated.
3chopl0x said:
Hopefully my Death will be senior.
Yeah I've been trying to think of times when I still lived in the US and was anticipating being able to get a new game early, and I can't think of a single time it was expected. At most, I had to call around to make sure the shipment had come in for the day it was supposed to come out, since that wasn't always 100% guaranteed.Choc said:
Of course, this was 4+ years ago so plenty has probably changed since then. Street dates are much more of a common occurrence, for example.
Jintor said:
No of course not, it would be embarrassing to them and Nintendo Japan would still crack the shits. It won't change anything though.
Mario Kart 7 though they're trying this whole 'global release' thing. If it gets stuffed up, count on that never happening again.
Which is really bad as the local retailers don't seem to care that much about global releases, so they'll have no qualms about breaking date if they can. Most consumers don't care either, they just want it early, not concerned about what that means for the future.VOOK said:
And I guess I'm part of the problem too as an importer...
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
VOOK said:
All we need is Skyward Sword to break heinously early (like, tomorrow early) and someone to leak it and we'll never get a Nintendo game again.
Here's a question. Two actually.
If I import a UK PS3 game, can I redeem any associated codes on it in the AU PSN store?
Secondly - if I bought a local PS3 copy of Portal 2 and have no interest in the steam version of the game it comes with, is there any way to gift it to someone?
If I import a UK PS3 game, can I redeem any associated codes on it in the AU PSN store?
Secondly - if I bought a local PS3 copy of Portal 2 and have no interest in the steam version of the game it comes with, is there any way to gift it to someone?
Clipper said:
When Harry Potter came out, did a copy of the book leak ANYWHERE? Did someone sell it? Did extracts come out? Did a ma and pa shop sell it early? Nope.
People are going to always want stuff as early as they can, this industry just has to take a step back and realize what these date breaks will do in the in the long run.
Importing is another kettle of fish, if everyone sticks to their dates and they have globalized dates then importing becomes irrelevant.
Game companies don't care about private importers, only when it's Gametraders selling early.
EatChildren said:
Oh yeah if it broke now, even a week before it would be chaos. Even worse if they go and upload it to the internet last that last guy.
Right, and I remember that pretty clearly. I think the only significant game I got early was MGS2 and that was after getting a call at about 7pm the night before release to say they had just gotten their shipment in.Choc said:
So is the only reason it's not already done that way the geography of Australia?
I know someone who got an N64 a week before release. Ordered it on kmart, asked to put it on layby. Came back to the store after lunch and paid off his layby and walked out with it. Obviously because they wrapped it up in black plastic, no-one working there knew what it was or when it was on sale.
It really depends on the game. Sometimes the DLC is compatible but the codes aren't, sometimes both aren't, sometimes both are. You're really best off creating a dummy UK account and using that to redeem codes. There's no harm in it at all, and any content installed on your system will work while logged into any account.RandomVince said:
Uh, but that's exactly what happened with New Super Mario Bros Wii.EatChildren said:
Which resulted in a million dollar fine to the Aussie who was stupid enough to post his receipt online before leaking the game to 'scene guys who said they wouldn't give it to others', but it still already happened and we're still getting games.
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What a dick move. :|HolyCheck said:
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Clipper said:
That was my joke, in that if it happens again it's all over maaan.
You can play PC vs. PS3 same time with one copy of PS3 Portal 2. You just need to use a different account on the PS3 and Steam than the one you unlocked the PC game with. Like with me, I unlocked my PC copy using my own PS3 account and own Steam account, but when my friend wanted to play co-op with me, we created a new PS3 account on my PS3 for him and linked that to his Steam account so the PS3 could play online, then I played him from my own Steam account.commanderdeek said:
roosters93
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jambo said:
but you read harry potter so...
trolling all the world including myself!
HolyCheck said:
You've entered a whole new world of dickitude Mr Check!
Also went to Hobart HNs to get PC Skyrim. No stock in Southern Tas Harvey's lol. Went to EB and had a squizz. Selling for $90. No dice. Wouldn't price match. Girl in shop pretty much looked at me like, "Problem, sir?"
yearly release cycles = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5dsOn06w1s
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