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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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Oh it's not really that bad huh? Try saying that while literally everything around you seems to be getting more expensive and yet your stuck making the minimum wage with zero change of ever getting a raise.
Every little increase like that adds up and I'd hardly call something like an extra $20 on the cost "little"
Bad enough that the price of physical games skyrocketed but now Digital is joining the party. At least before buying Digital on psn was generally cheaper to make up for the fact you couldn't resell it after you where done but now that's gone down the tubes.
The irony is that I don't even play multiplayer and most of the ps plus games that we where getting don't interest me or I already own. When we finally get one I think would be cool like Rouge Galaxy or Galak-Z it turns out that once I actually try them they actually suck.
The only reason I bothered getting plus in the first place was because it would like me get some digital only stuff like the Atelier plus games significantly cheaper, enough so that the cost of getting plus was negated.
Now that I've got most of the digital only stuff I wanted their was barely any incentive to get plus again as it WAS at the old price let alone the new one. With the base prices on games being higher now that makes the sale prices higher as well so it'll be very hard to make up that difference
DeathByBacklog
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So it doesn't sound like you were subbing in even at the current price so why care about an increase?
I'm buying digital anyways for Pokemon. At likely 500-800 hours of gameplay, it's worth the extra cost for me to have on SD card. Glad I don't have to go through the Amazon headache.
Well the thing is that I WAS thinking of subbing in again at the current price. Getting it last year in december worked out overall even if I only really used it for the Christmas sale and Golden week for the most part.
But if I want to stay subbed I'm going to have to drop the money to do so months earlier then I had planned now which really ticks me off.
ReddishGUI
Member
Just got an email from costco... and they've decided to cancel my 2 ps+ cards...
BigJonsson
Member
Any reason?
I received the exact same email...wtf?!
chrominance
Member
Fuck, you too? I just got that email and wondered if I just entered my info wrong. I got "Unable to Validate the Information Provided" as the reason. Guess it'll get cancelled a second time.
At least I'm subscribed until 2018, but man, that's a lot of PS+ games I'll have to get through between now and then.
That's weird... Are they running out from everyone jumping at the cards?
BigJonsson
Member
Did you register at Costco.ca today or in the past? Are you members?
chrominance
Member
Registered years ago, but not a dues-paying member. Never had a purchase rejected, though, and I've bought Codes2Go codes from them before I think.
You can still buy the cards on the site. In fact, I just did.
BigJonsson
Member
No e-mail for me yet....
chrominance
Member
Actually, I just double-checked, and the last time I bought Codes2Go cards from Costco ($20 PSN card), the same thing happened: order cancelled, followed by me placing a second order, followed by success. So who knows?
N° 2048
Member
Straight upppp.
BigJonsson
Member
So I got an e-mail from codes2go......with my PS+ codes
So they didn't cancel all of them
So they didn't cancel all of them
CDKeys is the cheapest as far as I know.
March of the Crabs
Member
Weird question but I'm selling my Xbone on Kijiji tomorrow to put towards a One S. Can I just wipe the entire hard drive on the old console, sign in on my new console and have access to all my games and saves? Or is the process more complex?
Yes, games are tied to your account, not your console. If this was a Nintendo system you would be fucked though, they better fix this with the NX.
March of the Crabs
Member
Experiences with Nintendo in the past are what make me wary of this stuff lol. I always find it hard to believe the other 2 consoles are so seamless and easy in comparison. Thanks!
about your save files, I believe you'll have to back it up to the cloud or a USB drive though.
The Elite
BOSS
They were cancelling them? I got mine after a few hours.
BigJonsson
Member
DeathByBacklog
Member
Anybody get their costco order cancelled on them? Just got an email stating...
"Cancellation Reason:
Unable to Validate the Information Provided"
What what?
"Cancellation Reason:
Unable to Validate the Information Provided"
What what?
I know I'm not the person you're quoting, but there's got to be a cut off point.
Thankfully I'm not hard on cash or anything, I could spend $70 a year or even $70 a month but a price hike reminds you that you're paying something and makes you question the value you're receiving. How much are you willing to spend on plus? Perhaps $70 still seems reasonable to some people but what about $80? It's not that much more than $70 which is only $20 more than what we're paying right now.
I mentioned it earlier and so did the person you're quoting. The PS+ games, and multiplayer has not been fantastic for me but I was subbing because there would occasionally be a sale where I would get a good haul. A price hike (regardless of how small it might be when looking at a yearly sub) was enough for me to stop and reconsider.
I really like to have my physical copies, but yeah... I may just do that this time around
actually I'm going to have a bunch of best buy rewards points because of the games I pre-ordered at E3 so I could use those to buy eShop cards
I live in BC too. Can you just use any random Ontario address and you won't get taxed?
DeathByBacklog
Member
Well I tried placing another order with costco. We'll see what happens.
DanteRavenkin
Member
Hey everyone. So I forgot that Worms comes out tomorrow on Xbox One, so I forgot to pre-order the physical version for the bonuses. What are the odds that all Day One copies will still have the stuff if I walk into the store? Any insight?
If it's a Day One SKU then you'll get it, if it's preorder bonus as a code then maybe not unless you get it from EB and ask for it. Can try as well with Best Buy still listed online as preorder, if you don't get it customer service should be able to help.
mob_skater
Member
Yup I also had the cancellation email. Not sure why.
DaleinCalgary
Member
I just added a year with a purchase through PSN. Then just for fun I signed up for the Shaw promotion for 150Mbps internet for 2 years at $79.90/month.
chrominance
Member
Just got the code for my second order, so it looks like it was just a glitch on Costco's end. If anyone else got a cancellation email, maybe try now?
er I mean don't try now it's doomed to end in failure I guess they ran out of codes
TIME TO HOARD ALL THE PS+ CODES HAHAHAHA
UberTag
Member
Funny how that works.
Sorry for the late reply, but yes. I used a random McDonald's.
lol yeah. That's why they mentioned it will start on Sept instead of yesterday.
xCaptainCanadax
Member
Yeah thats true I know at least myself at 3 of my friends who have spent 90$ on 2 years of plus that we wouldn't have spent yesterday otherwise.
KhaosDragon22
Neo Member
Just did the exact same!
Zombie James
Banned
Just remembered I got $10 in PSN credit from the Playstation Experience. I guess I'll use that, though I might only re-sub for one year.
I just remembered that I redeemed that code and it gave me a message like "please look forward to your digital goodies in a few weeks/months" and I don't think I ever received anything after that....
Does that sound familiar to anyone? Would my account have just been credited the $10?
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Here was the message:
"Thank you for attending the 2016 PlayStation E3 Experience. Your digital gifts will be sent to your registered Email in a few weeks."
What gives? I didn't get anything.
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