Sakura
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According to the DOAX3 website, the download version has Asian price of NT1,980, so I think you'd probably end up paying around 90CAD for PSN cards?
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 7: More Shipping Talk than Anime & TV GAF
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According to the DOAX3 website, the download version has Asian price of NT1,980, so I think you'd probably end up paying around 90CAD for PSN cards?
We have no idea
knacklover
Member
Looking at the past history of Amazon.ca and their timing of putting games up, I expect it to be up in a couple of months (They still don't have Dragon Quest 7 and 8 IIRC)
The Elite
BOSS
It's hard to say. With the new consoles they had them up right away.
Playstation VR was searchable on Monday and you could find the page but they took it down Tuesday morning from their search. That's at least some sort of activity.
Anyone know if EB will have preorders available when they open?
knacklover
Member
That PSVR page was up for a while before, like when we were first able to order at a ridiculous price of 1100$, no?
FonkyByNature
Member
Yeah, the price is damn high, especially compared to the very tempting 399$ US price.
I was expecting something like 499$ max with a camera.
It kinda hurts as with 3 games + a camera, it goes around 900$+ That's a bit too much for something i'm not even sure i will use that much. But i love the concept of VR and the experiences look like a blast but am i gonna use it often ? that's the question.
I will still secure a pre-order just in case as i have enough time to think about my purchase decision.
The Elite
BOSS
It was. And it stayed up as unavailable until Monday and it was taken down Tuesday in search. The link to it directly still works though.
Depending shipping, I think it is even cheaper to purchase physical from Play-Asia, if you're willing to wait.
Mainly because VGP is required to charge tax in Canada.
Not that it has ever happened to me with Canada Post but you could potentially be hit hard by import fees and Canadian taxes when importing something valued over $20. If you use for example FedEx then they will charge you these fees and Canadian taxes. Don't remember how much it is but I'm sure Google does if anyone is interested.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Just realized that the Canadian price for PSVR is confirmed to be $549 CAD.
opticalmace
Member
399 USD is 532 CAD right now apparently... not a bad conversion. Could've made it $529 though.
Hmm I'll see I guess. Probably not buying right away anyways.
Anyone know anything about an upcoming Best Buy VIP sale? I returned something and they asked me if I was interested. Apparently everything is on sale. Lol.
doctorcdcs
Member
you mean those 'special events' best buy holds for "VIP" customers?
yeah, I went to one of those. lots of people showed up so there was a big line waiting to get in, and I thought the sales werent all that great to be honest, although when I did go, it was when GoW 3 came out, so getting it on at a discount was pretty cool. Wouldn't do it again, just because of the sheer number of people that go to one of these things with the chaos of trying to scramble to get the item you want that's on sale and might still be in stock.
You guys, I am so legitimately excited for PSVR (and VR in general). It's been so long since we've felt something truly new in videogames. Not just a new game, but something that actively alters the experience, and can make standard tropes seem fresh again. And that every single person who tries VR is a believer, and tells everyone else "just trust me on this, you need to try it for yourself" just makes me more excited.
VR is going to be the evolution that the Wii wanted to be with motion controls, but wasn't quite there yet. And I want it so fucking bad, haha. I can't wait to preorder PSVR the second I can. i don't care what it costs, and I don't care what the launch lineup is. If the first three months is just roller coaster and tacky VR demos, that's fine.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just very excited. And I want that fucking thing to go up for preorders.
VR is going to be the evolution that the Wii wanted to be with motion controls, but wasn't quite there yet. And I want it so fucking bad, haha. I can't wait to preorder PSVR the second I can. i don't care what it costs, and I don't care what the launch lineup is. If the first three months is just roller coaster and tacky VR demos, that's fine.
Sorry for the rant, I'm just very excited. And I want that fucking thing to go up for preorders.
_Final_Phoenix_
Member
So, theoretically, if the dollar suddenly becomes stronger from now to October, is there precedent for the PSVR's price to be adjusted at all?
Maybe a year later, if we're lucky.
Sakura
Member
Not likely.
If the dollar was showing as being stable, and the forecast was good, then maybe, but they aren't going to tie the price of the product to the exchange rate and keep fluctuating it, that doesn't make sense and would be confusing for consumers.
Nope. Companies are much quicker to adjust up then down. I remember paying $69.99 for NHL and Dante's Inferno in 2010 when the dollar was at $1.10 or whatever
potatohead
Member
I'm actually excited too.
Sadly doesn't look like I'll be able to pick it up soon. Job opportunity lost + CAD price way to effing high
TimeEffect
Member
Please tell me there's a deal on dark souls
I have like $50 in my paypal, any place I can buy the game with paypal money for cheap?
I have like $50 in my paypal, any place I can buy the game with paypal money for cheap?
Canada.
Seriously what is this, lol.
That's more eb
I got the most oversized package from Amazon ever today. Inside the box was about a mile of packing paper. It barely fit in my door, it was bigger than the box my old tube television came in I'd say. Inside was another box containing the box for my racing wheel, so three boxes total. I should've taken a picture.
Needless to say nothing was damaged.
Needless to say nothing was damaged.
Canada.
Seriously what is this, lol.
I'm more than a little surprised EB hasn't marked the price higher in the first place.
The VIP sale is on the Thursday before Easter weekend and then there is a sale that will run all of Easter weekend. If Black Friday was any indication, the VIP sale will be the same sale as the rest of the weekend aside from a few doorcrashers or something.
shadow2810
Member
I will just wait for F2P version, get one character I like and I'm set for life.
The Elite
BOSS
I am sort of debating this now.
but what if you like more than one
Zombie James
Banned
The dollar keeps going up. I like where this is going.
PAX West just keeps getting cheaper and cheaper!
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knacklover
Member
"Chart with downwards trend", no no no, it's going up!
Zombie James
Banned
Up 9 cents since it's low point in mid-January. At what point did 79.99 games start showing up again?
SPOILER ALERT : games are never going back to $60, even if the CAD comes all the way back up
Canada.
Seriously what is this, lol.
By now you should know that "Recycled" is the Original Black Label Edition which never drops in price.
Silent Chief
Member
I saw some predictions for 65 cents by the end of the year today.
shadow2810
Member
Zombie James
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socksfelloff
Member
I don't know what to think anymore.
I've been listening to people tell me the housing market is going to drop off and I shouldn't have bought a house. Well my house has gone up in value at least 150k CAD in that time lol.
knacklover
Member
I think if the dollar goes any higher, buying from Amazon.com might get better than Amazon.ca...
don't they usually refuse to ship here on amazon.com? (depending on the product)
firehawk12
Subete no aware
A few years ago it was exactly cheaper to do this even with shipping factored in.
The shipping times sucked, but the savings was undeniable. Great for those games and such where you didn't care about playing right at launch.
Maybe it'll get to a point where buying PSN/XBL bucks from the states will be cheaper, if you buy digitally.
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