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Hey now, we've had one deal so far!
It was a discount error.
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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 9: Looking for a Switch in Deals
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Hey now, we've had one deal so far!
doctorcdcs
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Iamcorrupt
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All games sold by amazon themselves yes, and the discount is only supposed to be for up to two weeks post release BUT well look for yourself https://www.amazon.ca/Bandai-Namco-12070-Tales-Berseria/dp/B01HQGWBZ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490595303&sr=8-1&keywords=tales+of+berseria
Is there a way to see a list of all the games that have this discount?
Nope. It's really as simple as all preorders, and any game less than two weeks old though. Just search any videogame release calendar.
NinjaCoachZ
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The E3 stuff came before Prime cutting 20% off all new releases was made standard, but I'm pretty sure the E3 deals required Prime, no?
Exist2Inspire02
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There also seems to be a glitch with The Nonary Ganes where neither version of the game has 20% off, despite coming out last Friday
Was thinking it might come in handy for some anomalies like Berseria that was posted.
Iamcorrupt
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Not specifically no, I wonder how hard it would be to script something to detect "Prime Members get 20% off list price" on amazon page listings and input relevant link/item data into a spreadsheet or something.
No. For the last 2 years E3 promotions from Amazon were a separate thing from Prime. Prime discounts came after.
With all the surprises Prime discount has had on E3 discounts, I wonder if we'll see E3 Deals from Amazon this year. I think this Prime strategy of offering 20% off preorders all year round has worked out well for Amazon and makes little to no sense in changing; offering 20% off for preorders one week in June just doesn't make sense anymore. If they do E3 again this year I wouldn't be surprised if we see Non-Prime members get 20% off while Prime members get 30-35% procent off preorders.
I don't think any Canadian reported they received an email about it.
That was just some person in this thread who had nothing to back up their post. It's business as usual.
I think i've led myself down a slippery slope.
Owned an XB1 for years and had about an equal mix of discs and digital games based on which was the better deal. Thanks to EB and their recent trade promos, I have pretty much purged every single XB1 disc I have. Finally got a PS4 in November and pretty much every game i've gotten for the system is digitally; haven't bought a single PS4 disc yet.
I think you guys know where this is going... I don't think I could ever buy physical games on PS4 now. It just wouldn't feel right. Does this kinda thing bother you guys? Do you just go for whichever is the best deal at the time?
Thanks to those trade promos, I have Persona 5 paid off at EB but i'm really considering cancelling it and grabbing PSN cards to get it digitally instead.
Owned an XB1 for years and had about an equal mix of discs and digital games based on which was the better deal. Thanks to EB and their recent trade promos, I have pretty much purged every single XB1 disc I have. Finally got a PS4 in November and pretty much every game i've gotten for the system is digitally; haven't bought a single PS4 disc yet.
I think you guys know where this is going... I don't think I could ever buy physical games on PS4 now. It just wouldn't feel right. Does this kinda thing bother you guys? Do you just go for whichever is the best deal at the time?
Thanks to those trade promos, I have Persona 5 paid off at EB but i'm really considering cancelling it and grabbing PSN cards to get it digitally instead.
The downside of going all digital is the exact reason you outlined here. You won't be able to trade those discs in ever.
purpletentacle
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I erroneously made a post some time ago about getting an email. As it turns out, it was for an American account that I had forgotten about (all my mail goes to the same inbox). My Canadian account never got any email regarding taxes, so I think we're good.
There are games that I intend to keep forever so I don't mind buying them digitally.
If I were you, I would go physical for the games that I just want to beat once and resell and I would go digital for the games I want to keep forever and for the games that are super cheap during psn sales.
Yep, I'm in the same boat. I just try to be a bit more selective with my purchases. I made an exception dor FF XII since it was a hell of a deal.
Hmm, some good points regarding going digital for games that you'd like to keep long-term and going physical for those "one and done" type games and having the option to trade those in.
I guess i've been going all digital on PS4 so far since that's where most of the deals have been for the older games recently. e.g. Until Dawn is one of those short and sweet games but since I only paid $10, it's not really a big loss that I can't trade it in or anything.
I always buy whatever is cheaper (but prefer digital when price is exactly the same).
Before the Prime 20% discount my PS4 library was almost entirely digital, but now I have a whole bunch of physical games.
I stopped caring about having a mixed library a while ago.
oreomunsta
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Then we should call these threads "Canadian Deals and Steals" in honor of pricing errors lol
The Omega Man
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My Orzly Tempered Glass protector for the Switch arrived, is this real life?
I generally don't buy digital until I can get a game deeply discounted. But I keep a pretty lean collection of discs. Overwatch (which I'd like to get digitally) generally lives in my PS4.... it was replaced recently​ by Horizon for a few weeks, then I traded Horizon when I finished it.
My Xbox is mostly digital. It's kind of my "games as a service box," largely populated with content from GWG and EA Access, with the occasional console exclusive coming on disc.
I like the convenience of digital games, but most of the time I buy a new game, I wind up focusing on that, so I'm not dealing with constant disc swapping... and I much prefer being able to resell stuff.
I think it's applied like 3 times.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Try placing a new order
...Pro Controllers, too?
Hey everyone, question:
Is an Xbox One S really the only option for a 4K UHD Blu Ray player right now? I have an LG B6 I want to watch Planet Earth 2 on but I don't want an Xbox!
Are there any sales on 4K UHD Blu Rays?
My thinking right now is to grab one off kijiji for 220$ (talked him down to that price no controller since I have the Elite controller) and then hope for a good trade in promo when the Scorpio launches?
Or just wait for Scorpio, or just wait for affordable 4K UHD Blu Ray players?
Is an Xbox One S really the only option for a 4K UHD Blu Ray player right now? I have an LG B6 I want to watch Planet Earth 2 on but I don't want an Xbox!
Are there any sales on 4K UHD Blu Rays?
My thinking right now is to grab one off kijiji for 220$ (talked him down to that price no controller since I have the Elite controller) and then hope for a good trade in promo when the Scorpio launches?
Or just wait for Scorpio, or just wait for affordable 4K UHD Blu Ray players?
mullet2000
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It's not the only option but it's the most cost effective one, for sure. Plus if an Xbox exclusive or two ever comes around (or already released) you can play it.
For the 4k blurays, go to a local HMV since they're doing closing sales. I picked up Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Max Max 40% off.
Bought.
I seem to have missed it
It's flickering, might still have some luck if you keep trying
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
I wish
Doesn't even show 79.99 prime only on the search screen anymore.
Time to try another day.
Mysterious
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Nope.
Well that's a shame. Can't justify paying $60 for a game that's mostly just local multiplayer.
ShadowgeistX
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NowInStock is garbage!
Twice now I there as soon as I get the e-mail and they are gone
Notifications like that are pretty useless for video games. They pretty much just tell you when you're too late.
Damn, the FFXII Steelbook is out of stock on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XTK6YFP/
This is the right one right?
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XTK6YFP/
This is the right one right?
Yeah, that's the one.
ReddishGUI
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