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The US PSP Launch
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zackattack
Member
Warranty cards are not important at EB, it's about the receipt and serial/ESA#
Unless you want to read about the warranty that is.
Edit:Oh yeah, pretty sure EB system warranties usually = 10% of the price, in brackets.
Unless you want to read about the warranty that is.
Edit:Oh yeah, pretty sure EB system warranties usually = 10% of the price, in brackets.
bean breath
Member
I went to pre-order Ridge Racer on friday at Gamestop and asked about the warranty, they said "Oh it comes with a one year manufacturer's warranty." I assumed this means they don't offer one. Is it only certain Gamestops that offer it?ManaByte said:
michael000
Banned
Gonna be picking up 3 on the 24th and i was going to get a warranty with my unit. I actually have one reserved at a gamestop so i figured i'd call and see about their warranty and the guy said it was $60 bucks for a year and that if i did get one to call ahead first so they could get the papers out of the safe. I'd actually heard this before from another employee there but i thought he was clueless so wrote it off, apparently though that's that particular stores deal. For that price that particular unit will be seeing ebay lol.
bean breath
Member
$60 for 3 or 1?If it's $60 then screw it.michael000 said:
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
I've already bought Wipeout and Twisted Metal-- c'mon, Wednesday night!
Speakimg of the missus: WHen I told her tha games I planned on getting-- Wipeout, TM:HO and Lumines-- she asked me what Lumines was.
I said "It's a falling block kinda puzzle with music/rhthym elemets, but the Rez guy." SHe peomptly boggled at why I hadn't told her abotu it sooner, since that basically describes a game that would be tailor-made to her tastes.
Speakimg of the missus: WHen I told her tha games I planned on getting-- Wipeout, TM:HO and Lumines-- she asked me what Lumines was.
I said "It's a falling block kinda puzzle with music/rhthym elemets, but the Rez guy." SHe peomptly boggled at why I hadn't told her abotu it sooner, since that basically describes a game that would be tailor-made to her tastes.
Kung Fu Jedi
Member
Anyone seen any games at Best Buy yet or are they holding them until Thursday?
speaking of warranties, just wanted to mention TRU's plan is 1 year past manufacturer warranty for 25 bucks.
the catch is you dont return it to the store, you call this phone number and they either
a: send you a new one or
b: issue you a TRU gift card for the amount you paid
personally, i hate having to push them, but i thought i'd just chime in on that
the catch is you dont return it to the store, you call this phone number and they either
a: send you a new one or
b: issue you a TRU gift card for the amount you paid
personally, i hate having to push them, but i thought i'd just chime in on that
Looks like someone dropped the ball in California and forgot about how the E-Waste fee should be applied to the PSP...whoops.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/psp/cali-taxman-takes-on-psp-036685.php
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/psp/cali-taxman-takes-on-psp-036685.php
michael000
Banned
bean breath said:
They told me $60 for 1 and that the plans went as high as $200 lol. Like i said though YMMV, your best bet is a quick phone call if you have a reservation with them or are that curious.
krypt0nian
Banned
So today's the first day the PSP television ads run.
Best bet: WWE RAW at 9pm eastern
Maybe: ESPN/MTV
Anyone planning on capturing them? Better yet, do we know who's doing them? In the past we've found them on the ad firm's website.
Best bet: WWE RAW at 9pm eastern
Maybe: ESPN/MTV
Anyone planning on capturing them? Better yet, do we know who's doing them? In the past we've found them on the ad firm's website.
krypt0nian
Banned
Seth C said:
That's the easy way. Anything else is overkill.
I bought Wipeout Pure and Twisted Metal: Head On while out on my lunch break, and my Martin Fields screen protectors showed up in the mail on Friday. I am supposedly in the first group of PSP pre-orders at my local EBGames for Thursday, and I assume Lumines will be available in store that day...
...but the way things are looking now, I may have to go on a business trip Thursday early enough that I won't be able to pick up the unit itself before heading for the airport since the store claims (at least at this point) that they won't be open until 10 AM!
#$^$%&#^#&^#U*&&#*U#
...but the way things are looking now, I may have to go on a business trip Thursday early enough that I won't be able to pick up the unit itself before heading for the airport since the store claims (at least at this point) that they won't be open until 10 AM!
#$^$%&#^#&^#U*&&#*U#
EGM92 said:
From CAG, info may be outdated however:
Blockbuster/GameRush
Courtesy: CoryCubed
BLOCKBUSTER guarantees the quality of previously viewed movies and games. If there is a problem with the movie or game, bring it back with your receipt within 30 days and we will exchange the movie or game. Refunds if unopened.
All new unopened hardware can be exchanged or refunded with a receipt(unless it was done on a membership account). No returns for defective systems as they come with manufacturer warranty.
All preowned hardware comes with a 30 day guarantee. Exchanges and refunds only given with receipt unless they were done on the account.
Preowned software has a 30 day guarentee. No returns if you don't like it unless you want regular trade in value credit.
Just came back from eb games and they had TM: HO, Darkstalkers, and a few sports games on sale. Out in the open for anybody to see. I'm gonna have to go pick up some used games at Gamestop if I want darkstalkers cheap.
Edit: Anybody know if Gamestop is doing a buy two get one free used deal? There were recently but I don't know if it ended.
Edit: Anybody know if Gamestop is doing a buy two get one free used deal? There were recently but I don't know if it ended.
How does that work?!... I've never heard of Wal-Mart Doing that...Wario64 said:I suppose so. But if you feel dirty, you could try getting an exchange at Walmart without a receipt...you'd probably have to do it at the midnight launch or whenever Walmart decides to sell them though
Ironclad_Ninja said:
They're still doing it. I just picked up 2 lots of 3 games for about $20 each today. Not exactly the best price. I'm gonna go check out Blockbuster for some Outlaw Golf: 9 more holes of golf (they're only like $2 each and they're doing a buy 2 get 1 free thing too I think)
Picked up 2 copies of PS2 Jampack 11 demos too, gonna see if I can trade them in. They're eligible but sometimes the employee might be smart enough to deny it
EGM92 said:
Walmart usually allows returns and exchanges without a receipt, but they track you and give you a limit per year. But thinking about it, I doubt you'll be able to exchange it. It's unlikely that they'll believe you 'lost' your receipt when they just started selling PSPs on Thursday...
Manick Joe
Member
Planning on buying a PSP at Circuit City? Well I hope you're a Twisted Metal fan because we're selling it bundle only with Head On for $289.99. I asked my manager if a customer wanted a different game could it be swapped and she suprisingly said no. I have a feeling she was just being stubborn so hopefully the higher-ups at your local store may be more sensible. The store will open early at 8 AM and at Circuit City the warranty is 2 years for $49.99 and it's straight replacement (call a phone number to ship PSP out for free, get gift card for cost of system and remaining coverage). Also SanDisk 256 MB Pro Duo's are on sale for $45 with an additional $10 mail-in rebate bringing it down to $35.
Quick question, would you as a customer be annoyed if the dead pixel and sticky square button issues were brought up as justification for getting the warranty? I unlike most in my store don't care that much about my service numbers and am trying to gauge the best way to bring it up without being a greedy dick.
Quick question, would you as a customer be annoyed if the dead pixel and sticky square button issues were brought up as justification for getting the warranty? I unlike most in my store don't care that much about my service numbers and am trying to gauge the best way to bring it up without being a greedy dick.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Wario64 said:
I see what the official stance is, but before I pre-ordered my PSP at Gamerush I asked the District Manager point-blank if I could exchange my system because of a defective screen and she said "no problem, we did it a couple of times for the DS".
I will ask again at pick-up to be sure but if they change their tune to the above hard-line I will promptly ask for a refund of my $50 and head elsewhere.
I don't think I'll have a problem, though. I'm one of their best customers.
Tortfeasor
Member
Just found out my gamestop is not going to have a midnight PSP launch... I thought there was a press release around somewhere saying that all the stores would have one. Any ideas why one of their businest stores in Chicago would not have a midnight launch?