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wild_quinine
30 Jul 168#8
That does happen, but they're not all stolen at all. A blanket claim like 'the keys are stolen' is no different than a claim that the goods in pawn shops are cheaper because they're stolen. You know, maybe some are. It's not impossible. It does happen. But is that a good enough reason to say 'Therefore never shop at pawn shops... unless Samsung says you can?'
By far the majority of keys sold on key sites are region free keys which were bought in cheaper regions, keys that were legitimately bought in bulk, or keys that have come from promotions or bundles. All of which are legitimate sources - yes, including buying cheaper keys from overseas.
Sure, the people making the games think you should buy the games in your own region and pay top dollar, but did you ever notice how globilisation only seems to go one way? If you're a consumer, pay full price. Meanwhile, we're manufacturing our limited edition box sets in Taiwan because it's cheaper. Sorry we're not hiring.
wild_quinine
30 Jul 164#16
Stop using Hot UK Deals if you care about making sure that the people you are buying from are not being 'harmed' by the terrible evils of paying less for things than those saintly retailers would like you to pay.
Otherwise, perhaps you can explain why video games, for which there is pretty close to zero manufacturing cost, are more deserving of moral protection than that nice garden set you got from Argos in a misprice.
targetbsp
30 Jul 164#9
No they're not. They're grey market. They buy retail copies from poorer countries where they are cheaper and scan the codes in. It's the game equivalent of cdwow.
You're likely thinking more of marketplace style key selling sites, rather than ones where the company that owns the site is the company selling the games. But even then, most will have a legit origins even if not meant to be resold - from bundles, promotions, cheaper regions, review copies.
The odd one will slip through. Sniper Elite 3 famously. But even authorised sites can have similar issues, such as GMG with Witcher 3.
just over half the price of the original price of £49.99, what are they thinking lol.
Great Price.
slannmage to thomasdawes
30 Jul 162#6
Because the keys are stolen, quite often they'll take someones credit card details, buy the keys with it, the card will be reported stolen and essentially the keys have been stolen. The only person who is now out of pocket is the developer, not just because they're not making any money on these games being sold, but also because they get charged back from the credit card company, so they have to pay for it... it's worse than just downloading the game from a torrent site.
These sites are really **** and people should stop buying from them... unless of course the developer has green lighted them.
Holykanolie
30 Jul 16#7
Can the developer not identify the codes purchased in this manner and stop them?
wild_quinine
30 Jul 168#8
That does happen, but they're not all stolen at all. A blanket claim like 'the keys are stolen' is no different than a claim that the goods in pawn shops are cheaper because they're stolen. You know, maybe some are. It's not impossible. It does happen. But is that a good enough reason to say 'Therefore never shop at pawn shops... unless Samsung says you can?'
By far the majority of keys sold on key sites are region free keys which were bought in cheaper regions, keys that were legitimately bought in bulk, or keys that have come from promotions or bundles. All of which are legitimate sources - yes, including buying cheaper keys from overseas.
Sure, the people making the games think you should buy the games in your own region and pay top dollar, but did you ever notice how globilisation only seems to go one way? If you're a consumer, pay full price. Meanwhile, we're manufacturing our limited edition box sets in Taiwan because it's cheaper. Sorry we're not hiring.
targetbsp
30 Jul 164#9
No they're not. They're grey market. They buy retail copies from poorer countries where they are cheaper and scan the codes in. It's the game equivalent of cdwow.
You're likely thinking more of marketplace style key selling sites, rather than ones where the company that owns the site is the company selling the games. But even then, most will have a legit origins even if not meant to be resold - from bundles, promotions, cheaper regions, review copies.
The odd one will slip through. Sniper Elite 3 famously. But even authorised sites can have similar issues, such as GMG with Witcher 3.
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By far the majority of keys sold on key sites are region free keys which were bought in cheaper regions, keys that were legitimately bought in bulk, or keys that have come from promotions or bundles. All of which are legitimate sources - yes, including buying cheaper keys from overseas.
Sure, the people making the games think you should buy the games in your own region and pay top dollar, but did you ever notice how globilisation only seems to go one way? If you're a consumer, pay full price. Meanwhile, we're manufacturing our limited edition box sets in Taiwan because it's cheaper. Sorry we're not hiring.
Otherwise, perhaps you can explain why video games, for which there is pretty close to zero manufacturing cost, are more deserving of moral protection than that nice garden set you got from Argos in a misprice.
You're likely thinking more of marketplace style key selling sites, rather than ones where the company that owns the site is the company selling the games. But even then, most will have a legit origins even if not meant to be resold - from bundles, promotions, cheaper regions, review copies.
The odd one will slip through. Sniper Elite 3 famously. But even authorised sites can have similar issues, such as GMG with Witcher 3.
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Edit: Could that be added to the title please?
Great Price.
These sites are really **** and people should stop buying from them... unless of course the developer has green lighted them.
By far the majority of keys sold on key sites are region free keys which were bought in cheaper regions, keys that were legitimately bought in bulk, or keys that have come from promotions or bundles. All of which are legitimate sources - yes, including buying cheaper keys from overseas.
Sure, the people making the games think you should buy the games in your own region and pay top dollar, but did you ever notice how globilisation only seems to go one way? If you're a consumer, pay full price. Meanwhile, we're manufacturing our limited edition box sets in Taiwan because it's cheaper. Sorry we're not hiring.
You're likely thinking more of marketplace style key selling sites, rather than ones where the company that owns the site is the company selling the games. But even then, most will have a legit origins even if not meant to be resold - from bundles, promotions, cheaper regions, review copies.
The odd one will slip through. Sniper Elite 3 famously. But even authorised sites can have similar issues, such as GMG with Witcher 3.