Saw this in my local Game (Lowestoft Store). It was reduced to £20 for the brand new version, (not pre owned version). It was the double pack. I never purchased nor did I take a photo. It's more expensive online as only being sold by a 3rd party seller.
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Tazman1971
29 Dec 16#11
Did a stock check this morning. ...
Found copies available few miles away...
Went in ...asked....nope none here...
Checked again. ...yes copies left....looked myself found the box on shelf
Nope.....We don't have it .....
Me thinks checking availability via inter Web. ....isn't much cop :-/
petshopboy2011 to Tazman1971
30 Dec 16#12
I find sometimes it's because the staff have the copies themselves. They don't purchase until store close, so you check, there is stock. Check again after 5:30, they'll be no stock. I've done it on a couple of occasions. I know it's the perks of the job, but can be frustrating.
Neontope
29 Dec 16#10
No copies in Edinburgh - Ocean Terminal.
qbert20
29 Dec 16#9
I'll wait for shopto/base to get the price to £15.99 and I'll be over it
benjefreys
29 Dec 16#8
Primal is a great game!
unidentified
29 Dec 16#7
The developers ARE lazy in this respect. It is only supply and demand because the software houses MADE it to be like this. They knew the majority of their consumer base would be like sheep and blindly follow whatever it was they did.
It is most definitely a cash grab and just a reflection of how gaming and the software houses changed their development models as they figured they could make a quick buck.
Just go back a few years and DLC did not exist at all. Nowadays, look at how that often beyond the release date of a game how many updates are even needed to make a game run smoothly or to fix bugs - this itself is just a reflection of the changing development environment - churn 'em out as fast as possible and pile the sales as high as you can. DLC is nothing more than an extension of these gung-ho business models of getting the stuff out as fast as possible while trying to make a buck on the side after the original release by keeping sales turning over for as long as possible.
If they had made a proper effort, that very DLC you are talking about should have been A PART of the original game, not an afterthought costing users more of their hard earned.
Have had this attitude to it since day one and I don't see it ever changing tbh.
I have never paid for a piece of DLC yet nor do I ever intend to.
JustWakeUpLink
29 Dec 161#6
People know what they're paying for, you can call the developers lazy but it's simple supply and demand, with consumers choosing to spend their 'hard-earned' on 'useless type doodahs'.
Some DLC is actually really great and is worth paying for, you just have to evaluate whether you'll get enough enjoyment out of DLC before you make the decision to purchase it.
That said, I can't blame anyone for adopting your sort of attitude, given the sort of ridiculous cash-grab DLC most of the AAA companies seem to be putting out there.
paul_merton
28 Dec 16#2
Being new to all this PS4 malarkey (literally only got one an hour ago), is there any disadvantage to getting a used copy of this game? Or any other games in general?
AR2012 to paul_merton
28 Dec 16#3
Used games come with the risk of scratched disks, damaged manuals and cases. Including dlc in leaflet/ code form being used where not on disc. Though one of the best sources is boomerang rentals games. Their ex rental stock when on sale is in good condition with any dlc where applicable and often cheaper than elsewhere.
unidentified to paul_merton
28 Dec 161#4
For these particular games, no difference.
But it depends on the game. For some which were originally sold with DLC, the DLC may have already been used.
...and before you ask "What is DLC?"
DLC: A lazy way for developers to extort more hard-earned out of the public by adding extra small and usually peripheral and useless type doodahs and worthless whatnots to a game generally after it has already been released.
Almeida
28 Dec 16#1
none in york, was £39.99, might be store specific.
petshopboy2011 to Almeida
28 Dec 16#5
This was brand new stock. Was priced up as £20 (with the big red stickers). They had 2 copies left. Get them to scan the game.
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Found copies available few miles away...
Went in ...asked....nope none here...
Checked again. ...yes copies left....looked myself found the box on shelf
Nope.....We don't have it .....
Me thinks checking availability via inter Web. ....isn't much cop :-/
It is most definitely a cash grab and just a reflection of how gaming and the software houses changed their development models as they figured they could make a quick buck.
Just go back a few years and DLC did not exist at all. Nowadays, look at how that often beyond the release date of a game how many updates are even needed to make a game run smoothly or to fix bugs - this itself is just a reflection of the changing development environment - churn 'em out as fast as possible and pile the sales as high as you can. DLC is nothing more than an extension of these gung-ho business models of getting the stuff out as fast as possible while trying to make a buck on the side after the original release by keeping sales turning over for as long as possible.
If they had made a proper effort, that very DLC you are talking about should have been A PART of the original game, not an afterthought costing users more of their hard earned.
Have had this attitude to it since day one and I don't see it ever changing tbh.
I have never paid for a piece of DLC yet nor do I ever intend to.
Some DLC is actually really great and is worth paying for, you just have to evaluate whether you'll get enough enjoyment out of DLC before you make the decision to purchase it.
That said, I can't blame anyone for adopting your sort of attitude, given the sort of ridiculous cash-grab DLC most of the AAA companies seem to be putting out there.
But it depends on the game. For some which were originally sold with DLC, the DLC may have already been used.
...and before you ask "What is DLC?"
DLC: A lazy way for developers to extort more hard-earned out of the public by adding extra small and usually peripheral and useless type doodahs and worthless whatnots to a game generally after it has already been released.