Hang on … haven’t ‘AAA’ games always been about $60 or 60 GBP on PSN, depending on the store’s location? That’s the price I usually paid for a AAA game when it released on that store front …
I do remember seeing prices above that range for the Dubai version of the store, but companies using deceptive marketing in the Middle East and South East Asia is nothing new … you guys should see the nonsense EA is pulling off with the Pakistani version of the Origin store front … they state the price in ‘Rupees’, even though they actually charge their prices in Indian Rupees instead of Pakistani rupees, which makes the game seem cheaper than it actually is, since the Indian currency is worth 1.5 times my country’s currency. Using Indian Rupees creates another problem if you’re using a credit card to buy the game, because of the relationship between Pakistan and India since … well, 1947. If I use a credit card, my bank will call me and ask me all sorts of questions about why I’m using an Indian currency to buy something (not that I’m some sort of nationalist zealot that has anything against India or pretty much any other country, obviously). Many Pakistanis have confirmed that this is what happens to them. Think of it this way; you’re an American, and you buy something using North Korean won, or Venezuelan bolivar, or Iranian real. Wouldn’t it be obvious that your bank would get extremely suspicious, and end up at least checking up on your intentions just in case something strange was going on?
Then again, I won’t use a credit card to buy BFV. I’ll just wait until people start selling CD keys here, and then I’ll order them online using cash on delivery as a payment option, or something …
Not directed at you but I have seen people complaing about them and quote “people with preorder weapons are destroying those without” which is a fallacy.
It’s not subjective; it’s fact. They literally add nothing and in some cases are
worse (m1919 having worsw hip fire)
Thanks for putting words into my mouth; I never said you shouldn’t use them because they “suck”; I don’t even think they suck just they add nothing unlike say the P12 experimental. If anything i’m encouraging people to get them.
So because you aren’t gonna do the thing to get the thing that’s scummy? Entitled much? If you have no faith in the next title and aren’t gonna get it why is this a problem? I mean it’s not like you didn’t just get 8 new weapons (especially if you are a vanilla user) for FREE last month under no obligation but to download the monthly update or anything
It’s not a trick especially if you actually are preordering. A trick would be getting around Sony’s preorder scheme.
Majority platform? Yeahh okay like that means anything.
No it’s still ironic because people are flipping out about the BFV trailer yet demand these preorder weapons without having to preorder. Whilst yes they arent made during ww2 they were still used in ww2 but made AFTER ww1; that’s kinda the point about the irony. Actually the m1919 tommy isn’t that far from the ones you see in ww2; put in a stock, maybe a rear sight and boom. It’s still the same design and mechanics; it’s not the STG 44 Vs ak 47
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I still believe these weapons will be available in the Road to BFV challenges especially due to the fact the preorder gives you IMMEDIATE access not EXCLUSIVE access and we still have more to go than what we are currently able to see right now (two more of those dlc theme dogtags to go etc)
Getting salty at people who post in your thread isn’t gonna fix anything
I didnt ignore anything EA was the first with the 59.99 increase for digital media activision (another well known greedy publisher) has just recently followed suit and no doubt others will follow,yet again EA is trying to push and see what they can get away with.
Oh and just because i dont agree with EAs targeted price increase at a specific set of consumers (digital) and now have 2 different RRP prices within the same country im just an EA hater and should be dismissed? Yeah sure,all the EA games i have purchased over the years would say im clearly not a hater.
Again as an official mod on the EA forums are you stating publicly that EA has now officialy upped the RRP price on digital media only,if yes can you show any official statements to confirm this? And why EA think its ok to up the price of digital media and not physical media in the same nation (uk)
You honestly think that charging digital purchasers even more when they already pay a premium over physical media as fair?
Its a blatent greed move targeted at 1 group of consumers if you cant see this then i suspect your simply defending it because as a mod u would be dismissed for criticism of EA.
I have no bias or agenda here,im simply a consumer who doesnt agree with targeted price increases at only specifc consumers and having 2 different RRP’s within the same country.
I have purchased all previous bf titles released on console including premium as digital media,this increase is specificaly targeted at me as a digital purchaser, and as i said before due to this targeted increase i will not be purchasing bfv,it will be the first bf title i haven’t purchased on release,and unlikely to purchase at all now,You can simply dismiss me as a so called EA hater all you want,fact is EA has soured bfv for me due to its blatent greed targeted at digital purchasers and wont see a penny from me for bfv and im willing to bet other savvy digital only consumers will think the same.
Price has nothing to do with it,if it was due to money i Wouldn’t purchase digital in the first place,my problem is increasing RRP for digital purchasers only and EA having 2 different RRP prices in the same nation.
I accept that as a digital purchaser i pay full RRP for the games,but when that RRP is increased for digital only it says to me that EA assumes that digital purchasers must have more money to burn so increased the RRP price for that group only,its greed end of.
If this increase was for both physical and digital media i wouldnt be as bothered by it and accept it.
And no i dont want to buy it on disc, discs can be damaged/warp resulting in playback errors and also ware out the blueray mechanism inside the console decreasing the life of the console,its much easier to replace a hdd than the bluray drive.
And yes i will take the advice posted in here,i will not purchase bfv.
I have stated my opinion multiple times already and wont be forced to keep posting to justifying said opinion when vailed insults and unfounded accusations are directed my way because of said opinion. EA hater,i gotta lol at that 1.
If anyone wishes to discuss my opinion further then feel free to PM me.
That would be true if bfv was the first title EA increased to 59.99 for the standard edition,it isnt this price increase was live before bfv and cod was available as a pre order,the RRP increase has been live for at least a couple months now,im sure it started with EAs ufc titles,EA was the first publisher in the uk to ask 59.99 RRP for thier digital games on the uk PlayStation store, that is a FACT,activision (no surprise there) are simply the first publisher to follow suit with the 59.99 RRP price.
Maybe if you actually bothered to look up the facts u wouldnt need to pull out the oh hes just an EA hater card in a bid to dismiss me.
Edit EAs Ufc 3 released 2 feb 2018 digital standard edition 59.99 on uk psn,well before bfv/cod pre orders. Tell me again it wasnt EA pushing this price increase?
The RRP price for physical media is 54.99 in the uk,retailers selling under that RRP is thier choice,due to whatever deal they have with EA they still make a profit,EA cant stop them.
Digital purchases on psn is 100% in EA’s controll and by upping the RRP on digital only media in the uk and not physical media too when those consumers were already paying full RRP and giving EA more cash than what they get for discs is pure greed.
Oh so i should consider myself lucky EA doesnt ask for more now lol
My response to that is EA will be lucky to see any more purchases from this consumer if they think charging me a higher RRP 59.99 price for digital while leaving the RRP for physical media at 54.99 even though physical media returns less profit for them due to retailers not paying 54.99 for thier products.
This is starting to go in circles now,i stated my opinion and have shown the fact this increase started with EA and that they currently have 2 different RRP prices in the same nation and are consciously charging 1 group of consumers a higher RRP price for the same product in the uk.
It didnt start with ea. it started back in 2013 when both sony and microsost stated they would be charging 59.99 for inhouse developed titles.
You keep throwing RRP about, it isn’t RRP, its what ea want to charge themselves. You want digital title, you pay their price. If you don’t then thats fine, but you will find your list of titles shrinking if you intend to boycott anyone charging 59.99.
Sony do not charge 59.99 for their standard edition digital titles in the uk.
By having 2 different RRP prices in the same nation and charging 1 group more than what their recommend retail price they set with retailers,What EA are doing is borderline/potentialy classed as price discrimination.
According to google,price discrimination is the action of selling the same product at different prices (digital/physical media) to different buyers (physical/digital consumers),in order to maximize profit.
Also where did i say i will boycot anyone charging 59.99. All i want is the retail and digital RRP set by EA themselves to be the same,if retailers want to sell under that RRP price thats up to them.
“Through inflation and increased development costs, the transition to new hardware sometimes signals a higher price tag for the games themselves. Both Microsoft and Sony have assured that their first-party titles will remain at 59.99, the standard price established on current-gen systems. Based on retail listings, it appears third-party publishers plan to follow suit as well.”
June 2013.
So we can disagree until the cows come home, but its not the first time digital content has been more expensive than physical, so nothing will change.
Yup round and round we go. I think we have derailed this thread long enough,as i said in a previous post,if anyone would like to discuss this further please do so by pm (private message)
It’s my belief that some game sales tactics have gotten pretty sleazy. The most frustrating being the release of a seemingly not-so-robust games with scheduled DLC…essentially a game developed in full but broken up for the purpose of squeezing more money from the player over time. Micro-purchases are also pretty bad. A lot of people are willing to part with small amounts of money that over a year or more adds up to quite a bit, and that’s not even counting the cost spent on the original game. Not to mention, the ‘item’ received isn’t tangible and essentially worthless after a period of time (when the game has run its course) if not from the get go. It likely won’t stop because enough people part with their money to keep it going. There are really only two options. Give your money to the company or keep your money in protest. Apparently enough people protested against Battlefront II to create a backlash. It’s just a shame there isn’t more protest with other growing business practices. On a side note, this probably isn’t the best place to discuss financial-related matters considering there are likely a bunch of minors with a money-is-no-object attitude given it’s paid by their parents or guardian. It reflects in their argument(s).
Walter Cronkite, you’re not paying attention to the teleprompter.
You said “the majority of players would not choose to use them”. That couldn’t be any more of a opinionated subjective declaration.
Also, nice red herring lol the 1911A is the only gun that supposedly has no difference. Each of the other 4 guns do.
Nice try tho.
Two Problems there chief:
-I don’t want the game.
-No thanks, PS4 is amazing. I’m not gonna blame Sony for not allowing a pre-order then cancel trick lol
Another anchor is not reading the teleprompter.
I didn’t pre-order BFV. I don’t want it. I like BF1, I want to play with those guns. BFV Pre-Order bonus should be for BFV.
“My subjective opinion that these guns aren’t even good and they add nothing to the game is not subjective at all” lol
Let’s see. If I have no faith in the next game and simply want to continue playing BF1 then it obviously affects me because the only way to play with the new guns in Battlefield 1 is to buy Battlefield V, a game I do not want. Comprende?
If I’m not pre-ordering then it’s obviously a trick…
The guns are much, much closer to WW1 then WW2. DICE: “They bridge the gap between wars”.
Your talking to brink walls here buddy. People are going to continue to preorder till it bites them in the behind. Probably not now but sooner or later it will happen. Just let them learn.
