Skyrim: Halved in Price in UK Retailers : V

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:41 pm

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxCatalogSearch?storeId=10651&catalogId=10202&langId=45&pageSize=21&beginIndex=0&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&predictiveSearchURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamestation.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FAjaxPredictiveSearchView%3FcatalogId%3D10202%26langId%3D45%26storeId%3D10651&searchTerm=skyrim&searchBtn=GO

New Copy of Skyrim for both 360 and PS3 currently ￡22.49 in UK Retailers Game and Gamestation (owned by same pirate company)......halved in price in under a month...good price for a bug ridden game, wish I had waited

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:31 pm

Same happened with Fallout NV, after a month with no fixes for the bugs it had, it also dropped to half price. Its still insulting to charge half price for a broken game, they should just return them to their distributor rather than muddy their own names peddling this broken nonsense.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:42 pm

It works fine for the 360.

The OP is known for many things on the Official XBox Forums.

Playing the game is not one of them.

Azrael
The Nord with the Sword

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:45 pm

Well, games drop prices over time. All of them.
No surprise there, but I guess that should attract those that weren't willing to pay the full asking price.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:54 am

Steam says I've played 192 hours ... tried out different characters, main character is now level 33, harbinger of companions, head of thieves guild, thane in a couple of towns.

Almost the whole time I felt well entertained ... 150 hours of good entertainment ... so don't ask whether I regret not waiting to buy at half price ... No, at 50 Euros the game is still great value for what it is offering - and with mods coming, I'll probably get hundreds of hours of entertainment (Steam version of Oblivion which I only bought last Christmas: 380 hours played).

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:16 pm

Seems to be a one day offer from gamestation only.....game and amazon are still ￡39.99, which is more expensive than when I bought the game.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:39 am

Well, games drop prices over time. All of them.
No surprise there, but I guess that should attract those that weren't willing to pay the full asking price.

Not as soon as this game. Im surprised it got so cheap so early.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:12 am

Yay. Now my game is unplayable and worthless.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 5:09 pm

(owned by same pirate company)

http://svckerpunchcinema.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/muppet-treasure-island-01-g.jpg

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:56 pm

Jesus Christ, okay so these UK retailers are selling it half off, at 22.49 in British Pounds, well that is almost about what I paid for it given the exchange rate in CDN funds so its not so bad. Also, I could care less, come Christmas time I'm sure Steam will have a day sale on Skyrim that would for any other game be heartbreaking. I've played 110+ hours and have no sign of being bored yet, so my $59.99 is well spent.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:29 pm

I wouldn't read anything into the price drop, it is the holiday shopping season and they need to compete with other games which slash prices at the holidays.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:15 am

Jesus Christ, okay so these UK retailers are selling it half off

Name more than one?

This is a special offer from one company. Or aren't they allowed to have special offers any more?

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:11 am

One day sale loss leader item to get people in the doors. Name a retailer that doesn't do this. OP is a tool.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:17 am

So if under 2 months from now most bugs are fixed, what will people do? Will they complain that it used to be broken?

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:53 pm

odd games website lists it as 39.99 but ive not been in the store. but game station do have it half price, i guess after shifting 7mill odd copies than can afford to.

it was in the wrong forum but its good of you to help people by letting them know they can get a great game so cheap.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:40 am

So if under 2 months from now most bugs are fixed, what will people do? Will they complain that it used to be broken?

Of course, the high horse no matter how dead it is, will still be prodded.

If only people weren't so indulged and greedy, we might not have the problems that the game has in the first place, but whatever, everyone seems to think that they are entitled to luxury items, even if many thousands of man hours went in to create it, they simply don't give a damn and fail to acknowledge simple facts of modern life.

Never trust the PR machine. Otherwise its only going to hurt that much harder.

(Looking at you, titanic, hyped up to being the unsinkable ship...pfft, too bad for the people who believed it and got on.)

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:49 am

http://svckerpunchcinema.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/muppet-treasure-island-01-g.jpg

Pure gold.
:rofl:

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:45 pm

It's a one day sale in one shop.

Muppet

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:17 am

It's also what happens with every game, it's also December, the time retailers make over 70% of their yearly turnover, sales are commonplace

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:24 pm

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxCatalogSearch?storeId=10651&catalogId=10202&langId=45&pageSize=21&beginIndex=0&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&predictiveSearchURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamestation.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FAjaxPredictiveSearchView%3FcatalogId%3D10202%26langId%3D45%26storeId%3D10651&searchTerm=skyrim&searchBtn=GO

New Copy of Skyrim for both 360 and PS3 currently ￡22.49 in UK Retailers Game and Gamestation (owned by same pirate company)......halved in price in under a month...good price for a bug ridden game, wish I had waited

Yeah your right it is bug ridden, 70 hours in and one crash on the PS3 geez what were Bethesda thinking? !!! OMGZZZZ!!! :banghead: Its the holiday season, I saw Mass Effect 2 for sale for 25 dollars the other day, and that game is pretty awesome. I love the way some people think because THEY are having problems then the game is broken and EVERYONE else must be too! Its FACT right? Ummm no your bad actually, build a bridge!

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 1:46 pm

It works fine for the 360.

The OP is known for many things on the Official XBox Forums.

Playing the game is not one of them.

Azrael
The Nord with the Sword

This is very unnerving if youve got a problem stop trying to justify it.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:32 pm

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxCatalogSearch?storeId=10651&catalogId=10202&langId=45&pageSize=21&beginIndex=0&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&pageView=image&predictiveSearchURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamestation.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FAjaxPredictiveSearchView%3FcatalogId%3D10202%26langId%3D45%26storeId%3D10651&searchTerm=skyrim&searchBtn=GO

New Copy of Skyrim for both 360 and PS3 currently ￡22.49 in UK Retailers Game and Gamestation (owned by same pirate company)......halved in price in under a month...good price for a bug ridden game, wish I had waited

Christmas sales and new years sales.
Most retailers offer deals around these times. You could have waited and hoped the games you wanted would be in those deals but they might not have been. As far as I am aware the RRP is still unchanged. In my local stores it is no cheaper than when I purchased it.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:35 pm

I got the game for ￡28 on pre-order, so that isn't much of a drop for me...

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm

Oh look a particular store in the UK having a game on sale nearing the holidays. How incredibly suspicious.

» Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:52 pm

Hang on its not even been a month! that is very very soon for a price drop.