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Old 08-12-2016, 19:44
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And you might say "they'll implement it to combat the physical used market". But digital game sales are growing year on year. I believe digital to take up 60%ish of all game sales, so every year the pool of physical used games gets smaller and smaller. If Sony, MS can hold out a few more years (say 2020), physical game sales might only take up 20% of the market.
You're way off with that statistic, which is massively inflated by PC, mobile and tablet gaming.

Physical sales are indeed declining year-on-year, but the decline is nowhere near what you suggest. The below link suggests that even by 2020, digital sales will only provide one third of revenue from sales of games.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...es-in-2020-pwc

Keep in mind that the second-hand market statistics are not tracked as they don't add directly to revenue, but we all know ourselves that the used market is absolutely huge.
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Old 09-12-2016, 14:20
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Well BF1 is £32.99 on The Christmas Deal im not paying that. Will probably wait now till January for the price to come down.
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Old 09-12-2016, 15:31
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Well BF1 is £32.99 on The Christmas Deal im not paying that. Will probably wait now till January for the price to come down.
While a physical copy was down around £32 over black Friday, it's now back up over £40, so I think £33 is a pretty good price tbh. I may just switch to digital, will see what I get for a trade in tomorrow.
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Old 09-12-2016, 18:25
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BF1 and most of the other 12 deals will probably cheaper in the Boxing Day/New Year PSN sale so I'm going to wait it out.
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Old 11-12-2016, 13:58
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Uncharted 4 £19.99
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Old 11-12-2016, 17:05
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Yeah, as I said 2 posts earlier.

Anyway, deal #3 is Dishonored 2 £29.99

This is the RUMOURED list for the full 12 deals.

Rise of the Tomb Raider
Fallout 4
Dishonored II
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Battlefield 1
Uncharted 4
Titanfall 2
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
FIFA 17
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs 2
Final Fantasy XV
That list is looking fairly accurate!
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Old 11-12-2016, 19:25
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Quick question about Skyrim

(sorry not really the right thread)

Is it like Fallout in that if I put stuff in a chest it'll stay there forever? Run out of carry weight and not sure where to put anything without an owned property.
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Old 11-12-2016, 19:59
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Quick question about Skyrim

(sorry not really the right thread)

Is it like Fallout in that if I put stuff in a chest it'll stay there forever? Run out of carry weight and not sure where to put anything without an owned property.
Yes, I believe that's true. However I wouldn't recommend making a habit of it as it affects loading times.
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Old 12-12-2016, 10:25
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Quick question about Skyrim

(sorry not really the right thread)

Is it like Fallout in that if I put stuff in a chest it'll stay there forever? Run out of carry weight and not sure where to put anything without an owned property.
Do the Barrow Falls task and you will get the opportunity to purchase property in Whiterun. Other than that, I would recommend you use chests in one of the guilds/factions you belong to rather than a citizens chest. I have no proof but I was under the impression that random chests are a little more volatile than guild ones - at least that was the rumour for the PC version.

Back on topic....

I bought this in the 12 days deal having played it on PC when it first came out. I didn't get far through the PC game though as I spent all my time playing around with mods. I'm hoping the limited mod support on PS4 will keep me more focused on the game this time
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Old 12-12-2016, 10:49
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I like the idea of Skyrim but I ban myself from buying any open ended RPG. I've seen what happened to people that play WOW - it's just like an addiction.
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Old 12-12-2016, 11:18
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YES YES YES
Nabbed this one.
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Old 12-12-2016, 11:56
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Do the Barrow Falls task and you will get the opportunity to purchase property in Whiterun. Other than that, I would recommend you use chests in one of the guilds/factions you belong to rather than a citizens chest. I have no proof but I was under the impression that random chests are a little more volatile than guild ones - at least that was the rumour for the PC version.
Thanks - I've sided with the Companions in Whiterun and left a bunch of stuff in a chest in their living quarters.

I have done the Barrow Falls stuff but the house is 5k or something and I've got about a quarter of that for now.

Just headed up the mountain to the greybeards. Took bloomin ages to get up there!!!
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Old 12-12-2016, 12:37
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Thanks - I've sided with the Companions in Whiterun and left a bunch of stuff in a chest in their living quarters.

I have done the Barrow Falls stuff but the house is 5k or something and I've got about a quarter of that for now.

Just headed up the mountain to the greybeards. Took bloomin ages to get up there!!!
Looks like you are keeping pretty close to the main quest path. I'm hopping all over the shop. I'd already got 6k by the time I finished Barrow Falls. Damn my inquisitive nature
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Old 12-12-2016, 14:14
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Looks like you are keeping pretty close to the main quest path. I'm hopping all over the shop. I'd already got 6k by the time I finished Barrow Falls. Damn my inquisitive nature
With open games like this I tend to focus on the main story for a little while, mainly to ensure I get all the "early" abilities secured before branching off into a bunch of side quests.

It's always the way that the first three or four story missions are high-yielding in abilities, weapons, armour and "rights" (like use of shops) so it's worth doing first them to get a foothold.
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Old 13-12-2016, 10:52
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You're way off with that statistic, which is massively inflated by PC, mobile and tablet gaming.

Physical sales are indeed declining year-on-year, but the decline is nowhere near what you suggest. The below link suggests that even by 2020, digital sales will only provide one third of revenue from sales of games.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...es-in-2020-pwc

Keep in mind that the second-hand market statistics are not tracked as they don't add directly to revenue, but we all know ourselves that the used market is absolutely huge.
Going back to this debate:

The way I see it there are a number of very significant benefits to the game companies in moving over to digital sales. The obvious one is the removal of costs involved in the production, delivery, retail and return process. However the elimination of the second hand market would also be a massive boast to them. If you add in the fact that encouraging digital sales will no doubt increase DLC purchases, impulse purchases in general and that they could more effectively revenue maximize by varying prices according to demand then it would seem an absolute no-brainer to move over to that model.

So . . .. the fact that they haven't done so must mean that there is a VERY good reason not to. It can only be that they consider traditional retail sales to be vital to their profitability. The console thing sort of makes sense but how many people are impulse buying consoles in store? They must believe that having their games promoted in-store
is just too important.
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Old 13-12-2016, 11:22
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Forgot to price check this one

It's currently £34 on Amazon so a really good saving here
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Old 13-12-2016, 12:03
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Forgot to price check this one

It's currently £34 on Amazon so a really good saving here
And only available for 2 more hours if anyone wants to snap it up.

Titanfall 2 will be £25 for the standard version. Deluxe version will be discounted too.

(£42 on Amazon )
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Old 13-12-2016, 13:10
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Titanfall 2 will be £25 for the standard version. Deluxe version will be discounted too.
Oh. 5 quid more than I'm willing to pay.
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Old 14-12-2016, 05:49
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Got uc4 second hand of fleabay for £21 (+£10 nectar discount = £11!) pretty good consider uncharted 4 is this price on amazon - http://amzn.to/2gYI6uW

After wasting £20 on Alien isolation on the psn store (terrible game imo) I'll stick to physical as much as possible - they should have a timer on - full refund within 2 hours of using the game if u don't like it. Of course I know I'll like u4 but I'd rather get my money back by avoiding aaa digital games
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Old 14-12-2016, 08:56
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Would buy Watch Dogs 2 for half price, hope it happens
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Old 16-12-2016, 23:08
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Now it's call of duty infinity warfare £34.99. not much of a deal imo.
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Old 17-12-2016, 07:19
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Yeah looks worst deal of them all. If that included the mw edition then maybe but think it doesn't.
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Old 17-12-2016, 08:57
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Really want to get Titanfall 2 but not sure if I should pick it up on Amazon now for £29 or wait for the PSN Christmas/New Years sales and hope its back on there.

I did miss the 48hour offer the other day
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Old 17-12-2016, 11:45
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Really want to get Titanfall 2 but not sure if I should pick it up on Amazon now for £29 or wait for the PSN Christmas/New Years sales and hope its back on there.

I did miss the 48hour offer the other day
I'm waiting for Jan as even if psn doesn't offer much savings the likes of shopto, game, amazon etc will no doubt have a big sale on gaming.
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Old 17-12-2016, 12:41
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I'm hanging off too. I've also got 33 quid credit at cex. Just waiting prices dropping
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