Best Buy >>> Game Stop. Best game deal this gen by far. Link!!!!!!

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

Steam > any brick & mortar store

Hathesulacon

Gamestop.com actually has some really nice deals going on right now and had some in the past. I'll give the online portion of the company some credit for making an effort to give us some deals.

yokofox33

[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

Steam > any brick & mortar store

The-Mosher

What if you lose your account, hmm?

[QUOTE="RogueShodown"][QUOTE="Couth_"]Gamestop has way better deals than Best Buy. Also Ubisoft dropped the price of the Collectors Edition because the USB drives they shipped are faulty.. They did that instead of replacing them. LawlsCouth_

Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

Fry's Electronics

Yes! I went to one a few weeks ago and the prices were insane.

I got Portal for $10 there. :P

Sadly I live like two hours away from it so I only got to go there once. :(

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

Steam > any brick & mortar store

PSP107

[QUOTE="Couth_"][QUOTE="RogueShodown"] Show me 3 good deals that Gamestop had this whole year, then I'll agree. As for the Collector's Edition; $60 is still the same price as a new MSRP game, and you're getting extra stuff with it besides the USB drive, so it's a good deal for people who buy games on launch.RogueShodown

Any retailer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GameStop

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

SgtKevali

What if you lose your account, hmm?

[QUOTE="RogueShodown"][QUOTE="Couth_"] Hey theres 3 good deals on the front page :o Just because they rip you off when you trade in your games, doesn't mean they don't ever sell stuff for cheap. The fact that they sell used at in the first place, those prices always beat Best Buy's. Best buy is freaking terrible to shop at. Amazon is the best by far, but Best Buy is one of the worst. Also, as far as 'ripping' people off for trade ins. Their trade in values are damn near identical to Amazon's. And one of their recent deals was an extra 50% on all trade ins, which is an excellent deal.Couth_

Steam > any brick & mortar store

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="PSP107"] Gamestop>>>>>> The rest only because i can you can a new game for $35 usedPSP107

Gamestop is a paradise for anyone who trades in and buys used games. If you know how to use and stack discounts for trade ins, Gamestop works in your favor. Personally I don't buy used games, but if you work the system right then you can get a newly released game for dirt cheap. Plus that and all the discount glitches you can exploit on their site. :D

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

SgtKevali

What if you lose your account, hmm?

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

SgtKevali

What if you lose your account, hmm?

[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="millerlight89"] What?millerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]

[QUOTE="PSP107"] Used Games can be even cheaper if you have patience.PSP107

[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="millerlight89"] No I am confused at how a game can be both new and used?

millerlight89

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

Steam > any brick & mortar store

PSP107

:P

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="PSP107"] oh i mean God Of War is $60 but it can be bought for $35. Thats what i mean by NEW GAME. PSP107

Gamestop is a paradise for anyone who trades in and buys used games. If you know how to use and stack discounts for trade ins, Gamestop works in your favor. Personally I don't buy used games, but if you work the system right then you can get a newly released game for dirt cheap. Plus that and all the discount glitches you can exploit on their site. :D

jiggaloj

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

Gamestop's 'deals' have always been bad. There's only a few actual deals out of the 100s they advertise. Despite selling video games primarily, major retailers still offer way better deals than them most of the time. They only reason Gamestop makes so much money is because they take advantage of all of the people who don't know any better. There's no reason to trade in a game that you could sell for twice the price on the spot.

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]Yeah, let me just walk into steam to get my DISK. So that I can let my friends borrow the game and bring it to their house to let them play it...

RogueShodown

[QUOTE="RogueShodown"]

Gamestop's 'deals' have always been bad. There's only a few actual deals out of the 100s they advertise. Despite selling video games primarily, major retailers still offer way better deals than them most of the time. They only reason Gamestop makes so much money is because they take advantage of all of the people who don't know any better. There's no reason to trade in a game that you could sell for twice the price on the spot.

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"]
Well, with Steam, games are attached to your account, so you don't have to worry about losing your disks. And, if you have a guest pass, you can give that to your friend, or you can just buy the game and gift it to them if your that nice.windsquid9000

[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

Phazevariance

[QUOTE="windsquid9000"]

[QUOTE="RogueShodown"]
You would have to be extremely careless to lose your discs. From what I've seen, Steam's sales aren't very good, either. During their Black Friday deals, the best deals were usually on the cheapest games. This isn't a bad thing for someone like me, but people looking for good deals on newer releases could probably find these games for the same price on something like Amazon, and they'd actually get a physical copy.

Notsogr8one

yeah.. steam.. so you don't have any real control over your game, sounds like a great idea! I can buy a game, play it, sell it on ebay, i've basically paid nothing, made a profit, or paid a couple bucks.. or I could use steam. No one has "the best deals" you just gotta keep your eyes open, sometimes target has a brand new game (deadspace) for 40 dollars, or dell.com (battlefield BC2, splinter cell C) for 40 dollars. Sometimes amazon has the best deal, you can find them everywhere. Sometimes just watching ebay for a couple days gets you a game at the best possible price. Hell, I found a great deal on some game at Kmart one time.. and I didn't even know they where still in business! lolfastr

[QUOTE="fastr"]yeah.. steam.. so you don't have any real control over your game, sounds like a great idea! I can buy a game, play it, sell it on ebay, i've basically paid nothing, made a profit, or paid a couple bucks.. or I could use steam. No one has "the best deals" you just gotta keep your eyes open, sometimes target has a brand new game (deadspace) for 40 dollars, or dell.com (battlefield BC2, splinter cell C) for 40 dollars. Sometimes amazon has the best deal, you can find them everywhere. Sometimes just watching ebay for a couple days gets you a game at the best possible price. Hell, I found a great deal on some game at Kmart one time.. and I didn't even know they where still in business! lolheretrix

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[QUOTE="fastr"]yeah.. steam.. so you don't have any real control over your game, sounds like a great idea! I can buy a game, play it, sell it on ebay, i've basically paid nothing, made a profit, or paid a couple bucks.. or I could use steam. No one has "the best deals" you just gotta keep your eyes open, sometimes target has a brand new game (deadspace) for 40 dollars, or dell.com (battlefield BC2, splinter cell C) for 40 dollars. Sometimes amazon has the best deal, you can find them everywhere. Sometimes just watching ebay for a couple days gets you a game at the best possible price. Hell, I found a great deal on some game at Kmart one time.. and I didn't even know they where still in business! lolfastr

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

[QUOTE="fastr"]yeah.. steam.. so you don't have any real control over your game, sounds like a great idea! I can buy a game, play it, sell it on ebay, i've basically paid nothing, made a profit, or paid a couple bucks.. or I could use steam. No one has "the best deals" you just gotta keep your eyes open, sometimes target has a brand new game (deadspace) for 40 dollars, or dell.com (battlefield BC2, splinter cell C) for 40 dollars. Sometimes amazon has the best deal, you can find them everywhere. Sometimes just watching ebay for a couple days gets you a game at the best possible price. Hell, I found a great deal on some game at Kmart one time.. and I didn't even know they where still in business! lolfastr

Anyway, as far as digital distribution goes, Steam has the most flexible DRM out there. it isn't perfect, but it beats the crap out of anything else outside of owning the disk yourself.

Edit: lol Makari beat me to it. :lol:

[QUOTE="PSP107"]

Not at Gamestop buddy.millerlight89

[QUOTE="fastr"][QUOTE="heretrix"]You have COMPLETE control over your Steam games, you can even burn them on a disk. And NOBODY had a better holiday sale than them.

heretrix

Anyway, as far as digital distribution goes, Steam has the most flexible DRM out there. it isn't perfect, but it beats the crap out of anything else outside of owning the disk yourself.

Edit: lol Makari beat me to it. :lol:

[QUOTE="The-Mosher"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]Best buy is better than Gamestop. Though Target is now my favorite. Here in the states it was the only place around me to get STALKER CoP :P.millerlight89

I agree. I went to my local target and I was surprised at how extensive their PC game section actually is.

What's great is they also sell old games alongside the new stuff in a somewhat large $5-$10 game section. I saw games like Civilization III, andI believe it was Age of Empires III (Not II) in that section.

Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.KristoffBrujah

Sounds like you're grasping at straws. I've never had this problem, nor have I ever heard of others having it.

Have you? If so, which game+mod was it?

Ok, I haven't used steam, because to me PC gaming sucks, but can you then go give that cd to your friend, and let him borrow your game? I believe he would have to use your steam account, correct?fastr

Yes, but you don't have to necessarily give your information out. The info can be saved on his machine temporarily without actually telling him your info.

You can also legally both play a game at the same time on different machines (even if only one of you owns it) through the use of offline mode (friend can play a game in offline mode with your account, while you play on your account normally.) There's also guest passes. Both are a big step up from traditional console game lending, I'd say.

[QUOTE="Hathesulacon"]

[QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

Steam > any brick & mortar store

88mphSlayer

*shrugs*

i've actually gifted my friends games just because i saved money during discounts on steam, i mean how else would you be able to enjoy an online game with a friend if there was only 1 copy between the two of you?

I like Steam but I always will prefer having the cover and manual there. Unless steam is signifactnly cheaper

[QUOTE="KristoffBrujah"]Yes, you can redownload the game. No, it will not be the game that shipped. They automatically patch the game and don't give you access to the original files. Meaning if a mod comes out that you want to play, but it's only for version 1.1, and the patch is currently 1.4, you can't play it because Steam only gives you 1.4.Velocitas8

Sounds like you're grasping at straws. I've never had this problem, nor have I ever heard of others having it.

Have you? If so, which game+mod was it?

nah the best gaming deals this gen for me so far are:

1)best buys 2007 black friday The orange box for pc $25 got so many hours out of enjoyment out of this don't think i will ever play a game as much as i have tf2.

2)bad company 2 pc for $20 at ea store don't care much for the sp but the online mp is some of the best this gen and should keep me entertained for a long time.

and it terms of sheer quantity of great deals steam is king the holiday sale was just insane. Altough when theres no deals i prefer to buy from amazon.com prices are generally lower.

Possibly Vampire: Bloodlines? I vaguely remember there being a lot of shenanigans with game versions and mods and patches and whatnot.Makari

Ah, that's one game I don't own the Steam version of. I do recall patching to the latest version before installing mods, though (think I used Pen & Paper + Clans) and also installing a community patch or something. Hmm.