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 Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: Australian 360 launch bundles |
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I'm on the hunt for some decent launch bundles, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Kmart/Target and their associated stores seem to give you a free USB drive memory stick and a $1000 of discount vouchers for pre orders. I'm sure those vouchers will be pretty useless, though.
Dicksmith.com.au has a console + GUN pack for $650, which is basically the game for free.
...And that's all I know of. Anyone seen any bundles at Toys R Us yet? Or anywhere else?
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: |
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EB in Centrepoint tower, Sydney gives you a free 360 game (of your choice from all available) if you pre-order and pick up at their launch event. They also told me that they have more titles than anyone else at launch due to some special deal, but everything they told me is scheduled for launch on our lists.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Harvery Norman - you get a bonus Xbox 360 Sling bag (79.90 value) and coupons valued at $100.
That EB one sounds pretty good.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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At EB in SA when you pre-order you could buy the VIP Premiere pack, which is Perfect Dark Zero, a wireless controller and a different (ugly) faceplate. It was $150.
The Console is $650 and they're doing a midnight launch.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Everywhere has that premier pack. I'd be curious to see if this free game deal is nation wide - I mean, EB, GIVING something away!? That's not just under RRP, it's free!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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Big w has a free xbox carry back and $10 off your first game
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| Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Toys R Us also have a free carry bag and some vouchers as well I think (in melbourne anyway)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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dam eb in melbourne better step up to the plate with something, they told me they havent decided yet if dicksmith is giving a game (gun) away for free, i am not walking out of that shop without a free game i tell you!!! hehehe then i have some thing to play till burnot comes out yes a super plan indeed good thread people!!!
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Turns out the Dicksmith GUN offer was for the first 50 web customers only.
Harvey Norman have a backpack and vouchers offer, with the vouchers which all have to be used in March consisting of:
- 30% off accessories
- 20% off Live starter kit
- 30% off 360 bags
- $20 off a Rockstar, 2k 360 game
- $20 off a Ubisoft 360 game
- $20 off an EA 360 game
- $20 off an Activision game
Not bad, but all in March? Meh.
EB are apparently doing some VIP card, where each month there will be a special. Probably along the lines of $30 off a game no one wants, which will bring it to the same price as the department stores.
JB Hi Fi are working on some bundles, apparently. No further info.
Big W are giving away a free bag and $10 off your first game. This will probably be my deal of choice, thanks to 5% Woolworths staff discount. Although, I wouldn't actually expect to get one on launch day from these gits.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone got any more bundles to report? I want to include an up-to-date listing in the next Bargains article.
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I'll look around but I doubt I'll find much since it's only the big chain of retailers which are really selling discounts and such.
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I asked the guys at my local eb what they were doing, and they have that discount card. It lasts for six month and is only on select games. I think the first game was one of those WWII flight sims- something i am not planning on getting. In my opinion it sounds completley useless... I am gonna go with Harvey Norman because i get $20 off Elder Scrolls 4 becase of the 2k games discount voucher. Also i need a HD VGA cable and they are 30% off with a preorder.
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| Jfazau wrote: | | I asked the guys at my local eb what they were doing, and they have that discount card. It lasts for six month and is only on select games. I think the first game was one of those WWII flight sims- something i am not planning on getting. In my opinion it sounds completley useless... I am gonna go with Harvey Norman because i get $20 off Elder Scrolls 4 becase of the 2k games discount voucher. Also i need a HD VGA cable and they are 30% off with a preorder. |
I don't like pre-ordering I prefer to walk up on the day and pay cash, it makes me feel like a man!
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: X360 |
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Don't buy this console. Don't get desperate just because PS3 and Rev are taking a while. Sure it will be the most powerful console with the best graphics for a while, but that doesn't mean you should buy it. Don't let those fancy gameplay videos hypnotise you, I may be a Nintendo fan, but I'd much rather see someone buy a PS3 than a X360! This is simply because I hate to see people wasting their money on an inferior product. The PS3 will be way more powerful, have Blu-ray games, is smaller and lighter, and looks better. So if you must buy a super powerful console rather than the Rev, please make it a PS3.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: X360 |
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| admeister wrote: | Don't buy this console. Don't get desperate just because PS3 and Rev are taking a while. Sure it will be the most powerful console with the best graphics for a while, but that doesn't mean you should buy it. Don't let those fancy gameplay videos hypnotise you, I may be a Nintendo fan, but I'd much rather see someone buy a PS3 than a X360! This is simply because I hate to see people wasting their money on an inferior product. The PS3 will be way more powerful, have Blu-ray games, is smaller and lighter, and looks better. So if you must buy a super powerful console rather than the Rev, please make it a PS3.
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WTF? Are you some kind of sony salesman? That is just completely biased. What makes you think you are going to change my mind with your pathetic little rant? I suppose you consider yourself a next gen expert and you have played 360 and PS3 then do you? So unless you have something useful to say, then shut the hell up. 
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: X360 |
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| admeister wrote: | Don't buy this console. Don't get desperate just because PS3 and Rev are taking a while. Sure it will be the most powerful console with the best graphics for a while, but that doesn't mean you should buy it. Don't let those fancy gameplay videos hypnotise you, I may be a Nintendo fan, but I'd much rather see someone buy a PS3 than a X360! This is simply because I hate to see people wasting their money on an inferior product. The PS3 will be way more powerful, have Blu-ray games, is smaller and lighter, and looks better. So if you must buy a super powerful console rather than the Rev, please make it a PS3.
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I'm going to rock your head, *throws rocks*
Blu-Ray is at least 2 years away and it'll be at least $700 for just the drive when the PS3 comes out, it's doubtful the PS3 will have it, comparitivly the PS3 is just as powerful as the Xbox 360, Sony are bullshit artists the 360 is just as powerful ask Hideo Kojima (the maker of Metal Gear Solid) argee's and so do 90% of the media.
It's not smaller, nor lighter and it's not super-powerful. Don't make me bust out comparitive results of each console and graphs of their power. At least the Xbox 360 has soem in-game non pre-rendered gameplay videos and the PS3 has been Hyped up so much that the casual gamer (or the moronic gamer, ie. you) believe the bullshit Hype whihc has been aroud a decade.
Same old, same old.
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ok, i'm calling for an end to the console bashing right here.
it's old.
i'm not calling out any one person or console followers, but if you start spouting rubbish (IMO), i'm going to delete them from now.
feel free to have an opinion on a console, but spouting stats or whatever purely to rile up people is what i'm talking about.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject: PS3 |
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It's not all hype, didn't you see Sony's E3 press conference last year, was that hype, hmm? I won't bash the X360 that's just my opinion.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: PS3 |
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| admeister wrote: | It's not all hype, didn't you see Sony's E3 press conference last year, was that hype, hmm? I won't bash the X360 that's just my opinion.
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Sadly yes, Sony are famous for their hyping ability. There is no doubt all three console are worth getting. *Crosses fingers and hopes for Sony to dev the duckie tech demo as a game*
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: PS3 |
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| admeister wrote: | It's not all hype, didn't you see Sony's E3 press conference last year, was that hype, hmm? I won't bash the X360 that's just my opinion.
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You won't bash the 360? I seem to remember you saying it was an "inferior product"
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I really must find that "God hates Console Fanboys" comic.
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please do.
maybe edit it with "...and so does PALGN."
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Here's a new PS3 quote for you: "The Blu-ray DVD Drive uses the power of the Cell processor and NVIDIA RSX to read the Blu-Ray DVDs which makes it cheaper then stand alone Blu-ray DVD players"
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Adam, please shut up.
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