[DEAD] Best Buy 2 Day Fail 7/20-7/21

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Dead - Best Buy never bothered to update the prices on Skyrim or Starcraft II. I don't know if the "sale" was cancelled or not so I'm putting this thread six feet under.

Best Buy is currently having a 2 day sale Friday through Saturday.
Prices aren't live yet.

Save $15 on
:360:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim $59.99
:ps3:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim $59.99

:pc:StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty(MAC) $39.99

:pc:Downloads
Sid Meier's Civilization V $26.99
Homefront $17.99
Company of Heroes $17.99

Free Travel Pouch and Game when you purchase a PS Vita console
 
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Best Buy amazes me sometimes...I can't believe the same people that just sold me TERA for 7 bucks are trying to sell me Company of Heroes for 18!
 
Hmm, maybe need to take The Elder Scrolls
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[quote name='Draknight']Hey op are these in-store, online, or both?[/QUOTE]

I'm assuming only the Skyrim and Starcraft II deal will be in store as well. Still waiting for the website to update their prices.
 
I always get these emails and think, eh nothing worth posting and then I come here and there's this. Thanks, I guess.
 
[quote name='animemaniac14']uhhh...a bit late?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='klimb22']2013?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='El Toro Fuerte']Guessing you mean 7/20 - 7/21[/QUOTE]

Yeah, working graveyard shift FTL :drool:. I had no idea what you guys were talking about until El Toro finally brought it to my attention.
 
Thanks OP
I just bought a vita 2 weeks ago to get the $60 GC offer which wasn't working so they just took the $60 off the $250 now I'll go get a pm for...Uncharted or Gravity Daze & the travel pouch.

Skyrim for $45 + $10 credit & 60 days to price match is tempting
 
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So it's the fault of the PC gamers that Best Buy hands them shitty deals, got it. I did get Reckoning for $10 on PC so they're doing something right.
 
[quote name='radioactivez0r']So it's the fault of the PC gamers that Best Buy hands them shitty deals, got it. I did get Reckoning for $10 on PC so they're doing something right.[/QUOTE]They go by the #'s so % wise they don't see the PC gamers purchases on par with consoles. It doesn't make sense since if they offered more deals then more people would buy.
 
[quote name='Enuf']PC gamers don't speak up thus BB doesn't think they have a large purchasing presence outside of the major titles on release
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-IdeaX/Past-Due-Show-Love-for-PC-Gamers/idi-p/528964[/QUOTE]

What does that even have to do with my comment?

The prices on those pc titles are complete garbage when compared to steams ongoing sale. It's stupid for them to even post prices like that when they're not even close to where you can get them elsewhere.

Then again, I shouldn't argue. Best Buy has certainly become an industry expert in knowing how little their customers buy from them.
 
[quote name='Enuf']PC gamers don't speak up thus BB doesn't think they have a large purchasing presence outside of the major titles on release
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-IdeaX/Past-Due-Show-Love-for-PC-Gamers/idi-p/528964[/QUOTE]
The issue isn't that gamers don't speak up... it's that they can't directly compete with services like steam so they don't try. Amazon has been making HUGE strides toward competing with steam for sales. Best buy doesn't need to offer dirt cheap prices since they sell to the more casual (less in the know) crowd.
 
[quote name='Woocls']The issue isn't that gamers don't speak up... it's that they can't directly compete with services like steam so they don't try. Amazon has been making HUGE strides toward competing with steam for sales. Best buy doesn't need to offer dirt cheap prices since they sell to the more casual (less in the know) crowd.[/QUOTE]

Exactly this. And probably as gifts.
 
[quote name='Woocls']The issue isn't that gamers don't speak up... it's that they can't directly compete with services like steam so they don't try. Amazon has been making HUGE strides toward competing with steam for sales. Best buy doesn't need to offer dirt cheap prices since they sell to the more casual (less in the know) crowd.[/QUOTE]

Also, as much as I dislike best buy, I've found that a lot of the times buying the physical disk from somemplace like target or BB ends up being a better deal that Steam (obviously, when Steam is doing it's crazy sales, they are better, but Steam isn't always having sales and there is no way to PM stuff you bought on Steam that goes on sale for 75% off the next day -- I feel like that is a good deal for the B&M stores still).
 
[quote name='Enuf']Thanks OP
I just bought a vita 2 weeks ago to get the $60 GC offer which wasn't working so they just took the $60 off the $250 now I'll go get a pm for...Uncharted or Gravity Daze & the travel pouch.

Skyrim for $45 + $10 credit & 60 days to price match is tempting[/QUOTE]

If you're a big Uncharted fan then Golden Abyss is amazing!
If you're looking for a really awesome and different Japanese experience, Gravity Rush.
I love both games honestly.
 
[quote name='The Linguist']Isn't $59.99 MSRP for Skyrim? Or has the sale not started yet?[/QUOTE]

Save $15 on each of those, so Skyrim is $44.99 and Stark Raft II is $24.99
 
[quote name='Vap']Thanks op. I can't decide if I should get SC or not...[/QUOTE]

SC2 is definitely worth it for the multiplayer. Singleplayer is more of a mixed review. You only play as Terran, the story got kinda bad halfway through, and it ends on a slight cliffhanger. The missions (there are lots of optional ones and choices you get to make) and unit upgrading is pretty good though.
 
[quote name='Byakurai']Save $15 on each of those, so Skyrim is $44.99 and Stark Raft II is $24.99[/QUOTE]
Skyrim is showing $59.99 on the BB site. So either the sale's not active yet, even though they advertise the 2-day sale and say it should be $15 off, or the sale price is in-store only, though they don't say that either.
 
[quote name='tham1988']So how do I get starcraft 2 for 24.99? will it ring up for that price in-store?[/QUOTE]

According to the e-mail I got about it...$39.99 is the sale price...which I also think is the new MSRP...
 
[quote name='ijustw1n']i always get these emails and think, eh nothing worth posting and then i come here and there's this. Thanks, i guess.[/quote]
QFT. Still good to see everything getting posted here, that way we don't miss a thing.
 
[quote name='Bosamba']Company of Heroes $17.99[/QUOTE]

...lol. This has been $2.49 twice in the past week during the SSS.

Best Buy...always good for a laugh.
 
[quote name='mva5580']The prices on those pc titles are complete garbage when compared to steams ongoing sale. It's stupid for them to even post prices like that when they're not even close to where you can get them elsewhere.[/quote]
I'd say that more people game on consoles versus PC's nowadays. I know I certainly do. I just like having physical copies of games and not clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff.
Then again, I shouldn't argue. Best Buy has certainly become an industry expert in knowing how little their customers buy from them.
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With the @Gamer coupon sales in the last year or so I've picked up a ton of games for far, far less than retail. Would I buy a tv or something like an HDMI cable off them? Hell no. That is, unless I have cheap credit from game trades. Even then, I would still buy my HDMI cables only from eBay or other cheap sources, since no one needs to pay $100 for those.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'd say that more people game on consoles versus PC's nowadays. I know I certainly do. I just like having physical copies of games and not clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff.

With the @Gamer coupon sales in the last year or so I've picked up a ton of games for far, far less than retail. Would I buy a tv or something like an HDMI cable off them? Hell no. That is, unless I have cheap credit from game trades. Even then, I would still buy my HDMI cables only from eBay or other cheap sources, since no one needs to pay $100 for those.[/QUOTE]

You know, I said that all the time, then low and behold I walked into a Best Buy last week and they had a bin of their Dynex HDMI cables for $9.99 each ... I was flabbergasted.
 
[quote name='jayntampa']You know, I said that all the time, then low and behold I walked into a Best Buy last week and they had a bin of their Dynex HDMI cables for $9.99 each ... I was flabbergasted.[/QUOTE]
and even still 9.99 is more than you should pay for a standard length HDMI cable.
 
[quote name='Woocls']and even still 9.99 is more than you should pay for a standard length HDMI cable.[/QUOTE]
Yeah. As it stands, I think I paid $1.49 for some 25 foot ones from Blockbuster last summer when they blew out all their general merchandise for 90% off. I'm set on HDMI cables, Little Big Planet 2 plushes and fuckin' Snuggies till Doomsday now.:lol:
 
[quote name='Woocls']and even still 9.99 is more than you should pay for a standard length HDMI cable.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but they're getting better -- you can get them for $6.99 on their Web site. Considering that the cheapest ones they had in store like 2 months ago were $30 or $40, that's impressive.
 
[quote name='ZincAlloy']If you're a big Uncharted fan then Golden Abyss is amazing!
If you're looking for a really awesome and different Japanese experience, Gravity Rush.
I love both games honestly.[/QUOTE]BB is the best I got the pm w/no problems so now my end result is a vita, UC & the travel pouch for $190 + tax...better than waiting for BF:bouncy:. Add in the other 9 games that I got for $20 each via GS pm's & I've already made a vita backlog.
And in less than a month I'll have close to $90 in RZ points to go along with the $10 credits.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'd say that more people game on consoles versus PC's nowadays. I know I certainly do. I just like having physical copies of games and not clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff.
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Honestly if digital downloads were as cheap as the Steam sale, I'd buy more digital copies. PC gaming is just much better. Better load times, and you can customize more options. I use my wireless X360 controller for PC gaming so I enjoy it much more. Another thing that's better about PC gaming is the pricing. Right now, I believe Saints Row The Third is $9.99 on Amazon and it hasn't been no where near that price for consoles. (I can't remember how much TRU cleareanced out the Platinum Edition for) Another example I can think of is Spec Ops The Line. It was $25 (PC) a week after it's release. It just makes sense to get into PC gaming. PC games will always be cheaper. I know some people don't like the games taking up HDD space, but you don't have to get up and put in a disc in all of the time. You can also unistall a game if you don't want it anymore. I actually started looking into the games I want to get later in the year, and I'm most likely going to wait until they hit a cheaper price. I have a huge backlog as of right now.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'd say that more people game on consoles versus PC's nowadays. I know I certainly do. I just like having physical copies of games and not clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff.
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I don't know what the actual metrics are, but PC gaming is certainly on the rise again. It often is toward the end of the console lifespan as a PC's power evolves over a period of weeks instead of years like a console. Current games on the PC are starting to look significantly better and come with many more features than their console counterparts - often at a reduced price. That's tough to ignore.

Mods, more freebies, and a house that isn't full of boxed clutter are just the icing on the cake. Digital distribution is the future, my friends. Get ready :)
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'd say that more people game on consoles versus PC's nowadays. I know I certainly do. I just like having physical copies of games and not clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff. [/QUOTE]

The "physical copies" bit I can understand, I dont by any means agree, but I cant see your point. But the "clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff" shouldnt even be an issue at this point. When even laptops come with 1TB HDDs, storage space is practically infinite. That should be the least of your concerns.
 
[quote name='midloo']I don't know what the actual metrics are, but PC gaming is certainly on the rise again. It often is toward the end of the console lifespan as a PC's power evolves over a period of weeks instead of years like a console. Current games on the PC are starting to look significantly better and come with many more features than their console counterparts - often at a reduced price. That's tough to ignore.[/quote]
I only use my PC for surfing the internet including the occasional YouTube video or three. Otherwise it's just a dust collector to me. I like the fact that with a console I don't have to worry about specs and whether or not my console will play that new game I just bought or if I have to pay X amount to upgrade it like you do on PC in order to play some of the prettier games.

As for those 'pretty' games, I don't really care too much about graphics, so long as the game runs right and is fun to play.
Mods, more freebies, and a house that isn't full of boxed clutter are just the icing on the cake. Digital distribution is the future, my friends. Get ready :)
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About the only game I wouldn't mind getting for the PC(though my 2005 or 2006 PC would likely need major upgrading to run it:roll:) is Just Cause 2 and that's only for the multiplayer mod for it. About the only time I keep the 'boxed clutter' is when a console game has next to nil for trade value. Otherwise the games I buy leave my house as quickly as I pick them up and even quicker if they have an insane value someplace.

But digital distribution won't become the norm in this country until everyone is on equal ground for internet speed and reliability and that just isn't going to happen with the price gouging from providers. Not to mention unless the costs to buy the digital copies are nominal at best I'll still prefer a physical copy every time. But there's no way in hell I'd pay $30+ for a game I have ZERO resell rights to. At $5-10 a pop I might consider it, but at $30, HELL NO.
[quote name='hostyl1']The "physical copies" bit I can understand, I dont by any means agree, but I cant see your point. But the "clogging up my HDD with tons of stuff" shouldnt even be an issue at this point. When even laptops come with 1TB HDDs, storage space is practically infinite. That should be the least of your concerns.[/QUOTE]
Unless my HDD on my PC fails I have never and will never upgrade from the stock drive that comes with it from the factory. The same thing applies with my game consoles. I don't do a ton of downloading, so a huge HDD is pointless to me.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Unless my HDD on my PC fails I have never and will never upgrade from the stock drive that comes with it from the factory. The same thing applies with my game consoles. [/QUOTE]

You do realize that several times you admitted a desire to get a cheap 360(phat) HDD to "upgrade" your PS3 HDD? So you aren't as against upgrading as you quoted post would suggest.

BTW: Some Dell computers come with 1TB HDDs standard now. You couldnt get a smaller HDD on those model factory installed if you wanted to.
 
[quote name='hostyl1']You do realize that several times you admitted a desire to get a cheap 360(phat) HDD to "upgrade" your PS3 HDD? So you aren't as against upgrading as you quoted post would suggest.[/QUOTE]
But ONLY if it were like $20 or so. Anything over that and I wouldn't bother.
 
[quote name='Woocls']and even still 9.99 is more than you should pay for a standard length HDMI cable.[/QUOTE]

HDMI cables? Like the ones that Best Buy sells for $50-70 dollars?
 
i bought a terrabyte drive from amazon for like $90. that was 2 years ago. i will open the box someday. i used to go through hdd's all the time tho. back when puretna and torrents were all over the place. i would dl more porn than any human could watch. thank god that site finally died.
 
[quote name='Velo214']i bought a terrabyte drive from amazon for like $90. that was 2 years ago. i will open the box someday. i used to go through hdd's all the time tho. back when puretna and torrents were all over the place. i would dl more porn than any human could watch. thank god that site finally died.[/QUOTE]

My goodness, as much as I loved that site, I'm also glad it went down :lol: I accomplished many things post-PureTnA. But if one tracker goes down, two pop-up to take its place.
 
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