New round of PS3 Greatest Hits Announced

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CAGiversary!
Army of Two
Battlefield: Bad Company
Devil May Cry 4
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

It's sorta like Christmas when these things get announce :) Biggest disappointment though no Uncharted!

Post when you see the price drops at the stores so everyone can pick up the games without the red packages.
 
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Bad Company is already $19.99 at futureshop (Not sure if that's the greatest hits price). Markham Futureshop had at least 10 copies. (Old packaging)
 
Gah, seeing Metal Gear Solid 4 in the red box just makes me sick. I wish Sony and Microsoft would just stop this whole Greatest Hits or Platinum Hits deal making our cover art on our games ugly as hell.

I rather just have a sticker on the wrapper saying like "Million Dollar Seller" or "Greatest Hits" that not printed or shown on my case to match with the rest of my collection.
 
[quote name='HCHecxz']Gah, seeing Metal Gear Solid 4 in the red box just makes me sick. I wish Sony and Microsoft would just stop this whole Greatest Hits or Platinum Hits deal making our cover art on our games ugly as hell.

I rather just have a sticker on the wrapper saying like "Million Dollar Seller" or "Greatest Hits" that not printed or shown on my case to match with the rest of my collection.[/QUOTE]At least you can barely tell PS3 games are greatest hits from the cover art. Merely replace the ugly red box and it looks fine.

Now where would one purchase clear PS3 game cases? :)

Anyways, I picked up Ninja Gaiden Sigma yesterday, and will pick up DMC4 shortly.
 
well i guess this would explain many of the price drops and why futureshop has had MGS4 on sale for $30 for the past few weeks. Well the good thing is that now I could probably get a non GH version used off the net or Kijiji for less.
 
I could see that but you the other side is lowering the price you can get people more interested in pre-ordering/buying Uncharted 2. But there is still a lot of time for that if Uncharted 2 won't be out till fall.

Also I could see Sony not wanting to devalue the $499.99 120GB PS3 buy lowering the Uncharted price until the new PS3 bundle SKU is out.
 
[quote name='Princess Zelda']Post when you see the price drops at the stores so everyone can pick up the games without the red packages.[/QUOTE]
Can't we just buy them now and price match?
 
We Canadians may end up getting lucky. Due to bilingualism laws, the GH "sleeve" on those games might just be that, a sleeve. Take that sleeve away after removing the shrink wrap and the French instruction manual and you might just get a pristine non-GH copy of your game.

I'd buy another copy of GT5P for $20.
 
Finally, Ratchet and Clank! I've been wanting to play this game since it came out, but it's never pushed itself high enough in my wanted list to warrant me purchasing it for $60. Now, at a reduced GH price, I'll finally be able to get it.

I'm not surprised that Uncharted wasn't made into GH yet, simply because that game is still selling. Not to mention, with the upcoming release of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, expect sales of the game to rise a bit in anticipation of that game, especially if Sony hypes it right.
 
I doubt people will want to buy a $60 game knowing the sequel is right around the corner; Sony should realize the hype for Uncharted 2 and get Uncharted into as many hands as possible.
 
[quote name='Fuzzy']Can't we just buy them now and price match?[/QUOTE]

I don't recommend it unless you are certain that these games will have the same SKUs. Because of the different packaging, I wouldn't be willing to take that bet...
 
...what... the fuck? is all i have to say, i bet my ps2/ps3 that SONY already knew that most of these titles are lower then 20 dollars... even in the US...

this is a dick move :/ unless they announce more at E3, which i doubt..... ( im happy for R&C although im not ganna buy it :p)

....does this mean that BFBC and others are going to go up in price?

i need to buy one new for my friend's birthday present :/ maybe i should buy it now.... hmm
 
GH/PH/PC games are a rip, for every gem that gets the honour and drops in price there are 5 or 6 more that just get a artificial price increase just to milk sales and dupe clueless parents into buying games for $30 that had long since dropped in price and whose market value was under $10 and then because they are GH/PH/PC the stores will keep them in stock and selling them for longer than they should at a price that is a ripoff as most smart consumers should be able to get alot of newer releases for the same price. And they don't like to give this "honour" to the real bestsellers like Heavenly Sword/Uncharted because they want you to continue to buy them for full price.
 
[quote name='afterburn999']I didb't expect uncharted to be there, with the new sequel going to be shown heavily at at e3, its a bad business move to make it a GH.[/QUOTE]
Well I expected it to be there. Its was shown last year as a GH and it still hasn't become one. Also in Europe it is already a part of their Platinum titles (£20)
 
[quote name='game_fanatic']I doubt people will want to buy a $60 game knowing the sequel is right around the corner; Sony should realize the hype for Uncharted 2 and get Uncharted into as many hands as possible.[/QUOTE]

But that's the thing, its a story sequel, not a yearly sequel like Madden, etc. People who'd want to learn about Drake and his past, would still buy the first Uncharted.
 
[quote name='Lone_Prodigy']Hey, at least the PS3 has GH titles. Where's Nintendo and their PC titles?[/QUOTE]

Lying on top of a huge pile of money. When their sales start slowing down, maybe we'll see some PC titles.
 
[quote name='Lone_Prodigy']Hey, at least the PS3 has GH titles. Where's Nintendo and their PC titles?[/QUOTE]

Maybe they'll think about it after they finish milking the heck out of re-releasing gamecube games for wii...
 
do you guys recommend getting MGS4 LE for $34 tax included or buying a used copy off my friend for $25. I could potentially put those $10 towards some other game or are the extra stuff in LE worth it. I heard there's only soundtrack in there which I dont care about. ANy thing else?

Thanks
 
Game Fanatic: To become a GH the game has to sell a couple hundred thousand copies in the US. You think Folklore did that? Yeah, neither did I. However it did become a "PS3 the best" title in Japan, and a "Platnium" label title in Europe. Games like Disgaea 3, and Valkyria Chronicles will likely suffer the same fate.

Heavenly Sword on the otherhand likely did sell a couple hundred thousand in the US. Although I think it was still a disapointment along with Lair, and Haze. So it may just end up with retailers clearing out any remaining stock.

[quote name='greywolf501']GH/PH/PC games are a rip, for every gem that gets the honour and drops in price there are 5 or 6 more that just get a artificial price increase just to milk sales and dupe clueless parents into buying games for $30 that had long since dropped in price and whose market value was under $10 and then because they are GH/PH/PC the stores will keep them in stock and selling them for longer than they should at a price that is a ripoff as most smart consumers should be able to get alot of newer releases for the same price. And they don't like to give this "honour" to the real bestsellers like Heavenly Sword/Uncharted because they want you to continue to buy them for full price.[/QUOTE]

It's good, and it is bad. It's good in that many out of print games can go back into print as a GH (Okami, a few Atlus and NIS America games, etc.) for a lower price. Sure it hurts the resale market, but atleast more people get a chance to buy it, and enjoy the game.
 
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