Activision Publisher sale is a joke

[Ragnaroni]

Yeah it's a joke. Black ops is 19.50 in my currency and is 50% off. This is a game that's 12 years old. Then there's the other games where they're older and have the same discount and stuff. World at war is 14.25, MW2 is as well. Black ops 2 is 3 cents cheaper than black ops 1, the hell's going on?! The cod games that no one cares about are 9.50 (for the first game) and 14.25 for the second game. MW1 is 9.50...
I know Activision Blizzard is a really greedy company but good Lord these games are over a decade old, no way in hell should you be charging two figures for them on sale!
Nevermind the 89.90 Swiss franc needed to pre order MW2 remastered. EXCUSE ME?!

This is a little rant because i want to get these games but I'll just stick to my old Xbox 360 or Wii. Activision is the only one that seems to do this, the rest drops in price over the next decade...

[ReBoot]

Escrito originalmente por Ragnaroni:

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

I am by going for deep discounts and not buying in the first place if no such discount appears.

Gotta be patient with Activision then. I do the same, what beats saving a few bucks?

Depending on the context, a lot. If saving a fee bucks means spending nerves, I'd rather save the nerve.

In this context, the bucks I save on lazily-discounted games, I send on other games.

[Frostbringer]

Escrito originalmente por ragefifty50:

Escrito originalmente por fluxtorrent:

No one's making you buy it. Don't like the price, then don't buy, no one is ripping you off.

You are not entitled to what you want, for the price you want it.

being ripped off is subjective i spose...

and there are people that dont mind be ripped off...

Yea, completely subjective and greatly dependent on the person being able to afford a game at the current price vs those that think everything should be given to them at a lower price “because it’s old”.

[FOXDUDE69]

This is a way of Activision elevating itself to look like they are on the same level as...
NINTENDO!

They forget that Call of Duty is not Zelda or Mario Kart. The Black Ops series is not still selling millions per year long after the games were released the way Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey do.

It's sheer arrogance and greed.

NINTENDO can do that because they are the G.O,A.T. and their games are timeless.

Learn your place, Activision.

[Tito Shivan]

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

I am by going for deep discounts and not buying in the first place if no such discount appears.

CoD MW2 has been sitting in my wishlist since July 2011
Black Ops since November 2010
Still no discount low enough to make me buy the games.

I'm what's called a 'Patient gamer'

[Ragnaroni]

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

Escrito originalmente por Ragnaroni:

Gotta be patient with Activision then. I do the same, what beats saving a few bucks?

Depending on the context, a lot. If saving a fee bucks means spending nerves, I'd rather save the nerve.

In this context, the bucks I save on lazily-discounted games, I send on other games.

Good point, I'm quite the opposite, I'm willing to wait for a long time to get a discount!

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

Escrito originalmente por Frostbringer:

Escrito originalmente por ragefifty50:

being ripped off is subjective i spose...

and there are people that dont mind be ripped off...

Yea, completely subjective and greatly dependent on the person being able to afford a game at the current price vs those that think everything should be given to them at a lower price “because it’s old”.

lets not forget greed and suggested prices
like what is the highest price we can get gamers to pay...

old is old.. just like... new tech is new tech making the old older all the time.....

all subjective... i can afford any priced game..
but why not get more for less if you can...

some people like paying more... great...

[Nx Machina]

Escrito originalmente por ragefifty50:

games do depreciate.. no different to movies and music ..

dont know why you would support being ripped off...

Except some games prices rise dramatically on key sites because you can no longer get them via the store. For example Football Manager 2017 is currently £61.29 on one particular site, whereas on the same site the latest game Football Manager 2022 is £21.99 (normally £39.99).

Secondly how exactly do you get ripped off when purchasing is your choice, not mandatory and the OP wants the games at a price they want to pay so if it is not that price they do not pay.

And finally Chompman is correct - developers, publishers set the pricing and not just on Steam but Epic etc.

[( ( < < <🤖> > > ) )]

Escrito originalmente por Nx Machina:

Escrito originalmente por ragefifty50:

games do depreciate.. no different to movies and music ..

dont know why you would support being ripped off...

Except some games prices rise dramatically on key sites because you can no longer get them via the store. For example Football Manager 2017 is currently £61.29 on one particular site, whereas on the same site the latest game Football Manager 2022 is £21.99 (normally £39.99).

Secondly how exactly do you get ripped off when purchasing is your choice, not mandatory and the OP wants the games at a price they want to pay so if it is not that price they do not pay.

And finally Chompman is correct - developers, publishers set the pricing and not just on Steam but Epic etc.

some do this and some do that...

i have got some great deals and paid full price for others
and got a game because it was going to be removed
only to have it return again which is more of a scam than
a rip off....

you dont have to buy to see how you could get ripped off...

i aint going to buy that its a rip off.... all subjective of course...

simple...

[Nx Machina]

Escrito originalmente por ragefifty50:

you dont have to buy to see how you could get ripped off...

i aint going to buy that its a rip off.... all subjective of course...

simple...

You cannot be ripped off because again you made the decision to purchase.

Ripped off is "i regret my purchase but it is to late to refund so i place the blame elsewhere".

Example "i drank the large Cappuccino, ate the sandwich and the dessert" and expected a refund of 50%.

The motto is "YOU get what YOU paid for".

[FOXDUDE69]

Escrito originalmente por Nx Machina:

You cannot be ripped off because again you made the decision to purchase.

You don't seem to understand that you can make the decision to purchase something while being aware you're being ripped off.

[Nx Machina]

Escrito originalmente por FOXDUDE69:

You don't seem to understand that you can make the decision to purchase something while being aware you're being ripped off.

I am always "aware" of what i purchase. I do not buy blindly.

Or to put it another way i only buy what i require and not what is the latest trend or fad hence why i did not buy Valheim nor Call of Duty games, nor miracle pills etc.

[FOXDUDE69]

Escrito originalmente por Nx Machina:

Escrito originalmente por FOXDUDE69:

You don't seem to understand that you can make the decision to purchase something while being aware you're being ripped off.

I am always "aware" of what i purchase. I do not buy blindly.

Read what you replied to again. I think you misread it or misunderstood it.

[Nx Machina]

Escrito originalmente por FOXDUDE69:

Read what you replied to again. I think you misread it or misunderstood it.

I do not need to read it again nor did i misunderstand. You want to label it as misunderstand which is the difference.

To repeat: I am always "aware" of what i purchase. "I do not buy blindly".

Or if you prefer i only buy what i require. I did not buy Valheim nor buy Call of Duty games nor Hentai games, nor miracle pills, nor fall for scams etc.

[Reggaejunkiedrew]

I've still yet to play Black Ops because I decided I'd wait until I can buy it for 5 bucks a decade ago, still waiting lol.

At this point i suggest to anyone who wants the older Cod games to just wait for Microsoft to finally put them on sale for a reasonable price when/if the acquisition goes through if you don't want to give Activision absurd amounts of money for decade old games (absurd compared to what other AAA games released that long ago will go on sale for atleast)

[Yzal]

Escrito originalmente por Ragnaroni:

Activision is a joke

ftfy