Should I buy Shift 2?
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- GTP_Spag69
- spagetti69
Should I buy a lottery ticket? hmmm
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- dukie827
If you have to think more than once to get it, you should wait and see what the consumers and reviewers think about it.
If you are sure you want it, like me, you would have already reserved the game at a local store.
If you are sure you want it, like me, you would have already reserved the game at a local store.
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- FreedomWeasel
I'm going to preorder it to get the preorder bonuses but I plan on waiting for reviews while it makes it's way to me in a UPS truck. If the reviews show it to be terrible I'll probably send it back.
I expect it will be pretty darn good though. It has a nice looking car list and track list, if the physics are half decent it should be a pretty enjoyable game.
I expect it will be pretty darn good though. It has a nice looking car list and track list, if the physics are half decent it should be a pretty enjoyable game.
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- Destinkeys
Pre-order it for the 40-odd extra Events. It would have to be an EPIC fail to disappoint as much as GT5 has.
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- Neomone
Chances are high based on past experience that you'll be able to pick up a Limited Edition in the days following release if you want. You might not necessarily need to pre-order it to get those events, although if you want to be safe of course you should.
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- kloewe
I know what you mean, I keep doing the same thing and somehow feel "wrong" about doing so.... but alas I always end up going to that damn store for all of my pre orders. What's wrong with me guys?
Thinking about why this feeling of "wrong" can be, I don't really know? -twice they've called me by phone to tell me my preorder is ready for pick-up, good service
Maybe it's some of the guys working at GameStop conveying a sense of "elitist gamer", customers are nOObs?
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- xSTIG_JUNIORx
Should or shouldn't .... the answer is: I'm buying it!
I pre-ordered Shift 2 Unleashed the 17th this month (March), at EB Games,I gave my old games for it.
Once there, I've been told , giving back games to pre-order Shift 2 will get me a 50% bonus on each game, so here are details of my deal:
F1 2010 __________ 19.25$ + 9.62$ bonus = 28.87$
TDU 2 ____________ 14.50$ + 7.25$ bonus = 21.75$
NFS Underground ___ 3.50$ + 1.75$ bonus = 5.25$
NFS Pro Street _____ 1.50$ + 0.75$ bonus = 2.25$
Pro Sega Rally ______ 1.25$ + 0.62$ bonus = 1.87$
_______________________________ TOTAL 59.99$ which is exactly the price of the game
Well, I didn't buy it, I traded !
I pre-ordered Shift 2 Unleashed the 17th this month (March), at EB Games,I gave my old games for it.
Once there, I've been told , giving back games to pre-order Shift 2 will get me a 50% bonus on each game, so here are details of my deal:
F1 2010 __________ 19.25$ + 9.62$ bonus = 28.87$
TDU 2 ____________ 14.50$ + 7.25$ bonus = 21.75$
NFS Underground ___ 3.50$ + 1.75$ bonus = 5.25$
NFS Pro Street _____ 1.50$ + 0.75$ bonus = 2.25$
Pro Sega Rally ______ 1.25$ + 0.62$ bonus = 1.87$
_______________________________ TOTAL 59.99$ which is exactly the price of the game
Well, I didn't buy it, I traded !
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- xSTIG_JUNIORx
Didn't use it for a long while before GT5 comes out...I believe that game will find a kind new owner that will take care of it and use it many times per week instead of getting dust in my house
I'm not a big fan of F1, I believe I didn't like the game that much...still owns Shift 1 and Dirt 2 as racing* games, the choice was easy for me, others would have kept F1 I know.....but...it's me
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- tribolik
Didn't use it for a long while before GT5 comes out...I believe that game will find a kind new owner that will take care of it and use it many times per week instead of getting dust in my house
I'm not a big fan of F1, I believe I didn't like the game that much...still owns Shift 1 and Dirt 2 as racing* games, the choice was easy for me, others would have kept F1 I know.....but...it's me
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I would trade F1 2010 faster than I would trade F1 CE... something is very wrong with the physics and FFB IMO.... and thats a shame because its one of the best loocking games I have and has a very good career mode and the best dynamic weather Ive seen...
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- Reaper7411
I'm still wondering the same thing myself. I'm totally on the fence just days before release. I have an amazon gift card burning a hole in my pocket, but information about the game seems to be lacking.
I'm also starting to take the lack of a GTP hands on game impression as an 'if you can't say anything nice' scenario.
It's looking like that card might be used for older titles verified as being good.
I'm sure we can all guess what that was going on about--and I certainly don't agree. I think opting to let the original comment slide is a good idea, or we'll all hear more of it.
I'm also starting to take the lack of a GTP hands on game impression as an 'if you can't say anything nice' scenario.
It's looking like that card might be used for older titles verified as being good.
I'm sure we can all guess what that was going on about--and I certainly don't agree. I think opting to let the original comment slide is a good idea, or we'll all hear more of it.
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- xSTIG_JUNIORx
I harmed my old games by dust they got while were occupying a place and being useless to me...
I wouldn't say : What is it that Gamestop is doing that is harming, and who or what is being harmed?
I would say, IMO it's a choice to trade games there, not a must, and if you choose to do it, then you're far from being harmed.....my example.....I trade my old games only cause I don't use them anymore, happy to give old games instead of giving real money. Don't wanna keep them and don't wanna bother selling them for higher price.....But, I know if I miss a game that I traded before and want it again, I willl go buy it again ! ( I believe I will be harmed in someone's opinion ), but I will get pleased which is what I want.
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they are making a remarkable profit from second hand trades, with each trade they are speeding up the process of the second hand market as it provides a reliable outlet for bad games to be traded.
The direct victim is the developers, since the ease of getting second hand games will hurt first hand sales, which means they will have to recover some profit by the means of unlockable content thru one time redeem codes, it's more and more often that you won't get the full game unless you enter a code that comes with the game, and that practice will in turn harm people who don't have regular internet access from their console.
And this business model also means game sales after launch is pretty much none, since everyone can get it second handed. Hence publishers do hype up games even more to ensure first week sales, since that is where most of the money will come from, it means we will see more time devoted on making glorified trailers rather than actual good games.
In a long term, everybody loses, while gamestop is making repeatable income, increasing its influence in how games are published.
I have no objection of buying second hand game from other people or passing it to your friends, however feeding a giant retail chain for minor convinence, and taking this trade for granted isn't good for the game industry.
As for rental, unlike videos which are protected by law that shops can't rent out retail copies, but instead have to buy a more expensive rental copy which grants them the right to be lend out (which is a logical protection of the video maker's benefit). Right now no law protects the publisher of video games, so unless it is put under legislation one day, you are practically renting games that the shop had only paid once, people can abuse the renting system and the publisher will get absolutely nothing out of it.
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