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Where do you buy your games?

  • 14-06-2009 12:37pm
    #1
    Swizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭


    Where do you buy your games online? and apart from Gamestop Game and Xtra Vision.

    Anyone recommend any sites that ship from the UK or Ireland apart from Play, The Hut, ASDA, Ebay, Amazon and Gamesnash?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    dmcg90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,779 ✭✭✭dmcg90


    Play: Slow delivery, prices are a bit higher
    The Hut: Same as for me
    Ebay: Use this a lot, can usually get a bargain, got infamous for 37 euro
    Shop.to: Good, would use again.

    Gamesnash are great imo, deliverys quick enough.


  • #3
    Swizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Swizz


    Ah I want them cheap. I dont mind waiting a week if its €10+ cheaper.


  • #4
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    If the game is region-free, I usually end up getting the Asian version from http://www.play-asia.com/ - even new games end up at €35 or under a lot of the time. They have a dedicated Xbox360 region free section so you know which ones can be used here (usually a day or two after launch, they confirm if a game is region free and add it accordingly). Cheap, but you'll be waiting up to two weeks (or even more in some cases) for a game to arrive. You also can't easily trade them in stores here, though you could always sell them on www.adverts.ie or something. Other than the box art, pretty much all games are in English even though they are Asian versions...


  • #5
    jomz27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭jomz27


    bangcd is the best one... coz their games are very cheap...


  • #6
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    J-blk wrote: »
    If the game is region-free, I usually end up getting the Asian version from http://www.play-asia.com/

    +1 for these guys
    videogamesplus.ca are pretty damn nifty as well, it usually lists whether a game is region free or not

    If you're buying a PAL game, you're normally better off checking a site like gamestracker which compares prices for all of the major etailers...


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  • #7
    Single Malt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 440 ✭✭Single Malt


    If you are buying bricks and mortar it can pay to shop around. HMV can sometimes be quite a bit cheaper on release day than any other place. Then again sometimes they are pricier. The bricks and mortar prices have evened out quite a bit over the last 6 or so months, but I have got games from HMV for 37E, before getting 10% student discount, on release day. Shop around.


  • #8
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Very true, Prototype was €44.99 there and €49.99 next door in Gamespot (Limerick).
    But HMV also had xbox L4D for €65!


  • #9
    alastair_doom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭alastair_doom


    just looking at the list here: http://www.find-games.co.uk/xbox360/B0015IQG5E.htm

    Companys i have used happily, but not mentioned already:

    MyMemory: free delivery
    HMV: £2.50 delivery
    GameStation: £2.95 delivery
    sendit: free delivery (part of thehut group)

    coolshop used to be under different management ans a different name, but they HAD free delivery to Ireland. Havent tried them since the change, but might be worth a look.


  • #10
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Argos, usually pretty cheap, and beats other bricks and mortar, games still have the seals intact. :)


  • #11
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,571 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    For the smaller games (8-10 hours long with little or no replay value), I try and rent them these days.... far more economical. For the longer games (and games with more replayability like the COD series, Guitar Hero games and Rockband games), I shop around the bricks and mortar places and go with whoever is cheapest (usually between Gamestop, Xtravision, Game and Smyths).

    I'm buying a few second hand games these days too... got Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts for 12.99 in HMV over the weekend. Great game!


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  • #12
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    What are simplygames.com and ShopTo.com like for service?


  • #13
    mawk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭mawk


    I submit a vote for asda.

    use them quite a bit


  • #14
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    normally play.com, amazon.co.uk or cdwow.ie would be my first choices. Ebay is a viable alternative, if second hand games is not a deterrent to you!!


  • #15
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    I've got the following in my bookmarks for games:


  • #16
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    xtravision generally


  • #17
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    RobertFoster wrote: »
    I've got the following in my bookmarks for games:

    Do simplygames.com charge for shipping?


  • #18
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Yep
    Simply Games wrote:
    INTERNATIONAL Orders for Software can be sent to - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece (including Islands), Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Spain (including Islands), Sweden, Switzerland. These orders incur a charge of £3.95 for the first item and £1 for each additional item. Most international orders are shipped via 'Signed For' International Post.


  • #19
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    I've just ordered The Godfather II off MyMemory.com for a bargain price of £20.95 including shipping. They have even given me £10 cashback on my next purchase. I'm just wondering are there any strings attached?


  • #20
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,894 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    VolvoMan wrote: »
    I've just ordered The Godfather II off MyMemory.com for a bargain price of £20.95 including shipping. They have even given me £10 cashback on my next purchase. I'm just wondering are there any strings attached?

    they are goin to use your credit card to buy large amounts of timber and carpet.


  • #21
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    evad_lhorg wrote: »
    they are goin to use your credit card to buy large amounts of timber and carpet.

    I really do hope you're joking!:eek:


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  • #22
    winston82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭winston82


    it would be gas if he was joking and it happened anyway


  • #23
    Swizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Swizz


    MyMemory are good I bought from em before.


  • #24
    tommybrennan15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭tommybrennan15


    Ebay or Argos


  • #25
    xenosnake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭xenosnake


    RobertFoster wrote: »
    I've got the following in my bookmarks for games:

    HMV charges £2.50 shipping per item, not per order.


  • #26
    kabuk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭kabuk1


    I tend to buy from ebay and adverts as I get the best deals there.


  • #27
    Y2J_MUFC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭Y2J_MUFC


    ASDA looks like it has some bargains. Do they deliver to RoI?


  • #28
    Liam O
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,602 ✭✭✭✭Liam O


    Y2J_MUFC wrote: »
    ASDA looks like it has some bargains. Do they deliver to RoI?

    yeah, got 5 games last month for about €75, Dead Space, Mk vs DC, Bourne Conspiracy, Fracture and Alone in the Dark. I didn't really need 2 or 3 of them but they were just sooo cheap :(

    EDIT:Also it's free delivery to Ireland forgot to mention


  • #29
    thorbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭thorbarry


    alot of people give out about Play, I think they are great for games that are a couple of months old. I ordered skate 2 for xbox, sunday night, and i had it on Thursday morning. I also got it for €18, bargain. Got it for half price, its back up to €32 now


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