Future rare/collectable game lookout thread

valleyoftheunos · 21-07-2011 01:19PM

James Howlett wrote: »

I saw Castlevania in the Swords branch of HMV last week if that helps, although I'd ring ahead if you were thinking of going in, that's too good a bargain to just let sit there... like I did...

Cheers, but Swords would be quite the trek for me as I'm on the southside. Might give Dundrum a call though:cool:

pdbhp · 21-07-2011 01:23PM

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

Cheers, but Swords would be quite the trek for me as I'm on the southside. Might give Dundrum a call though:cool:

HMV in the Square Tallaght had it about a week ago, I think it was €13.99 brand new. I can check on Friday evening when I'm around there if you want

Pyongyang · 21-07-2011 02:15PM

James Howlett wrote: »

It’s a bit of a double-edged sword; we all want physical shops to have a better selection however we have to support them with our own money rather than going to online sites for everything.

True, but those days we hark for are long gone. I can't see any high street retailer in that market going for the niche titles. It's simply too risky, which is why you see retailers, like HMV for example, selling off certain stock and moving in to other product areas just to stay afloat. Incidentally I was in HMV in The Pav last night, they now no longer stock PS2 or PC titles.

I predict about 5 years from now, stores such as HMV et al will have evolved in to an entirely different entity to what we are accustomed to now.

The future is online physical and digital purchases, pure and simple.

Retr0gamer · 21-07-2011 02:18PM

Gamestop have already bought Impulse to get their foot into the online publishing world.

James Howlett · 21-07-2011 02:52PM

Pyongyang wrote: »

True, but those days we hark for are long gone.
The future is online physical and digital purchases, pure and simple.

You're probably right, even though I don't want you to be

so... does this mean that all of our physical games will become collectable?:D

valleyoftheunos · 21-07-2011 03:25PM

Pyongyang wrote: »

True, but those days we hark for are long gone. I can't see any high street retailer in that market going for the niche titles. It's simply too risky, which is why you see retailers, like HMV for example, selling off certain stock and moving in to other product areas just to stay afloat. Incidentally I was in HMV in The Pav last night, they now no longer stock PS2 or PC titles.

I predict about 5 years from now, stores such as HMV et al will have evolved in to an entirely different entity to what we are accustomed to now.

The future is online physical and digital purchases, pure and simple.

You're right of course but its saddening, browsing and buying on-line just isn't as enjoyable as heading into town, touring all the shops and rattling through the shelves to see what's available.

o1s1n · 21-07-2011 03:41PM

I don't enjoy browsing in shops at all myself. No matter how good the selection is, it always feels limited.

ghostchant · 21-07-2011 03:46PM

Personally love browsing the shelves, limited choice perhaps but there's always online shops as a backup. It's one thing buying physical copies online, but from my experience (in particular with the psp) with digital distribution you never feel like you own the game. Most of us here are collectors to some extent so I'm assuming many feel the same in that regard.

o1s1n · 21-07-2011 03:48PM

Oh digital distribution can **** right off. I'm only talking about buying physical copies here

My main goal when I buy a game is to get it as cheap as possible. Just can't get that in a walk in shop.

I'll get the odd new title that I've been waiting for. But other than that 100% ebay.

Pyongyang · 21-07-2011 04:52PM

o1s1n wrote: »

My main goal when I buy a game is to get it as cheap as possible. Just can't get that in a walk in shop.

You'll never get that so long as you pay retail. I don't mind DD, it has it's place I think. It's the DRM that comes with most of it that bugs me.

johnny_ultimate · 21-07-2011 05:45PM

Prominent Castlevania display in HMV Grafton today, so it's still available, and a darn good game too for what it is (somewhere between Bayonetta and God of War)! Picked up NFS: Hot Pursuit myself for 22 in Game, happy with that

But yeah, love a good browse myself to pick up a bargain. It's increasingly rare, but I've found many gems on shelves for reasonable prices - Tactics Ogre being a recent one. Dragon Quest VI is on sale in Game for 25 too if anyone's interested - I would, but an incoming pizza shaped box has pretty much sucked up my gaming budget for the next month or so!

Myrddin · 21-07-2011 06:31PM

valleyoftheunos wrote: »

You're right of course but its saddening, browsing and buying on-line just isn't as enjoyable as heading into town, touring all the shops and rattling through the shelves to see what's available.

That's true. There's nothing like sitting 40 minutues in traffic to get to town (bus OR car). Follow that up with being fleeced for car parking if you drive (Jervis Car Park has extortionate prices). Navigating through hoards of chuggers once you get into foot patrol mode, being ripped off in shops, because they themselves are being ripped off by rent and corporation rates. You then pick up a quick sandwich & drink which eats most of your €10, spend another 40 minutes sitting in more traffic, or on a urine soaked seat on a bus being coughed on by some junkball...to finally get home & play your game.

All in all, a hellish excursion with a lot of ripping off. Dublin city retailers can f''k right off tbh. If you want my money, make it more appealing & worthwhile. Fight for better rent/rates, don't expect me to take your pain.

Mr.Saturn · 21-07-2011 06:36PM

EnterNow wrote: »

That's true. There's nothing like sitting 40 minutues in traffic to get to town (bus OR car). Follow that up with being fleeced for car parking if you drive (Jervis Car Park has extortionate prices). Navigating through hoards of chuggers once you get into foot patrol mode, being ripped off in shops, because they themselves are being ripped off by rent and corporation rates. You then pick up a quick sandwich & drink which eats most of your €10, spend another 40 minutes sitting in more traffic, or on a urine soaked seat on a bus being coughed on by some junkball...to finally get home & play your game.

All in all, a hellish excursion with a lot of ripping off. Dublin city retailers can f''k right off tbh. If you want my money, make it more appealing & worthwhile. Fight for better rent/rates, don't expect me to take your pain.

Where are you living?!

johnny_ultimate · 21-07-2011 06:40PM

Town for me is hop on a bus outside my house, play PSP for an hour, get off, sushi for lunch, have a wander around the shops for potential bargains, hit up some fine well-priced world cinema in the IFI.

Your experiences sound radically different to mine :P

James Howlett · 21-07-2011 10:46PM

That's an interesting journey Enternow...

I usually hit up Blanchardstown or The Pavilions for my game shopping, hassle free for the most part. Only really venture into town when meeting up with people or buying comics - comics, yeah I'm that kind of nerd.:cool:

Pyongyang · 21-07-2011 11:25PM

James Howlett wrote: »

I usually hit up Blanchardstown or The Pavilions for my game shopping.

Those are my meccaii (sic) of choice too. I also like to head up to Belfast and Antrim every once in a while, great places to get stuffs. Belfast in particular has some fun bargain stores to grab current and last gen stuff for next to nothing.

That said I find myself heading to high street stores of any variety less and less now, mainly because I prefer to scour forums and obscure Japanese websites for my goodies.

Comics and books I don't head to stores for, I buy mine online now, both digital and physical varieties.

James Howlett · 21-07-2011 11:37PM

Pyongyang wrote: »

Comics and books I don't head to stores for, I buy mine online now, both digital and physical varieties.

If I had an IPAD I would probably buy online, where do you buy your physical ones from?

Pyongyang · 22-07-2011 12:26AM

I have an iPad and a Kindle, I prefer to read texts on the Kindle. I buy 99% of texts at Amazon. Comics I rarely buy but if I do I use Amazon or my iPad.

90% of magazines I buy and/or read on my iPad too. Saves me lumbering heaps around with me.

ghostchant · 22-07-2011 09:18AM

I spend virtually every Saturday in town and find it a pleasant experience, buses are heaven when you've got a DS/PSP game you're itching to play, the longer the trip the better! Wander around grafton st, go for coffee with the gf or a friend, browse through the shelves for bargains and then go to shakeaway for milkshakes! By three you've had your fill and can head somewhere more scenic for the evening. Beats heading off to ikea, woodies, etc. and helps build up your 3DS streetpass hits (though nothing like compared to Tokyo!)

Pyongyang · 22-07-2011 09:48AM

ghostchant wrote: »

Beats heading off to Ikea

I like IKEA. I do get a bit OCD in the storage section though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOx9uQ4cuJk

Myrddin · 22-07-2011 10:15AM

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Where are you living?!

In the real world.

ghostchant wrote: »

I spend virtually every Saturday in town and find it a pleasant experience, buses are heaven when you've got a DS/PSP game you're itching to play, the longer the trip the better!

Buses are heaven with a DS/PSP?? I tell you what, grab a 78A lets see how much your definition of heaven changes.

ghostchant · 22-07-2011 10:33AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Buses are heaven with a DS/PSP?? I tell you what, grab a 78A lets see how much your definition of heaven changes.

Surely my definition of heaven would be the same, but my definition of buses would change

I've played them on nitelinks full of hammered, aggressive people and survived anyway. Anyway even if I subtract my bus journey from the equation (during term time I have to teach classes for three hours on a Saturday morning and then walk from there into town, no gaming time for me) the rest of the day is still nice, weather-permitting

Myrddin · 22-07-2011 10:36AM

ghostchant wrote: »

Surely my definition of heaven would be the same, but my definition of buses would change
I've played them on nitelinks full of hammered, aggressive people and survived anyway. Anyway even if I subtract my bus journey from the equation (during term time I have to teach classes for three hours on a Saturday morning and then walk from there into town) the rest of the day is still nice, weather-permitting

Lol true that, the 78A has a certain noteriety. Where you have drunken yobs on the nightlink, you have chasing the dragon on the 78A etc etc. Its a kip of a bus.

Optimus Prime · 22-07-2011 10:37AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Buses are heaven with a DS/PSP?? I tell you what, grab a 78A lets see how much your definition of heaven changes.

haha so True, I wouldnt take my phone out on that bus, your just asking for some scumbag to sit beside you and ask "wha sorta fone iz dat bud"

ghostchant · 22-07-2011 10:48AM

Admittedly the 7 is a grand bus, you get the plenty of groups of d*icks at the back but in general it's fine. Just the one incident of full-on solvent abuse, though she was nice enough to sit beside me so I could enjoy the effects of it too :rolleyes: After everyone fled to the top deck the driver finally managed to get a police van to bring her the rest of the way.

johnny_ultimate · 22-07-2011 11:54AM

Everyone hit up Akihabara and then reconsider whether Ebay is a preferable alternative to browsing in a shop :P

Mr.Saturn · 22-07-2011 12:22PM

EnterNow wrote: »

In the real world.

Chief, that ain't real, that's anti-Kansas.

Myrddin · 22-07-2011 12:26PM

EnterNow wrote: »

That's true. There's nothing like sitting 40 minutues in traffic to get to town (bus OR car). Follow that up with being fleeced for car parking if you drive (Jervis Car Park has extortionate prices). Navigating through hoards of chuggers once you get into foot patrol mode, being ripped off in shops, because they themselves are being ripped off by rent and corporation rates. You then pick up a quick sandwich & drink which eats most of your €10, spend another 40 minutes sitting in more traffic, or on a urine soaked seat on a bus being coughed on by some junkball...to finally get home & play your game.

All in all, a hellish excursion with a lot of ripping off. Dublin city retailers can f''k right off tbh. If you want my money, make it more appealing & worthwhile. Fight for better rent/rates, don't expect me to take your pain.

Mr.Saturn wrote: »

Chief, that ain't real, that's anti-Kansas.

Trip to town 40 mins in traffic.
Overly expensive car parking.
Excessive chugging.
Overly expensive retail sector due to high rent/rates.
Not much change out of €10 for a sambo & drink.
More sitting in traffic to get home.
Buses with junkies/scummers/both/all

Sorry dude, but if you think the above aint real/normal for a trip to Dublin city center, you need to come back to Earth

o1s1n · 22-07-2011 12:27PM

EnterNow wrote: »

Trip to town 40 mins in traffic.
Overly expensive car parking.
Excessive chugging.
Overly expensive retail sector due to high rent/rates.
Not much change out of €10 for a sambo & drink.
More sitting in traffic to get home.
Buses with junkies/scummers/both/all

Sorry dude, but if you think the above aint real/normal for a trip to Dublin city center, you need to come back to Earth

You could always just walk and bring a packed lunch?

Myrddin · 22-07-2011 12:28PM

o1s1n wrote: »

You could always just walk and bring a packed lunch?

Nah, I'll just avoid going into the kip if at all possible

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