XB360/PS3 Resident Evil 5 - XtraVision

jenno86

Thinking of getting Resident Evil 5 this Friday? Xtravision will be selling it for €39.99 or the Limited Edition Steelbook for €49.99. You can pre-book your copy aswell for €2. Pre-booked the Steelbook myself.:D Probably the best deal you will get in a Bricks & Mortar. :pac:

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Gamesnash (Standard Edition)

Smoggy

thanks

Kenno90

why are they selling a release game so cheap ( i'm not complaining) but still

titan18

Its happening with all releases.Street fighter 4 was a similar price aswell, and you can get new pc games at under €30

tman

titan18 wrote: »

Its happening with all releases.Street fighter 4 was a similar price aswell, and you can get new pc games at under €30

SF IV was below the normal RRP everywhere for some reason, so could be had for cheap from most places. Think the RRP was £39.99 instead of the usual £44.99

jayteecork

Kenno90 wrote: »

why are they selling a release game so cheap ( i'm not complaining) but still

Lots of reasons.

Mainly we were being ripped off for years. A film that costs more to make than a game retails for 12 euro new on DVD, the RRP of a 360/Ps3 game was about 70 euro!

There's a far bigger market for games now so they cna sell them cheaper - economies of scale.

The recession is a factor also.

TakeTheVeil

Gears 2 was €40 too when it came out

WolfForager

Still payed 60€ for my copy of Killzone2. Worth every cent though.

Swizz

Xtra Vision is actually becoming a good source to buy major releases from :O
First Gears 2 for €39.99 now this! Whats the world coming to?

LD 50

It also doesn't help that RE5 is fairly crap.

Super Sidious

LD 50 wrote: »

It also doesn't help that RE5 is fairly crap.

What are you baseing that on... the demo? Most of the reviews coming out are 9/10...

IGN
Gamespot

ShaneU

Brilliant, I know where I'm going.

Steelbook version really isn't worth an extra €10 for a "making of" dvd.

BaconZombie

I know where I'm heading at lunch time, thanks OP

rgiller

jayteecork wrote: »

A film that costs more to make than a game retails for 12 euro new on DVD, the RRP of a 360/Ps3 game was about 70 euro!

Apples and oranges: there's a far bigger market for dvds than games (at least 10 times larger), so they can sell them much cheaper. That and a film should have already recouped most of its cost in the box office before the dvd even hits the shelves.

Still, good price on Resi 5!

Linku

BOFH_139 wrote: »

I know where I'm heading at lunch time, thanks OP

It's not out until Friday.

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

Ok this is me being very smart here but could the OP provide a source.

We just rang Xtravision in Blanchardstown who told us the price was not set yet. We then rang on their advice head office and spoke to a lady in the games department who also said price had not been set yet. On both cases we mentioned the €39.99 price and were told it was first they heard of it.

I'm not accusing anyone of lying btw - maybe its a hush hush promotion but it's a fantastic price for a bricks and mortar store assuming it turns out to be correct.

LD 50

flynner13 wrote: »

What are you baseing that on... the demo? Most of the reviews coming out are 9/10...

IGN
Gamespot

Pretty much. I know the demo isn't going to be exactly like the shipped version. but it's not gong to be a whole lot different either. It looked good, I'll give it that. But why did they make a game where you cant move and shoot at the same time, especially in this generation of consoles. And when you're surrounded by hordes of running zombies, just makes it annoying and difficult to play.
And from what I've heard on other forums, the story is basically just a rehash of Code Veronica.

p1akuw47h5r3it

Linku wrote: »

It's not out until Friday.

I think he's going to pre-book it

jayteecork

7/10 Eurogamer.

jenno86

Gamesnash.ie wrote: »

Ok this is me being very smart here but could the OP provide a source.

We just rang Xtravision in Blanchardstown who told us the price was not set yet. We then rang on their advice head office and spoke to a lady in the games department who also said price had not been set yet. On both cases we mentioned the €39.99 price and were told it was first they heard of it.

I'm not accusing anyone of lying btw - maybe its a hush hush promotion but it's a fantastic price for a bricks and mortar store assuming it turns out to be correct.

I work there and looked at the price on the system on Saturday and have been telling people about it all weekend.

20 Times 20 Times

Bit of jealously there maybe , im going to pop into my local store tomorrow to pre-book

Gran Hermano

I picked up the steelbook LE for €45 delivered from thehut with their 10% off last week With the long weekend ahead I wont have a chance to play
it until next week anyhow.

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

No jealousy - just curiousity. As I said earlier the Blanch branch and head office both said no pricing had been set for it so I was wondering where the source was. If it's on the system at €39.99 I'm sure that's the price it is going out at and I stand by what I said - that's an unbelievable price. Smyths are still showing €54.99 on their site. We'd be nearly as better off buying off xtravision ourselves on this one

kellsred

Gamesnash.ie wrote: »

No jealousy - just curiousity. As I said earlier the Blanch branch and head office both said no pricing had been set for it so I was wondering where the source was. If it's on the system at €39.99 I'm sure that's the price it is going out at and I stand by what I said - that's an unbelievable price. Smyths are still showing €54.99 on their site. We'd be nearly as better off buying off xtravision ourselves on this one

I checked at work tonight, it's €44.99 on the system in my branch, tenner extra for the steel book edition.

jenno86

kellsred wrote: »

I checked at work tonight, it's €44.99 on the system in my branch, tenner extra for the steel book edition.

I doubled checked a minute ago in my branch and its still €39.99 and €49.99.

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

jenno86 wrote: »

I doubled checked a minute ago in my branch and its still €39.99 and €49.99.

Possible Newspaper Headline:

"Scandal as Xtravision sets seperate prices depending on the area you live in!"



Obviously don't post which branches you work in just in case the head office big brother is watching this thread but I really can't see two seperate prices on Friday. Somebodys system has not updated ?

SirLemonhead

kellsred wrote: »

I checked at work tonight, it's €44.99 on the system in my branch, tenner extra for the steel book edition.

My friend works in Xtra Vision too and said the same, 44.99 for standard

jenno86

SirLemonhead wrote: »

My friend works in Xtra Vision too and said the same, 44.99 for standard

€44.99 is still a good price tho, dunno whats going on with the different prices tho!

Drakar

Not sure if they still do it, but when I worked there (like 9 years ago), some shops had lower prices if they were in a competitive area (ie if there were other video shops undercutting them across the street, head office put them on a different rate so rentals etc cost less).

Mr E

I asked in my local xtravision and they don't have a price for it yet. The girl did say that they were going to have the cheapest price, though, and it could be as low as €39.99 (I didn't mention that price, so she must have heard that somewhere).

Basq

Good price..


.. didn't like demo though!

Swizz

€39.99 or €44.99 are both good prices!

Rael

Its advertised as €44.99 from Xtravision in tonight's Evening Herald

muppetkiller

It's already on sale in GAME in Galway for 39.99 .I picked it up just there.
a day early whoohooo

johnny_ultimate

Picked it up in Gamestop Henry Street for 39.99 today around five - standard Xbox version. Steelbox was 49.99. Big difference over HMV next door, who had it for 52.99, and something over sixty euro for the SE.

kaiser soza

It is €36 for the standard or €45 for special edition in Smyths with a loyality card.Special edition were sold out on both consoles in Jervis street.

DonkeyRhubarb

What the hell? Smyths told me a week ago that standard would be 55!

I thought this strange for smyths, but wtf the depressed emo guy behind the counter must have been some bloody artard!

ShaneU

€55 in tesco

Swizz

Alot of people seem to have got this early in Gamestop or Game for €39.99

Plascebo

Swizz wrote: »

Alot of people seem to have got this early in Gamestop or Game for €39.99

Got it myself yesterday (12th) in Gamestop for €39.99 (don't know if the limited version is worth the extra €10??). Guy said it was released a day early.

Burning Eclipse

Plascebo wrote: »

Got it myself yesterday (12th) in Gamestop for €39.99 (don't know if the limited version is worth the extra €10??). Guy said it was released a day early.

€39.99 is the magic price so. Passed xtravision this morning, same there, same in Game... hmm... Price fixing you say j/k

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

DonkeyRhubarb wrote: »

What the hell? Smyths told me a week ago that standard would be 55!

I thought this strange for smyths, but wtf the depressed emo guy behind the counter must have been some bloody artard!

The RRP is €54.99 but I believe Smyths have now price dropped to €39.99.

BaconZombie

It's listed at 39.99€ on their site:

http://www.toys.ie/RESIDENT-EVIL-5-X360-!G00344-prod.aspx?qwSessionID=67fb8222-54f8-4a5f-9e84-46f3b7f8f374

Gamesnash.ie wrote: »

The RRP is €54.99 but I believe Smyths have now price dropped to €39.99.

bada_bing

i prebooked this game and it actually cost 45 euros in total not 39.99 as advertised. Also when i pre-booked it i saw a sign in the store saying prebook RE5 and get 5 euros worth of rental vouchers. When i came in to pick up the game, i reminded the staff about the vouchers thing and she just stared at me blankly. I wasn't having any of it, so she checked all the documents lying around at the desk for the promotion information and then the system and then finally made a phone call keeping me waiting for 15 mins. i eventually got the vouchers but knowing that the game was 39.99 in Game and the hassle with getting the vouchers means i'll never buy any games in xtravision ever again.

kaiser soza

The €39.99 deal was just for the week-end in Smyths its back up to €45 and €55 now.

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

kaiser soza wrote: »

The €39.99 deal was just for the week-end in Smyths its back up to €45 and €55 now.

€49.99 and €54.99 if you follow the link quoted on page behind.

jenno86

Price is still the €39.99 and €49.99 in Xtravision. Until Friday anyway.

Snake Plisken

bada_bing wrote: »

i prebooked this game and it actually cost 45 euros in total not 39.99 as advertised. Also when i pre-booked it i saw a sign in the store saying prebook RE5 and get 5 euros worth of rental vouchers. When i came in to pick up the game, i reminded the staff about the vouchers thing and she just stared at me blankly. I wasn't having any of it, so she checked all the documents lying around at the desk for the promotion information and then the system and then finally made a phone call keeping me waiting for 15 mins. i eventually got the vouchers but knowing that the game was 39.99 in Game and the hassle with getting the vouchers means i'll never buy any games in xtravision ever again.

Which Xtravision in Lucan? Was it the one beside Tescos? or Ballyowen?

bada_bing

it was the one in ballyowen, lucan.

cherubaul

I pre ordered my res evil 5 from gamestop 6 weeks before the release date and was told the special ed was going to be €49.99 back then so it doesnt seem as if xtravision are beating the competition on the value front.
Also having completed the game i have to admit being slightly disappointed with it. don't like the zombie types and miss some classics like the hunters.