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Santa and digital download presents

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  • 14-12-2015 11:20am
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    psnKOB79LFC
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    Hi there, I have an 11 year old who is on the verge of no longer believing in the guy in the white beard.

    He added Just Cause 3 late to his list. I would get it but if prefer to buy online and download the games, rather than a hard copy. Obviously a hard copy is a more traditional gift under the tree so has anyone any ideas what I can do.

    Can you buy a printed code for the game, etc? I would leave a note saying "check your PS4 for more goodies" but it is fairly unorthodox.

    Thanks


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    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,298 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    psnKOB79LFC wrote: »
    Hi there, I have an 11 year old who is on the verge of no longer believing in the guy in the white beard.

    He added Just Cause 3 late to his list. I would get it but if prefer to buy online and download the games, rather than a hard copy. Obviously a hard copy is a more traditional gift under the tree so has anyone any ideas what I can do.

    Can you buy a printed code for the game, etc? I would leave a note saying "check your PS4 for more goodies" but it is fairly unorthodox.

    Thanks

    Not that I'm aware of.

    If you are going digital as a gift for christmas, I would d/l before as the servers will be hammered and that's excluding the lizard squad.


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    As said servers will be hammered even by normal usage so dependant on your connection it may not be a simple matter of starting the download after he goes to bed and it being finished in the morning.


    My parents may have been ass holes as they loved to hide presents.
    No sign of bike by Tree upstairs, and it was down in the kitchen.
    No mention/sign of a "surprise" present that my brother asked for, but while my brother was playing with something my dad dragged a huge trampoline up from the shed and placed it stealthily in front of the house.

    So I'd (internet connection allowing) download it the night of and make no mention of the game until he boots the PS4 up and there it is. Could play around with it being a late addition of some such, or play up the fact it wasn't there.


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    quinnd6
    Registered Users Posts: 1,551 ✭✭✭quinnd6


    You could say I saw an old man with a white beard and a red coat using your PS4 last night. :D


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    Doodah7
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    Does Just Cause 3 not have an 18 rating?


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    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,298 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    tallpaul wrote: »
    Does Just Cause 3 not have an 18 rating?

    No.


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    psnKOB79LFC
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭psnKOB79LFC


    tallpaul wrote: »
    Does Just Cause 3 not have an 18 rating?


    Ask yourself if kids in 6th class have played GTA? They all have!!


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    uprooted tradition
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    psnKOB79LFC wrote: »
    Hi there, I have an 11 year old who is on the verge of no longer believing in the guy in the white beard.

    He added Just Cause 3 late to his list. I would get it but if prefer to buy online and download the games, rather than a hard copy. Obviously a hard copy is a more traditional gift under the tree so has anyone any ideas what I can do.

    Can you buy a printed code for the game, etc? I would leave a note saying "check your PS4 for more goodies" but it is fairly unorthodox.

    Thanks

    Was in the same situation and honestly I am not sure what the answer is.

    My young fellah was looking for WWE 2k16 and I prefer the downloads too. I thought I was going to have to bite the bullet and get the disk for him but at the last minute we decided that Nanny and Grandad would get the digital copy for him instead so that solved the problem for us.

    I was thinking of printing out a copy of the cover with a note on the back saying something like "Check your Playstation from ... you know who"

    Another option is to get him a voucher for the Playstation Network for him to download it on the morning but as has already been said, this could take a long time for it to be ready to play.

    A word of caution though, it was cheap during black Friday and I bought it thinking it would sit there in the library unnoticed because the kids would NEVER look in there. WRONG! "Daddy. whats that?" If that was going to be from the big guy, that would have been a WHOLE different conversation.


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    Nailz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    psnKOB79LFC wrote: »
    Ask yourself if kids in 6th class have played GTA? They all have!!

    I've played every GTA in the year of their release and I'm 23 (even 1, 2 and their expansions) and I didn't grow up to be a murdering psychopath - at least I think not!

    The kid playing around on Just Cause 3 won't do any harm, no need to hide away any grappling hooks or wing suits.


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    Dodge
    Registered Users Posts: 10,273 ✭✭✭✭Dodge


    psnKOB79LFC wrote: »
    I would get it but if prefer to buy online and download the games, rather than a hard copy.

    Your preferences have no bearing on what Santy does. ;)

    Just buy him the physical copy and enjoy seeing him open the present. No need to overthink it


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    .G.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,415 ✭✭✭.G.


    The kid probably knows the score with Santy but doesn't want to admit it in case he doesn't get any stuff! They all talk in school and someone always knows whats up so have the conversation with him I'd say, then buy it digitally. My lad is nearly 11 and he knows the craic.


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    cadete
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    Dodge wrote: »
    Your preferences have no bearing on what Santy does. ;)

    Just buy him the physical copy and enjoy seeing him open the present. No need to overthink it

    This! Might be the last year he believes just get the hard copy and enjoy your Christmas :)


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