Your pricing makes no sense

[bad rider]

Today I was looking at steam, I was interested in purchasing a new game, either: Alpha Protocol, Dragon Age Origins or KOTOR II.
So first thing first I took a look at Steam £25 for Alpha Protocol £20 for dragon age with an additional £20 for the expansion and they don't have KOTOR.

As I can't find KOTOR I look at another source, Play.com, first thing I see £25 for two games. Looking at this I can get the two games on steam off of play for £25 (55% less) or buy each one individually 25% and 40% cheaper respectively.

So a few questions: How can they sell it cheaper? Why do I still have an urge to purchase it off steam? Also isn't a hard copy better than the downloaded product?

The internets haz confuzzled me

 

[Talshere]

Idk if they still do but one of the big reasons play sell's cheaper than anywhere else in the UK is because the import to the Jersey isles where their HQ is, then ship out to the UK avoiding all import tax. Combine this with the RIDICULOUS number of sales them make means they can afford to keep prices very low. If you actually go to places like the US and Australia etc. steam is in fact much cheaper than most of the alternatives.

Personally I like having a hard copy, and since buying from play gives me both a hard copy and the lowest price, thats what I do

 

[Numb1lp]

What's your definition of better?

 

[Wadders]

Today I was looking at steam, I was interested in purchasing a new game, either: Alpha Protocol, Dragon Age Origins or KOTOR II.
So first thing first I took a look at Steam £25 for Alpha Protocol £20 for dragon age with an additional £20 for the expansion and they don't have KOTOR.

As I can't find KOTOR I look at another source, Play.com, first thing I see £25 for two games. Looking at this I can get the two games on steam off of play for £25 (55% less) or buy each one individually 25% and 40% cheaper respectively.

So a few questions: How can they sell it cheaper? Why do I still have an urge to purchase it off steam? Also isn't a hard copy better than the downloaded product?

The internets haz confuzzled me

1. Because Play.com are based in Jersey. Theres some crazy tax-related stuff that they can do, which basically reduces their costs, allowing them to sell stuff to us on the mainland for less than other places. By God I love Play.com.

2. Because you are Valves *****? I dunno maybe you want to reward them for being awesome by using their service, even if it is overpriced...

3. I reckon it is. I like having hard copies. Its somethign tangible that you can hold and say "I have bought ths game dammit, and I own it"

 

[Iron Lightning]

Wow, now that's some amazingly cheap shit. I still might go to my local retailer (Game Force) to buy games, if only because they're cool enough to have a back-catalog that reaches back to the 8-bit systems. Thanks for bringing that site to my attention mate.

The only reason I see for using Steam above Play.com is that it's faster. Steam also has a few sexy indie titles, so I wouldn't totally write them off.

I have one question. Do the games Play.com sells work with US consoles?

 

[Talshere]

Wow, now that's some amazingly cheap shit. I still might go to my local retailer (Game Force) to buy games, if only because they're cool enough to have a back-catalog that reaches back to the 8-bit systems. Thanks for bringing that site to my attention mate.

The only reason I see for using Steam above Play.com is that it's faster. Steam also has a few sexy indie titles, so I wouldn't totally write them off.

I have one question. Do the games Play.com sells work with US consoles?

No idea, use the "contact us" bit and ask. You might want to keep your eye on Playusa.com though. Idk if they can pull the same tax stunts there, and atm playus is only selling Dvd's, but thats how play.com originally started so its probably worth keeping an eye on.