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--- Hard hitting questions answered
Will UK bought Microsoft Points work on my Spanish/Finnish/Danish/ect Xbox Live Account
Yes, Microsoft Points are non-region specific. If you see them cheap on a UK site, it is worth picking them up.
Will UK bought PSN Credit work on my Spanish/Finnish/Danish/ect PSN Account
No, the credit you buy will be in GBP (£20, £50 for example), and will not add money to your PSN Wallet which has a different currency.
I want my games quick dammit! I don’t mind paying a bit more. I want it now! Gimmie!
Amazon is well known for shipping games very quick when you pay standard postage. It will cost more, but do that, and your game will arrive very soon, even outside the UK. ShopTo can be good with preorders within the UK, with some people getting items a day or two early.
I am not from the UK. Tell me what sites hate me
Many UK based sites refuse to ship outside the UK. Supermarkets with an online presence are the biggest offenders. Tesco Online. Best Buy, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrision's and more are all not your friend. Argos, John Lewis, PC World, Currys. Not good either
I fear that my game will be broken when it comes. What site is best if I have brokegameaphobia?
Amazon is well known to have great customer service. They are usually happy to help you with your problems unless you are very unlucky. Play and Zavvi notably less so, they have been known to ignore people, and make them wait a long time for replies on some occasions. Other sites are somewhere in the middle, or completely unknown.
Why do you guys hate Zavvi, TheHut (and others in The Hut Group) some of their prices are awesome!
Yes, Zavvi/Hut can be awesome, and have many great prices each week. However, many Euro based Gaffer’s have noticed their shipping times are scattershot. Some games can come in a week. Some can come in month. Some people grow old waiting for their games to come. For many it is already too late. RIP. Their European shipping times really are all over the place really. Irish and UK Gaffers have had fewer bad words to say. If you are from Europe, and want your preorder near day 1, then go elsewhere.
Why are Play.com’s Euro prices unfair?
Play add an extra few € to any order made outside the UK to cover shipping cost. They don’t admit this on the site, as they want to keep their “Free Shipping” tag, but this is why the Euro price shoots high over the current exchange rate any time you order in Euro
Why will you not let me post links to ShopTo you twat. They have good deals too you know?
In 2008, ShopTo had some problems that led to some of their customer's credit card details leaking out. This was never proven, but some people, including some Gaffer's had credit card problems around the time of the supposed leak, and swear ShopTo were the cause – some of these people had credit cards ONLY used on that site. ShopTo quickly fixed the flaw, and allowed PayPal to be used to make things even safer, but it was too late, and the site’s url got banned from NeoGAF. ShopTo deals are still posted at times, but without a link. It seems no one has had any big problems with the site recently, and ShopTo can now, more or less, be considered safe to buy from, you just have to navigate there yourself.
Zavvi/TheHut (and others) have codes sometimes. I want one of them to make my life better and more fulfilling.
NeoGAF has your back. A thread for just this use was born on 25th March 2013 after Dash Kappei did some "things". It was a great day. Many rejoiced. You can easily pay this thread a visit by setting your Internet GPS to this location.
BEES?!?
Beads!?!
--- Like us, but different
GamesTracker
Pro: This site is useful as it provides an ongoing list of price drops from many major UK sites
Cons: It does not update instantly, so relying solely on it could mean you miss out on deals that sell out quickly
Find-Games
Pro: A searchable database of the current prices of games in many of the big UK online store
Con: No updating list. Best used if you NEED a game RIGHT NOW, and just want to check the current best price
SavyGamer
Pro: Offers a great selection of online deals that pop up each day
Con: One guy (I believe) doing a lot of work, so some good deals could be missed
HotUKDeals Gaming
Pro: It is a site made for bargain hunters, with posts made by similarly minded people. Loads of good deals pop up here
Con: It has so many people, posting so much stuff, that you could easily miss deals. Some of the better deals could sell out quick too.
Cheap Ass Gamer (Euro Stream)
Pro: Fantastic site, with the mindset of finding cheap games and deals for people
Con: It's UK/Euro arm is not nearly as active as the US one, so some deals are missed
Eurogamer Bargain Thread
Pro: It’s like an alternate version of us. Or are we an alternate of them? Good deals posted daily
Con: They talk about pubes
Appshopper
Pro: Fantastic searchable database that lists all the price drops and rises' of iPhone/Pod/Pad Apps
Con: The sites content is based on the US App Store, and sometimes there are EU only sales it does not highlight
This thread is currently a close copy of the old (not really old) thread, with a few changes, as I forgot 20,000 was so close.
In the coming days/weeks I will try and add/change the info and links a bit to make it more helpful as we go into 2013.
Thanks! (I still like the parrot though).
