Wireframe
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No idea what you're talking about, and I'm from Liverpool.
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GAME UK now charging to try Playstation VR
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No idea what you're talking about, and I'm from Liverpool.
Not defending GAME or anything here btw, I agree with you guys, they are basically renting the software just using loopholes but..
You can play (some?) VR games without the headset right? It just won't be in VR (pardon my ignorance I haven't really looked into VR that much)? If so, if they let you play those games without putting the headset on for free then they aren't renting any software, they're renting the headset to use which is completely different from what you're arguing technically.
PackAPunchedMick
Member
I expect nothing less from a company that took PS4 pre-orders and then refused to adhere to said order unless the buyer bought 2 games at launch (My local GAME Newcastle did this)
AnythingBut
Member
Plot twist.
cyberheater
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There are a few games that are normal tv games that have an additional VR mode but all the demos and VR games that launched with the system require the headset.
That's because Liverpool isn't the north.
Plot twist.
Permission to use it. No mention of charging for it.
Hissing Sid
Member
You paid $400 to try a PSVR headset on for a few minutes? You must really have wanted to try it badly. Which store was that at?
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This is the logical progression from charging £5 more for preorder DLC.
Wireframe
Member
You're kidding right?
DOT DASH DOT
Member
Unbelievable!!!!!.......but believable from Game.
AnythingBut
Member
Jesus did Newcastle really do this? Glad I ordered on Amazon ha.
I tried PSVR free at the Newcastle store. Kinda shitty if they're starting to charge people.
The demo experiences aren't really worth paying for aswell, when I went they just loaded up the demo disc and put a headset on me. I didn't even have audio or a seat (Playing RIGS standing is... Interesting)
glaringradio
Member
Uhhhhhh... dude
fastest finger
Member
My local GAME has PSVR back in stock but won't sell unless its part of a bundle. Minimum £420 spend to get one.
I wonder what happens if they don't put it towards a headset?
Lol stupid move, guess they're desperate for some money. Wonder if they are even allowed to do this.
Oh please, stop with this BS. They have one of the best trade-in and reward card policies which I take advantage of, their new game prices are generally terrible but I just end up buying online credit or games when their prices occasionally fall in line with other retailers. See no reason why I should feel shame for that. But hey, if you want to guilt people into not supporting a company so they fail (again) and take thousands of jobs with them then up to you.
Oh please, stop with this BS. They have one of the best trade-in and reward card policies which I take advantage of, their new game prices are generally terrible but I just end up buying online credit or games when their prices occasionally fall in line with other retailers. See no reason why I should feel shame for that. But hey, if you want to guilt people into not supporting a company so they fail (again) and take thousands of jobs with them then up to you.
Its true, theres places much further north than Liverpool. Like Carlisle. That's the north.
Rellik
Member
If I wanted to vomit then I'll do it for free at home
He's probably one of them weirdos that thing Liverpool is its own country.
He's probably one of them weirdos that thing Liverpool is its own country.
Pics or it didn't happen. Not you, Sony. I'd much rather see/hear it from Sony themselves as opposed to one store claiming they've got the support.
Dead Man Typing
Member
When I moved to Manchester there was a guy from Newcastle who referred to everyone from Manchester and Liverpool as Southerners. It was pretty funny because I'm from Glasgow.
As for GAME, if lines were a problem and they had a lot of time wasters who had no intention of buying a PSVR, then this isn't a terrible solution as long as someone who wants to buy it can get their money back off the purchase.
If they are putting on an extra member of staff to monitor and guide a potential customer through the experience and then sanitise the headset after each use, then charging seems like an okay practice. However GAME is still a terrible company so I wouldn't set my expectations so high.
AnythingBut
Member
As to the question about Oculus demos being free.
They aren't sanitizing the headsets and for guiding etc they were basically just monitoring us to make sure we don't walk away with it
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Scummy piece of shit company does scummy piece of shit thing to do. Doesn't really surprise me in the slightest. I was expecting to see some sort of demo stall in store yesterday at the local when I headed in, guess that's why. Having it out for public access would mean having a staff member standing around to nickel and dime you. Guess they only break it out if you ask and fork over the cash.
AnythingBut
Member
Well, latest reply said that Game are responsible for the fee, Sony just offering support.
Still buying my Pro elsewhere.
Still buying my Pro elsewhere.
Yangshouwen
Banned
Game is already a disgustingly overpriced shop without this ugly practice
LordRaptor
Member
In fairness to GAME as an organisation, I wouldn't rule this out as anything more than a dumbass manager in Essex
Magnetic_North
Member
I just can't...Jesus
Wasn't there a theme park that had guitar hero demos where you paid to play but they were purposefully de-calibrated so you'd lose quicker and pay more (this is in the UK)
Anyway I really hope GAME go under I regret working there christ
Wasn't there a theme park that had guitar hero demos where you paid to play but they were purposefully de-calibrated so you'd lose quicker and pay more (this is in the UK)
Anyway I really hope GAME go under I regret working there christ
Nitty_Grimes
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Fuckin' autocorrect making me look like an illiterate and with one of my pet peeves to boot (your/you're), ugh
Against the law to play a demo now?
I'm not even mad. It just reeks of desperation from a business doing whatever they can to keep their head above water.
They're going to drown soon enough though, no doubt about that.
It's just a shame that because of certain people mis-managing the business and not adapting to the times that thousands of innocent people are going to be out of a job.
I won't even feel bad for the people that mis-managed the company as they've had more than enough chances now.
They're going to drown soon enough though, no doubt about that.
It's just a shame that because of certain people mis-managing the business and not adapting to the times that thousands of innocent people are going to be out of a job.
I won't even feel bad for the people that mis-managed the company as they've had more than enough chances now.
Bubble Walrus
Member
Scum, Sub-Human Scum.
If only, they got bought out after going into administration.
If GAME is asking people to pay for this, couldn't the developers whose demos are being played ask them for part of that revenue? Couldn't Sony ask them to pay for those headsets which, I guess, were given for free in order to showcase PSVR?
Couldn't it be a break of the user agreement with those demos? Isn't there a non-commercial clause to most of them?
Couldn't it be a break of the user agreement with those demos? Isn't there a non-commercial clause to most of them?
rochellepaws
Member
I miss them in Ireland, they were much better value than Gamestop and their cashiers didn't harass me for insurance after every purchase.
What is the service? Sampling me a new product to see if i might want to buy it? Its ok to charge for that now?
Marks and Spencer's didn't ask for any cash when they were sampling some biscuits today. They better get on that.
What is this utter bollocks?
Scummy move by Game but I'm really not surprised, nice way to get a skin rash I imagine.
Ammogeddon
Member
Yep, bunch of punks.
Yes, it is okay to charge for it. If you don't want to pay for it then how does that hurt you?