New to 1st world countries then.Not really new, UK has been selling these for a while.
Helped a friend from the UK to get one today from argos like that. It took him over an hour to the point I thought he would never get one.It was available in Argos UK.
Plenty in stock too.
At 499 pounds it’s a good buy.
Nice to see a game bundle, did they bump the price or leave it the same? Anyone remember how long it took for the pack-in games to show up on the last-gen systems?
Not really new, UK has been selling these for a while.
New to 1st world countries then.
This was a launch bundle.
does it matter? most people would buy and play Horizon anyway.
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
It's s coupon for a digital downloadIt's worth it, only if the game is physical.
If it's digital installed on the console, I completely forget about it
It's not freely included. You get like, idk, 10$ - 20$ discount if you buy it as a bundle. This makes it more appealing for people looking to buy a game with their console.Why in the world are they bundling this game that most PS5 owners are going to pick up anyway with the console? Why lose $60 per box?
They had a Knack bundle for 439:Haha, I didn't realize they had done one from the start. This one probably cost extra with the camera and the two controllers, I was thinking more of when they started including a game at the standard price.
Not sure about US but in the UK the bundle is priced accordingly (£50 extra).Why in the world are they bundling this game that most PS5 owners are going to pick up anyway with the console? Why lose $60 per box?
They will most likely just give you a discount. I guess 539 or something like that. But that's still weird, because since months you can only get PS5s bundled with 1-3 (GT, HFB, Uncharted) games for the full price of the game and they still sell. Yesterday we had some huuuuuge drops in germany in some stores. Lasted several hours, but only bundled with HFW + GT and some stores even added PS+. Bundles started at 645 Euro and they still sold all of them.Why in the world are they bundling this game that most PS5 owners are going to pick up anyway with the console? Why lose $60 per box?
I wonder if they will use these bundles to prop up the sales numbers. They havent announced HFW sales and now they are going to be diluting the pool with these bundled numbers.Not sure about US but in the UK the bundle is priced accordingly (£50 extra).
does it matter? most people would buy and play Horizon anyway.
Beautiful game btw
Couple of my friends had no issues getting one and it was available all day for collection immediately around my area. Think they only sold out at around midnight last night from 8 am so stock is definitely becoming more available, or jfa no where near as crazy as it had been.Helped a friend from the UK to get one today from argos like that. It took him over an hour to the point I thought he would never get one.
Kept watching pop-ups saying the last one sold was a few seconds ago and everything.
After the website broke a couple times he managed to buy it through their mobile app. Delivery date for may 25th. It's insane how we're still doing this after a year and half.
It's also insane how Sony might be delivering an even bigger amount of consoles to the UK than even the last few weeks. Also, the digital version lasted quite a while as well.
People in the UK are lucky lately.
why do you even care, come on dont be so salty.How do you know that "most people" would buy this game ? Its not possible to know something like that. This is how sony gets those sale numbers when they announce 10 million after half a decade. By forcing these games on people when they just want a console. In my country i could only buy a ps5 alone for about two months after its release in 2020. Then until the present day, its only bundles and a 40% markup on its price. So every single person in the country that wants a ps5 will be forced a spiderman game and a couple others. Then sony will announce how many millions of copies Spiderman "sold"
The game is not free. You have to pay for it. Horizon is still Top 10 by itself 3 months after release and it's the fourth best-selling game of the year.
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
why do you even care, come on dont be so salty.
people who keep trying to link bundle sales to actual sales are pathetic and sad.
You seriously think a huge portion of sales coming from bundles? lol
Horizon life time sales were around 20m, you telling me 1/4 of it were from bundles? i doubt it....
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
Not sure about Horizon 1, but HFW physical sales are easly 50% from bundles in many countries.Horizon life time sales were around 20m, you telling me 1/4 of it were from bundles? i doubt it....
i think we should wait for the sales statistic (if any) since PS5 is still under shortsupply, and how do you know its 50% from bundles in many countries?Not sure about Horizon 1, but HFW physical sales are easly 50% from bundles in many countries.
That's my guess since i'm trying since many months to get my hands on a naked PS5 for my nephew. I'm watching bargain forums, twitter bots, discord bots, telegramm bots etc. and every alert i get it's bundled with mostly GT7 + HFW. I don't know how many countries are like this, but at least Germany, UK, Poland, Switzerland and Austria. Also you can see that there is a huge discrepancy in physical and digital charts for those games although it should be around 50/50 or even slightly more for digital.i think we should wait for the sales statistic (if any) since PS5 is still under shortsupply, and how do you know its 50% from bundles in many countries?
Tbf, it was reported that Sony basically said to retailers. If you do not buy a copy of GT7 and Horizon then sell those games with the console as a bundle you won't get stock. This was purely to deter scalpers which I think is a completely fair move. Both games are decent and if I was picking up a ps5 I would deffo want GT7. yes, it could be a pain for someone with kids, but you could sell the games on and you are getting your ps5 from an official retailer and dodging scalpers.That's my guess since i'm trying since many months to get my hands on a naked PS5 for my nephew. I'm watching bargain forums, twitter bots, discord bots, telegramm bots etc. and every alert i get it's bundled with mostly GT7 + HFW. I don't know how many countries are like this, but at least Germany, UK, Poland, Switzerland and Austria. Also you can see that there is a huge discrepancy in physical and digital charts for those games although it should be around 50/50 or even slightly more for digital.
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
It works. I impulse purchased my PS4 in March 2017 because it was a Horizon bundle with two controllers for €270. Very good deal so I just thought why not.Woah, I've never seen these before. It's like every major first party ip release and their biggest sellers. Uncharted 4, God of war, horizon, Spiderman, ghost of tsushima, last of us. Genius move. I'd grab one of those if they were priced right. Will also increase sales and revenue for the studios too.
You are right. It definately makes it easier to get a PS5 from a retailer and it's very good for Sony and the retailers. On the other hand, if you don't need those games like my nephew, you have to resell them. And because of all those bundles there are thousands of sealed copies from private sellers on the market starting at 25 Euro. That means the naked PS5 is 600 Euro. Not much better than buying from a scalper except you get an invoice with your name on it.Tbf, it was reported that Sony basically said to retailers. If you do not buy a copy of GT7 and Horizon then sell those games with the console as a bundle you won't get stock. This was purely to deter scalpers which I think is a completely fair move. Both games are decent and if I was picking up a ps5 I would deffo want GT7. yes, it could be a pain for someone with kids, but you could sell the games on and you are getting your ps5 from an official retailer and dodging scalpers.
Just my opinion.
You're acting as if the majority of the sales are due to bundles. Yes, every publisher counts copies sold with bundles as "sold." This is very standard within the industry. Spider-Man PS4 launched with a lot of bundles and it was always on the sales charts. They told games such as Assasins Creed, Call of Duty, Fallout, etc with bundles. Seems like people are having a major problem with it when it's only Sony games.How do you know that "most people" would buy this game ? Its not possible to know something like that. This is how sony gets those sale numbers when they announce 10 million after half a decade. By forcing these games on people when they just want a console. In my country i could only buy a ps5 alone for about two months after its release in 2020. Then until the present day, its only bundles and a 40% markup on its price. So every single person in the country that wants a ps5 will be forced a spiderman game and a couple others. Then sony will announce how many millions of copies Spiderman "sold"
Probably because people are not freely picking it up, the only time it seems to get sales boost in the UK, is when there is ps5 stock, because it is impossible to buy a ps5 without the game.Why in the world are they bundling this game that most PS5 owners are going to pick up anyway with the console? Why lose $60 per box?
Exactly
So this is how Horizon sells copies. By being bundled with consoles
That's good news. Seems like this bundle will be the go-to PS5 unit right now. PlayStation Direct in the States will also have it now.Couple of my friends had no issues getting one and it was available all day for collection immediately around my area. Think they only sold out at around midnight last night from 8 am so stock is definitely becoming more available, or jfa no where near as crazy as it had been.
All horizon bundles too so I imagine it should be top 3 again in this weeks charts.
It was later on in the day that they purchased so I imagine it may have slowed down on the demand on the website? If your friend tried in the morning? Maybe they sorted the website traffic.
Game also have bundles, or had but they had an extra controller and was like 560.
Just checked and I can still order from my local argos. They must have got a crazy amount of stock.
Don't think I've ever seen 24 hours of ps5 stock.
Source please.Not sure about Horizon 1, but HFW physical sales are easly 50% from bundles in many countries.