Games/Console Deals Thread

[Hiryo]

TRU has clearance games for 50% off. Should I buy ps3 alpha protocol for 8 dollars?

[jmc]

Bestbuy is doing a Buy one... get one 50% off on xbox and ps3 games only.

[Salodin]

how long does it last?

[Hiryo]

3 days only, Sunday Monday Tuesday. Most stores do not have it advertised unless they are proactive and make their own signs. You can easily have the cashier price check anything ending in ".98"

Also includes musically instruments (Got a $99 guitar for 25), cameras and other gadgets(Barnes and Noble EReader for 60, starter cameras from GE for $25) and other random electronics

[Eckskalibur]

Most Walmarts have lowered the price on the 3DS three days early. So you can get the system for $170 and get the 20 extra games that they are offering for those that buy it before the price drop. Pretty sweet deal. Yeah, I know you can buy it at Best Buy or Target and get the price adjusted. But yeah, thought I'd post it.

[TacoTaru]

Has anyone preordered their 5 games to get the $100 gift card at Best Buy yet? I haven't done it but the site says it's available to be done until sometime in November. My thing is, I've never preordered from BB, so is there something special you have to check or go through to make sure you are a part of the promotion, or does just preordering the 5 games automatically put you in it? I've been left out of promotions at stores before because I didn't explicitly ask to be a part of a promotion like this, so I don't want to preorder my games to later find out I'm not in it.

Also do you have to pay in full at BB, or can you just pay partial and the rest on the day of release?

[Eckskalibur]

I believe that you have to have a Rewards Zone membership (which is free) to benefit from the 5 for $100. I would also sign up for their Gamer Rewards program on the website. I am pretty sure that they keep track of your pre-orders through that. A friend of mine preordered Madden and got an email telling him that he only had 4 more games left or whatevs to be a part of the promotion. So it looks like they're keeping track for you, and you don't need to do anything but pre-order/purchase those games.

You only have to put $5 down, but have to pick it up and pay in full within the first 5 days of release.

[Kyo]

I would also recommend doing it in store, you cant price match purchases done on best buy.com, also if there are more than 5 you want, you can do it game by game, you don't have to do all 5 at once. This way you can shop the promo's and get the best deal possible. Also, have HAVE to be a member of the gamer's club its easy to sign up online, takes a few seconds and of course you have to be a rewards member.

[TacoTaru]

Yeah I'm already a Rewards Member+Gamer's Club member, just wasn't sure if I needed to do anything extra. Also, I didn't realize you could do it game to game, thanks!

[Kyo]

No problem, if anyone has anymore questions, can just pm me or ask here, I have been keeping up with this promo hard.

[Eticket]

How long is Best Buy's price match window and are there any restrictions to it?

[Kwijiboe]

They will ask to see an advertisement. Sometimes they call the retailer that posted the advertisement to make sure the item on sale is still in stock. They will not price cut an item that is sold out.

However, this all depends on how diligent the employee actually is.

[Kyo]

How long is Best Buy's price match window and are there any restrictions to it?

30 days for everyone not a silver member, silver members it is 45 days. Price match policy can be accessed on their website. But usually within 30 days they will put releases on sale themselves for 39.99. Also pre-0rder incentives outside of DLC hasn't been announced yet either, hopefully they'll add those $10 promo's to each one.

[Hiryo]

Finally.
Big sale on all the Activision music bundles!
All DJ Hero bundles for all systems @9.99. Some stores include 2pack DJ hero 2 for $10 YMMV
All guitar bundles for all systems @9.99. This includes warriors of rock and guitar hero 5 guitar bundles.
All super bundles at 29.99 from 129.99, that's 100 off most retail prices. Guitar, drum microphone and the game band hero or warriors of rock for $30.

Combine this with tax free weekend in Massachusetts, that's what's up.
Where: Toys R Us
When: now until Saturday 8/20

[Gokulo]

Fuck, need to move to USA.

[Correction]

damn that's some discounts, are the Band Hero instruments as durable as the Guitar Hero ones were?

[Hiryo]

Same model as world tour I believe

[jmc]

Finally.
Big sale on all the Activision music bundles!
All DJ Hero bundles for all systems @9.99. Some stores include 2pack DJ hero 2 for $10 YMMV
All guitar bundles for all systems @9.99. This includes warriors of rock and guitar hero 5 guitar bundles.
All super bundles at 29.99 from 129.99, that's 100 off most retail prices. Guitar, drum microphone and the game band hero or warriors of rock for $30.

Combine this with tax free weekend in Massachusetts, that's what's up.
Where: Toys R Us
When: now until Saturday 8/20

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuu

No where near a Toys r us, and working til midnight.

*edit*

I say that, because im actually in MA for the tax free weekend lol

[Correction]

Amazon is running a "Summer Road Trip - Handheld Gaming Event" which is to say, 25-50% off a lot of really great handheld titles.

http://tinyurl.com/43qsb5g

[Anakron]

PS3 price dropped to $250, not sure if that's old news though.