After a US PlayStation Forum poster linked to a promo copy of Killzone 2 selling for £75 on eBay (at the time of the comment, £102 now) Seb Downie, QA manager for Guerrilla Games, posted, "I would strongly suggest not buying this. It is unclear whether this is a review build or something else. I can't tell from the pic if it is final version or not. If not, you will at no point be able to play online with it. Also I am sure it says on the disc 'Not for resale' so this guy is breaking the rules."
Seller jms.ott (who has 100% positive feedback) disagrees. In an update to his eBay listing posted yesterday the seller wrote, "This game is the FUL GAME With Online play."
If you're scratching your head and wondering why anyone would pay £102 for a game that will be out in two and a half weeks for £40 (and £20 two weeks after that), don't move that appendage. Other listings have been put up and completed at £192 and £211.94.
Would you pay two thirds of the cost of your console to get a game a little over two weeks early? To help you decide (as far as Killzone 2 goes, anyway) here's SPOnG's review. Once you've read it, let us know on the forum.
Seller jms.ott (who has 100% positive feedback) disagrees. In an update to his eBay listing posted yesterday the seller wrote, "This game is the FUL GAME With Online play."
If you're scratching your head and wondering why anyone would pay £102 for a game that will be out in two and a half weeks for £40 (and £20 two weeks after that), don't move that appendage. Other listings have been put up and completed at £192 and £211.94.
Would you pay two thirds of the cost of your console to get a game a little over two weeks early? To help you decide (as far as Killzone 2 goes, anyway) here's SPOnG's review. Once you've read it, let us know on the forum.
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config 10 Feb 2009 14:12
1/5
Another question is; Are trophies earned before the game launches counted by the integrated web site once the game is released?
Daz 10 Feb 2009 19:01
2/5
what kind of idiots actually inhabit this world? even if it was an English version of FFXIII I wouldn't pay more than I'd pay at the shops
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Tomfresh 11 Feb 2009 12:11
3/5
I worked in a game retail store (guess which one) when GTA:SA came out and some guy came in on the wednesday before it was out (2 days for the innumerate out there). He said he would give me £100 for a copy. He said i could put £40 in the till and keep the rest myself or keep all of it he didn't care.
I told him whilst i would love £100, i simply, for his benefit, would not allow him to spend £100 on a game that if he waited 2 days for he could get for £40.
He looked a bit confused and buggered off.
I told him whilst i would love £100, i simply, for his benefit, would not allow him to spend £100 on a game that if he waited 2 days for he could get for £40.
He looked a bit confused and buggered off.
TimSpong 11 Feb 2009 14:14
4/5
Daz wrote:
what kind of idiots actually inhabit this world? even if it was an English version of FFXIII I wouldn't pay more than I'd pay at the shops
See, I'm with you there. But there has been a raging debate here based mainly on the principle that I lack a soul. My argument is:
Why pay stupid money for something you only have to wait a month or so for to get discounted?
The response is (I précis): "You soulless arse, don't you ever get excited by anything and want to show off to your mates?"
Apparently it's not idiocy, it's exuberance.
Tim
TimSpong 11 Feb 2009 14:17
5/5
Tomfresh wrote:
I worked in a game retail store (guess which one)...
I'm figuring that he was going to try to flog it for £250 to someone even more keen and exuberant than himself.
or
I'm figuring that he was simply a huge fan.
or
I'm figuring he had more money than sense and simply wanted to show off in front of his mates.
Cheers
Tim