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I think they were selling this for something like two bucks today. Good thing I got mine back when it was $20 (and came with collector's artwork and some pewter figurines and a fancy-pants tin case).
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| Author: | The_cranky_hermit [ 29 Dec 2009, 10:16 ] |
| Post subject: | So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Observe:
I think they were selling this for something like two bucks today. Good thing I got mine back when it was $20 (and came with collector's artwork and some pewter figurines and a fancy-pants tin case). |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 29 Dec 2009, 11:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
So, basically, 2k Games wanted a limited number sold... |
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| Author: | BHawthorne [ 29 Dec 2009, 11:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
It tells me someone was not happy with the price point, because instead of reverting back to a different price point it's sold out. |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 29 Dec 2009, 12:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Aye, and the page says they 'ran out of keys'... um... OK? |
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| Author: | yogibbear [ 29 Dec 2009, 12:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
2k are terrible at the moment. They adjusted the price of Borderlands (Australia) on steam UP from ~$50 USD to $90 USD.......... And then the whole auto-patch securom update to Borderlands (yeah i know it didn't actually install securom unless you got the DLC) And the higher DLC price for Australia And now this..... GRrrrrrrrr |
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| Author: | StingingVelvet [ 29 Dec 2009, 12:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Steam has run out of keys before, it is a real thing that can happen. Prey has multiplayer and you need a key to access it, if the game is out of keys people would not be able to play online and they would complain endlessly, even though no one cares about playing online with Prey. |
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| Author: | g00seberry [ 29 Dec 2009, 16:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Ooo you're all so cynical! I believe they really did just run out of keys. :oops: |
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| Author: | BHawthorne [ 29 Dec 2009, 16:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Ooo you're all so cynical! I believe they really did just run out of keys. :oops: Yes, I am cynical about most things in life. Mostly because everything I see has been filtered though a marketing department sometime at least once. A marketing department will sell you crap on a stick and tell you it's chocolatey goodness. :nudgenudge |
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| Author: | iThinman [ 29 Dec 2009, 17:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Makes sense to me. I purchased two 5870's 2 weeks ago and am still waiting for my download copy of Dirt 2. :| Appearently, in addition to a shortage of components for the actual boards, bits and bytes are also in short supply these days. :roll: |
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| Author: | DaFox [ 29 Dec 2009, 18:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: So apparently it is possible for a Steam game to sell out... |
Steam has run out of keys before, it is a real thing that can happen. Prey has multiplayer and you need a key to access it, if the game is out of keys people would not be able to play online and they would complain endlessly, even though no one cares about playing online with Prey. Yep many third party games with their own CDKey system require publishers to give them to steam so that users can authenticate with the master servers. |
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