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2019 Black Friday & Cyber Monday |OT| Ugh, But I Just Bought That Last Week!

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maximumzero

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I'm just gonna do my shopping at Best Buy this year for simplicity's sake. I went over the ad last night and plucked out the titles I was interested in, and I'm gonna knock a few out for various reasons.

This is my starting list:
Rocket League - $20
Killer Queen Black - $20
Enter the Gungeon - $20
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - $25
Diablo 3 - $25
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - $25
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - $20
Mario Tennis Aces - $40
Octopath Traveler - $40
The Witcher 3 - $45
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - $45

To start with, as much as I hate to do it, I'm gonna have to knock out the Activision/Blizzard titles because of their recent political standings. I waited years to play Diablo 3 and then they have to go and show their ass literal weeks before the best price the game has ever been. Shit sucks. That knocks out Diablo 3, CTR, and Spyro.

Next up is Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveler, and The Witcher 3. The biggest reason for omitting these is that I'm not crazy about paying over $30 for any videogame if I can avoid it, unless it's a must-have or some sort of "low print run" situation. I don't see any of these three ever getting hard to come by, and may even drop further in the future, namely The Witcher 3. As much as I'd like to play The Witcher 3, I don't mind waiting a bit longer to experience it. I wasn't crazy about Mario Tennis when they did the free preview a few months back, so I'm probably best off renting that at some point to get my fill, and finally Octopath is probably great but I have something like a dozen RPGs left to finish so I'll probably wait for this one to drop a bit more as well.

Rocket League - $20
Killer Queen Black - $20
Enter the Gungeon - $20
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - $20
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - $45

I think this is probably gonna be my final lineup. Killer Queen Black, Enter the Gungenon, and Yooka-Laylee all look great and are no-brainers at $20. I've never played Rocket League but I always said if it got down to a decent price I'd give it a whirl. And as for Power Rangers...while I'm not really much of a fighting game fan or even a Power Rangers fan these days there's something about Limited Run Games' releases that are collectible. I figure even if I don't like that one I can easily resell it down the road.
 
iceblade

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maximumzero said:
Next up is Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveler, and The Witcher 3. The biggest reason for omitting these is that I'm not crazy about paying over $30 for any videogame if I can avoid it, unless it's a must-have or some sort of "low print run" situation. I don't see any of these three ever getting hard to come by, and may even drop further in the future, namely The Witcher 3. As much as I'd like to play The Witcher 3, I don't mind waiting a bit longer to experience it. I wasn't crazy about Mario Tennis when they did the free preview a few months back, so I'm probably best off renting that at some point to get my fill, and finally Octopath is probably great but I have something like a dozen RPGs left to finish so I'll probably wait for this one to drop a bit more as well.
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If you're fine with going digital, The Witcher 3 Complete is often $20 or less. The last two times it was on sale (July and August) it was $15 on PSN, and that's not even with any PS+ discounts. It's also $32 ($27/5 + $4.5) on Amazon from a third party seller. You shouldn't have a hard time getting it at or below $30. Use PSPrices.com (linked earlier) if you need to look up digital pricing.
 
maximumzero

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iceblade said:
If you're fine with going digital, The Witcher 3 Complete is often $20 or less. The last two times it was on sale (July and August) it was $15 on PSN, and that's not even with any PS+ discounts. It's also $32 ($27/5 + $4.5) on Amazon from a third party seller. You shouldn't have a hard time getting it at or below $30. Use PSPrices.com (linked earlier) if you need to look up digital pricing.
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Ah, perhaps I should have clarified, all of the games in my post are Switch releases.
 
IDontBeatGames

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Bengraven said:
I need a $200 PS4 VR but i really don't want to wait in line at Target.

Edit. Is the Best Buy deals in the OP online?
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Just a FYI, although the amount of games you get are great for the $199.99 deal for PSVR, it doesn't include the move controllers which a lot of games support. I don't know how much you care about that, but just letting you know!
 
Bengraven

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IDontBeatGames said:
Just a FYI, although the amount of games you get are great for the $199.99 deal for PSVR, it doesn't include the move controllers which a lot of games support. I don't know how much you care about that, but just letting you know!
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Yes, I kind of knew there would be a catch for such a great package but I'll get the move controllers later.

I just don't want to go stand in line for the bundle. I hope Target does theirs online
 

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Z-Beat said:
If they were planning on undercutting everyone else I'd understand, but the sales don't work like that so what the hell
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I think given that they are a gaming-focused store, they probably rely on whatever they can make week to week. As in, if they said Sekiro was going to be $25 on Black Friday at the beginning of the month, then a lot less people are going to buy Sekiro from them until then, and that's an issue among that and many other games that would get similar treatment.
 
Droidian

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maximumzero said:
I'm just gonna do my shopping at Best Buy this year for simplicity's sake. I went over the ad last night and plucked out the titles I was interested in, and I'm gonna knock a few out for various reasons.

This is my starting list:
Rocket League - $20
Killer Queen Black - $20
Enter the Gungeon - $20
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - $25
Diablo 3 - $25
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - $25
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - $20
Mario Tennis Aces - $40
Octopath Traveler - $40
The Witcher 3 - $45
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - $45

To start with, as much as I hate to do it, I'm gonna have to knock out the Activision/Blizzard titles because of their recent political standings. I waited years to play Diablo 3 and then they have to go and show their ass literal weeks before the best price the game has ever been. Shit sucks. That knocks out Diablo 3, CTR, and Spyro.

Next up is Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveler, and The Witcher 3. The biggest reason for omitting these is that I'm not crazy about paying over $30 for any videogame if I can avoid it, unless it's a must-have or some sort of "low print run" situation. I don't see any of these three ever getting hard to come by, and may even drop further in the future, namely The Witcher 3. As much as I'd like to play The Witcher 3, I don't mind waiting a bit longer to experience it. I wasn't crazy about Mario Tennis when they did the free preview a few months back, so I'm probably best off renting that at some point to get my fill, and finally Octopath is probably great but I have something like a dozen RPGs left to finish so I'll probably wait for this one to drop a bit more as well.

Rocket League - $20
Killer Queen Black - $20
Enter the Gungeon - $20
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair - $20
Power Rangers Battle for the Grid - $45

I think this is probably gonna be my final lineup. Killer Queen Black, Enter the Gungenon, and Yooka-Laylee all look great and are no-brainers at $20. I've never played Rocket League but I always said if it got down to a decent price I'd give it a whirl. And as for Power Rangers...while I'm not really much of a fighting game fan or even a Power Rangers fan these days there's something about Limited Run Games' releases that are collectible. I figure even if I don't like that one I can easily resell it down the road.
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I think rocket league is $9.99 somewhere during these next 2 weeks.
 
broflap

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Do you guys think there isn't any point in waiting for the black friday to buy a switch? I don't even think it'll get a discount during christmas, I'm wondering if I should buy my switch this weekend and avoid the black friday madness lol
 
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broflap said:
Do you guys think there isn't any point in waiting for the black friday to buy a switch? I don't even think it'll get a discount during christmas, I'm wondering if I should buy my switch this weekend and avoid the black friday madness lol
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There are a couple slight discounts on Switch systems now known. It depends on which model you're looking for too.
 

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broflap said:
Do you guys think there isn't any point in waiting for the black friday to buy a switch? I don't even think it'll get a discount during christmas, I'm wondering if I should buy my switch this weekend and avoid the black friday madness lol
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This is a solid deal on the new model(not confirmed yet) that I would definitely wait for.



The case and eshop credit being included are nice, but those Mario Joycons look amazing in person.
 
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Shifty Capone

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I don't know if this is the right thread to ask this or not.

A friend of mine is looking to (mostly) build out. New PC. Asked me if Black Friday/cyber Monday had any hardware deals? I honestly don't know. Are higher end parts ever cheaper during the holidays?
 
IDontBeatGames

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Shifty Capone said:
I don't know if this is the right thread to ask this or not.

A friend of mine is looking to (mostly) build out. New PC. Asked me if Black Friday/cyber Monday had any hardware deals? I honestly don't know. Are higher end parts ever cheaper during the holidays?
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I know there's a few PCs on sale right now on Best Buy but most of the prebuilts there have something low like an i3 making it basically not worth investing into from what people said earlier when I asked around. Along with that, you can check out some of the Alienware sales which is super high end prices. Your friend might be better off custom building one for cheap I think and seeing if they can get parts for cheap during Black Friday?
 
Instro

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Shifty Capone said:
I don't know if this is the right thread to ask this or not.

A friend of mine is looking to (mostly) build out. New PC. Asked me if Black Friday/cyber Monday had any hardware deals? I honestly don't know. Are higher end parts ever cheaper during the holidays?
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Yes, both pre-built gaming PCs and individual parts have good discounts at this time of year.
 
Droidian

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If you're looking to get a PS4 pro, Walmart has it right now in store for $299 with Call of Duty Modern warfare included.
Source from SD plus I just went in myself and picked one up.
 
HiLife

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ended up getting SC6 off xbl because it was 20 bucks. I regret it and this game solidified 3D fighting games aren't for me especially after tekken 7. Still hoping for Skullgirls on switch or river city girls on Xbox. 30 isn't too steep but if they could get some money knocked off itd guarantee my purchase.
 
Nevermeltice

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Been waiting on them sweet Black Friday deals but that US eShop promo is a huge nothingburger lmao.
 
TJ_Electronica

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Target:
Control - $25
Resident Evil 2 - $15

PSN:
The Outer Worlds - $44.99

I still want Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Call of Duty Modern Warfare but I might leave those behind for now. I missed out on FE for $35.99 a few days ago and I don't think anyone will have it for that cheap and I don't have a Meijer to get it for $40.
 
DMVfan123

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shinobi602 said:
Damn it, can't believe there aren't any sales on The Outer Worlds and A Plague Tale.
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Looks like I was fine to go ahead and just purchase TOW with Jedi when I went to go pick up my pre-order at Gamestop
Outer Worlds was financially successful according to 2K so it not having a sale isn't surprising to me, plus it came out just a few weeks ago
Same thing with Fallen Order
 
Portmanteau

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Opinions from the crowd: are the following games worth their price?

FF XII, Switch, $30
Stein's Gate Elite, Switch, $30
Indivisible, PS4, $20
AI, Switch, $30
 
shinobi602

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DMVfan123 said:
Looks like I was fine to go ahead and just purchase TOW with Jedi when I went to go pick up my pre-order at Gamestop
Outer Worlds was financially successful according to 2K so it not having a sale isn't surprising to me, plus it came out just a few weeks ago
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I mean, Modern Warfare (most successful this year?) came out the same day and it's going for $38-40 in several places.
 
Droidian

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Kerotan said:
Can you post the pic. You can't view this outside the US. They redirect you.
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Check out bfads.net they put all their ad scans there.

My question with gamestop, do they give you the $25 coupon to use that same day or is it like target where its valid from another date?
 
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Portmanteau said:
Opinions from the crowd: are the following games worth their price?

FF XII, Switch, $30
Stein's Gate Elite, Switch, $30
Indivisible, PS4, $20
AI, Switch, $30
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AI is easily worth that price, just keep in mind that game isn't as crazy as the zero escape series. Still a very solid game.

I played FF12 for the first time this year and really enjoyed it. I think I saw it for $25 a few weeks ago, but can't really remember.
 
iceblade

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Honestly that Gamestop ad is underwhelming. Might just wind up springing for the BOGO on PS3 games to fill out the last few games I want, but other than that I can't see myself grabbing much.

Portmanteau said:
Opinions from the crowd: are the following games worth their price?

FF XII, Switch, $30
Stein's Gate Elite, Switch, $30
Indivisible, PS4, $20
AI, Switch, $30
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If you haven't played / watched Steins;Gate I'd jump on Elite, though buying the older version (PS3 / Vita / PC) is advised (and also cheaper when on sale). It's a really really good story that starts off slowly but pulls you in. If you do opt for Steins;Gate Elite, I'd advise getting it on PS4 instead as it comes with a ~20h set of side stories that would be of interest if you wind up enjoying it.

I haven't tried Ai: The Somnium FIles, but it's been pretty well received and is one game I really want to play. IIRC it's made by the writer of the Zero Escape series.

I can't say if both games are worth their price, but I can say they're both games you should try at some point, and you can get Steins;Gate for cheaper if you're willing to play on a different system.
 
jeelybeans

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I think someone asked about gaming monitors earlier. Are all the deals out now that we can make that call.
 
EliVilla

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Would y'all say it's a good idea to buy Shenmue 3 now? I know it's very story heavy so I want to play the first 2 through gamepass but I kinda worry about it becoming rare due to how niche it is. I know digital is a thing but sometimes I just prefer physical.
 
Diarrhea Day-Lewis

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Got Control for $25 during GS Pro sale two weeks ago so this year I'm just getting

DQB2 $25
Anthem $5 (why the fuck not I guess? Lol)
MHW Iceborne $29.99 (PSN)

tempted on Man of Medan ($15), Medievil ($20), Wolfenstein YB DX ($20).

The $99 used OG Xbox One is a great deal. I may get it. Cheap way to get an Xbox and Play Halo Infinite next year. Would just get GP and never buy a game.
 
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