PC Games are 50€ (£41.51) on origin

[chaparral]

I just had a look on origin for the first time and there charging about 50 € (£41.51) for all there lastest PC games

BF3 49.99 € (£41.51)
http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/DisplayCategoryListPage/categoryID.11242600

Need for Speed™ The Run 49.99 € (£41.51)
http://store.origin.com/store/eaeme...ryListPage/need-for-speed/categoryID.11243000

Mass effect 3 49.99 € (£41.51)
http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_IE/html/pbPage.mass-effect-3-IE/

 

[Arnie]

Scammers imo.

 

[orderoftheflame]

So buy them retail and activate them?

I'm not sure exactly what you expect? If you lived on the mainland you'd get the real prices rather than the weak euro ones.

 

[Addicted]

That's EA for you, they think because they've developed their own platform (which is totally crap), they can charge an arm and a leg and justify it by saying "well console users pay this much..".

 

[chaparral]

What happened to PC games normally costing about half the price of Console games

 

[Craig321]

As above, buy them retail and activate them on Origin, I recently did with Kingdom of Amalur and installing from disc works really nicely. In fact the whole of Origin seems to be better than Steam in terms of software. Works better on slow internet anyway.

BF3 PC: 25.44
NFS The Run: 14.97
Mass Effect 3: 27.95

 

[niroe]

BF3 showing as £34.99 for me

http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/home/ThemeID.850300/ccRef.en_IE

Is it something to do with you being on Guernsey?

 

[chaparral]

I'm not sure exactly what you expected?

That easy

I was expecting much cheaper prices then that

 

[chaparral]

BF3 showing as £34.99 for me

http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/home/ThemeID.850300/ccRef.en_IE

Is it something to do with you being on Guernsey?

Maybe...as that link you posted don't work for me..

 

[FallshirmjAEger]

Get them from retail websties. They cost a fraction of what console gamers pay & you actually get a dvd which saves your broadband usage

 

[niroe]

Maybe...as that link you posted don't work for me..

Howabout here: http://store.origin.com/store/eaemea/en_GB/html/pbPage.battlefield3_EN_LE/

 

[chaparral]

Get them from retail websties. They cost a fraction of what console gamers pay & you actually get a dvd which saves your broadband usage

I now hate retail boxed games..

 

[orderoftheflame]

That easy

I was expecting much cheaper prices then that

Live on the mainland then.

The Run and BF3 are both £30 for me on Origin.

 

[Craig321]

I now hate retail boxed games..

But if it's going to be £26 cheaper (e.g. NFS The Run) then why on earth not? If you really don't like the box then activate it in Origin and throw it away. It stays tied to your account so you can download it in the future if/when necessary.

 

[Tombo]

I now hate retail boxed games..

Depending on the game, Steamworks, ME3 or BF3 you can register the code and throw away the disk.

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

In other shocking news Steam are also charging the full rrp for digital games.

 

[Terk]

Im getting shown £30 for BF3 and £35 for Mass Effect 3

 

[Smoking Man]

If you're in Guernsey get it from Amazon or Play as they take the VAT off.

 

[The_Baron]

This is why I hope the high street game shops survive. If they were to go, the online stores get to charge what they want. Competition keeps the likes of Origin and Steam in check.

 

[Deadbeat]

In fact the whole of Origin seems to be better than Steam in terms of software.

Oh, you are so very, very wrong...