Coupon takes 5% off at Checkout (Courtesy of Compare Games)
According to Compare Games this is the 2nd cheapest price behind Blockbuster, and given their reviews, I'd rather go a reputable company for the sake of $0.83!
Otherwise, cheapest price out there for a boxed version :)
Reduced to clear already. Jez.
Dick doesn't like gaming apparently!
i bought a digital copy from abcdkey for $53 AUD
a 60gb download is not very fun for some people
It's 50 cents cheaper at GMG, not sure why you would buy from store banned from ozbargain for sockpuppeting.
whats sockpuppeting lol
i didnt know it was banned until i bought it
tl:dr - For the purposes of OzBargain, it's posting a deal, commenting or voting while not declaring that you are affiliated with the company.
Do you know if we can redeem these via steam?
you cannot.
must have steam for me
Are you runningof steam?
I've been trying to get my hand on the Steam Client key and avoid the stupid Rockstar Social Club crap. havnt been lucky, also $89.99 @ Steam is too much for a 1 year old game.
The steam version also goes through rockstar social club… so you can't avoid it regardless.
Also, a cheap steam key is available via Jerry, that's where I got mine for around the same price as this deal.
Social Club can't be avoided even using Steam.
Steam copies can be bought for ~$65 AUD if you look in forums.
Why would you willingly pay at least $25 more for an extra layer of DRM?
Just buy it from Nuuvem.
I really wish people would stop spreading this nonsense..
YOU CANNOT BUY GTA V FROM NUUVEM ANYMORE.. the loophole has been closed..
Okay but there are still cheaper alternatives than buying a Steam key, so the point still stands.
Is that for all games or just GTA V?
It will vary game to game I think. For this one, Rockstar region locked the keys they sell to Nuuvem. It is not a sitewide thing, but other game manufacturers may do this in the future with their games too.
No wonder really, I paid less than $40 for my copy from them, even with the crappy exchange rate I got for some reason. I doubt Rockstar will go back and retrospectively region lock codes from Nuuvem purchased prior to this, but I guess it is possible.
@ProjectZero: For the moment it's just GTA V.. Because you must use paypal as the payment gateway, it gives away your physical location therefore blocking any remote chance of being able to purchase it. They also have another payment gateway but since you need what is more or less a social security number, you won't be able to make payment.
I haven't tried creating a brazillian paypal acccount.. maybe i might try doing that to see if it works..
Hmm let me think. Have it ALL TOGETHER with my 1000 other games, or have it completely separated like the EA games I will never play again on Origin.
Just add it as a non-steam game to your library if you're going to be that fussy.
It's okay.
cdkeys.com has it for ~$10 cheaper. I haven't had a look around at recent deals since I bought it 2 weeks ago. I just find it funny that people want to pay extra for more DRM.
How so?
It's the same damn thing.
Having the game managed under steam is much better than a stand-alone client. So ill have to hunt for a Steam key on sale.
It installs the standalone client though… When you launch through Steam, it launches Rockstar Social Club. There is literally no benefit to buying it on Steam.
I did buy it on Steam directly, it cost me $100~ due to AUD->USD conversion. I would have preferred to pay $60 and add it on Steam as a non-Steam game
Aren't all updates handled through Steam? Surely that's a benefit.
From what I saw online, the latest patch via Steam was ~150MB, whereas I just downloaded a 350MB patch via Social Club Launcher, suffering a series of "connection to server lost" three-quarters through which is always frustrating.
All good points, but you do have to balance that initial ~60 gig download through steam against larger patches with Social Club I suppose.
So much politics :) hehe all good!
Back to my main comment, im not paying $100 or even $60 for a > 1 year old game. Rockstar are just stupid
Back to my main comment, im not paying $100 or even $60 for a > 1 year old game. Rockstar are just stupid
I really don't understand people who use the argument that you wouldn't pay $x for an 'old' game.
The PC version was released 3 weeks ago. The previous generations/versions of the game were not compatible or available on PC, so its existence is irrelevant to PC gamers. The difference between versions IMO are significant, e.g. HD graphics > FHD graphics > 4K/60fps compatible and better load times and mods and so on. The story, main gameplay mechanics etc may be the same, but since the previous generations of the game could not be played on PC, the game is only 3 weeks old to me on PC.
If Rockstar made no changes or improvements to the game and just released the PS3/X360 version onto PS4/XB1 and PC, then I'd agree with your argument, but things have been improved drastically (speaking from experience of PS3 > PC here).
As for your issue with pricing, let me use an analogy with movies. Imagine having bought the Godfather movies (or any older movie) on VHS when it was released. As time passes and technology improves, publishers would move with the times and re-release on new mediums, such as DVD and now Blu-Ray. The story and characters are still the same, but 'visually' there have been improvements previously not available or possible. Starting to see similarities?
I would certainly get the new and improved versions where possible if I wanted it and had the hardware for it. Now just because the movie is 'old', it would not dictate that subsequent re-releases must be cheap as it has been improved. I think Blu-Ray prices are very reasonable (during sales) and as a result I have now double (and even triple dipped) with some movies just because I want it with the best quality possible, and maintenance on older hardware (VCR) becomes more difficult. See the similarities here?
Not sure why you think Rockstar is stupid either, as it's sold 2 million Steam copies since release. That's not even counting the RSC or retail copies. I think they would have been stupid not to take advantage of the PC hardware and make the game as good as possible. I agree that Australian Steam pricing of $75 USD is unreasonable, but there are much cheaper options out there as stated above. If those prices still aren't good enough, just wait until it meets your budget. I saw a copy of GTA:SA for $20 at EB today if that's closer to what you'd pay for an old game.
The story, main gameplay mechanics etc may be the same, but since the previous generations of the game could not be played on PC
That's because Rockstar refuse to release GTA on PC in line with the consoles as they think due to the excessive "pirating" it will destroy the game's hype. Looks at the last 3 GTAs, the PC always had it around 8-12 months behind.
The difference between versions IMO are significant, e.g. HD graphics > FHD graphics > 4K/60fps compatible and better load times and mods and so on
faster load times? what, wait for 1 year to have a faster loading game with unofficial mods available?
As time passes and technology improves, publishers would move with the times and re-release on new mediums, such as DVD and now Blu-Ray
Bad analogy, Godfather and old classics had to be remastered, unscaled and thrown on Blu-Ray media which is an expensive thing to do, we're still getting the digital copy for the same price, no media involved, nothing has been added from the company except porting the game codes.
silky smooth 24fps
I'm late to respond to this but what the hey, I couldn't leave you to be so wrong.
faster load times? what, wait for 1 year to have a faster loading game with unofficial mods available?
Nice trolling and you ignored every other valid point, not that this wasn't valid. Loading times on PS3 were stupidly long, so sub-60 second load times are very welcome on PC.
Bad analogy, Godfather and old classics had to be remastered, unscaled and thrown on Blu-Ray media which is an expensive thing to do, we're still getting the digital copy for the same price, no media involved, nothing has been added from the company except porting the game codes.
GTA V had to be upscaled to be 4K compatible, which I imagine isn't cheap to do. Are hosting download servers to support thousands of people at once free now? Physical copies are available for those who want it so your point is moot either way. And nothing has been added except porting? Sorry but since when did the PS3/PS4/X360/X1 have keyboard controls, Self Radio, The Lab radio station, text chat and the ability to go 4K/60FPS. Oh and Rockstar Editor?
So yeah, Rockstar definitely added nothing at all and GTA V on PC is identical to all console versions so stay well away from this 'rip-off'
Nice trolling and you ignored every other valid point, not that this wasn't valid. Loading times on PS3 were stupidly long, so sub-60 second load times are very welcome on PC.
PS3 is a 15 year old system, On a PS4 it's not overly bad load times considering the environment it's loading. Having the game running 100% off the HDD helps.
Sorry but since when did the PS3/PS4/X360/X1 have keyboard controls, Self Radio, The Lab radio station, text chat and the ability to go 4K/60FPS.
lol 1 year to port KB controls, "self radio" and text chat to a PC version? hahah you gotta be kidding me, are you a Rockstar employee? PS4 already has the ability to go 4K. As with the hosting servers, this is not entirly tied up with game development as it is with organizing the pipeline and hosting services
Your arguments are pointless, invalid and rather obnoxious. Find yourself a job at Rockstar since you do a massive amount of sucking up.
Point is, for 3-4 releases of GTA in a row, PC releases of GTA have been significantly delayed by up to 1 year for no real (and good) reason.
Thanks for beta testing the game, console pleb.
You know you're struggling to argue or discuss something properly with valid points when you say
Your arguments are pointless, invalid and rather obnoxious.
Care to explain how my comment were any of those things? No? Didn't think so. Let's get back to your "argument"
PS3 is a 15 year old system
FAIL. PS3 launched in 2006. It is 9 years old. 2015 - 2006 = 9. Close but not quite.
lol 1 year to port KB controls, "self radio" and text chat to a PC version?
Selective choices there. But coding those things aren't just done with a click of a button. Rockstar editor is a fully fledged mode that allows for movies to be made. If you could do all that in a shorter space of time, maybe you should be the one applying for that Rockstar job.
PS4 already has the ability to go 4K.
For GTA V? No? Didn't think so.
As with the hosting servers, this is not entirly tied up with game development as it is with organizing the pipeline and hosting services
You were complaining about the cost of the product. I said the cost of the product would be related to paying for servers to host the files.
Find yourself a job at Rockstar since you do a massive amount of sucking up.
How am I sucking up in any way? I was just discussing an issue you'd brought up with the game.
Point is, for 3-4 releases of GTA in a row, PC releases of GTA have been significantly delayed by up to 1 year for no real (and good) reason.
I've responded to that point multiple times, if you still don't know where that time goes (especially for GTA V), please do some reading for yourself as I've already explained the new exclusive features for PC that aren't available on consoles.
FAIL. PS3 launched in 2006. It is 9 years old. 2015 - 2006 = 9. Close but not quite.
Dude, seriously give me a break. Im sure you picked up the underlying point. I didn't ask you to do my maths. I am quite comfortable whipping out Wikipedia for PS3 release and Windows calculator. Point is, you complained about extremely slow load times on PS3, I responded due to the system hardware
I've responded to that point multiple times, if you still don't know where that time goes (especially for GTA V), please do some reading for yourself as I've already explained the new exclusive features for PC that aren't available on consoles
Circular reference error, your arguments of Keyboard, Radio and added Gfx does not subject a game developer to take 1 year. Rockstar SUCK
Point is, you complained about extremely slow load times on PS3, I responded due to the system hardware
System hardware what? Might want to finish that sentence. I never expected PS3 load times to be instant, I'm just saying the PC version's new features and improved performance was very welcome.
Circular reference error, your arguments of Keyboard, Radio and added Gfx does not subject a game developer to take 1 year. Rockstar SUCK
Again, missing out on the major feature of the PC version being Rockstar Editor? Find your way to a browswer with a search engine and find out what that is, and see how that might have taken more than 2 minutes to code.
Rockstar SUCK
You poor thing, returning to childish insults after running out of things to rant out.
Let's finish it here. It was worth the money and wait for most (myself included with 60+ hours enjoyed since release). You can keep whinging about how Rockstar suck or how they took 'too long'. You wanted to whinge, I responded with why your argument wasn't necessarily valid and you slowly lost the plot when your 'points' were being taken apart.
System hardware what? Might want to finish that sentence.
My apologies, i missed a comma. here is the complete version for your eyes
Point is, you complained about extremely slow load times on PS3, I responded, due to the system hardware
I never inferred you meant instant, here's what you said: Loading times on PS3 were stupidly long, so sub-60 second load times are very welcome on PC
Where did you get that load time on a PC? did you measure it? what if I have an SSD and you ran GTA V on a 7 year old Seagate 5400 drive? irrelevant argument
Again, missing out on the major feature of the PC version being Rockstar Editor? Find your way to a browswer with a search engine and find out what that is, and see how that might have taken more than 2 minutes to code.
Again, don't paraphrase, I never mentioned 2 minutes in any post, I was stating that releasing the game for PC 1 year later for the changes/updates that YOU mentioned do not warrant the length of time between console and PC release. irrelevant argument
You poor thing, returning to childish insults after running out of things to rant out.
I have heaps to say, just sparing this board from responding to your meaningless replies.
Let's finish it here. It was worth the money and wait for most…
Good on you, hope you enjoyed paying $89.99 for a PC game released in 2013
oh BTW, please stop negging my comments as a way to reinforce your posts, it's lame.
Where did you get that load time on a PC? did you measure it? what if I have an SSD and you ran GTA V on a 7 year old Seagate 5400 drive?
Multiple PCs, ranging from SSD to a ~5 year old HDD. Yes it was measured when I first got the game to see the difference. Not sure how it's irrelevant. Sure everyone's hardware varies but for me and my friends the improved load times are very welcome.
I was stating that releasing the game for PC 1 year later for the changes/updates that YOU mentioned do not warrant the length of time between console and PC release.
How long should it have taken then, and since when did you become the authority on how long features should take to code?
I have heaps to say, just sparing this board from responding to your meaningless replies.
If your 'heaps to say' is as poorly thought out as what you've already tried to argue about, then yes do spare us from it please. Most of your recent points have been "Rockstar SUCK" and "Irrelevant argument" without actually explaining why.
Good on you, hope you enjoyed paying $89.99 for a PC game released in 2013
Again, PC version came out last month, and I paid $60 (AUD in case you were wondering). No OzBargain user would have paid full price if they looked hard enough. Last gen console versions were released in 2013. If those PS3/360 discs could run the game on my computer, then I'd agree with you.
oh BTW, please stop negging my comments as a way to reinforce your posts, it's lame.
Not actually me?
P.S. In your earlier comment you mentioned the loading times aren't so bad on PS4. If you were talking from experience how much did YOU pay for a 1 year old game?????
Rockstar are a smart business trying to maximize profits.
For a lot of people who have it on PC and didn't buy a console version, GTA 5 is a brand new experience and it's the best available experience. Gaming has stagnated due to the limitations of consoles, so waiting 18 months isn't exactly going to depreciate the experience.
I paid $39 for a brand new game I'd never played before and I'm glad I waited for the definitive version.
And if anyone can find stock, Dick Smith has it for $69.98, but I cant see any in Perth