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PS3 Final Fantasy XIII - UK PAL Version for under $50 Delivered [Sold Out]

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PS3 Final Fantasy XIII - UK PAL Version for under $50 Delivered [Sold Out]
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Lmichael_123 on 11/02/2010 - 13:26 jackofallgames.co.uk (2590 clicks)
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Hi All

Final Fantasy XIII is soon to be released and this is the cheapest PS3 pre-order which I have found (by upward of $50 AUD from some Australian retailers).

This is the PAL UK version which will play fine in Australian PS3's and item comes with free worldwide delivery.

The listed price is £31.99 but for some reason when I paid with PayPal the cost went down to £27.23 which made the final cost under $50 delivered. Either way, it is still much cheaper than Australian pre-orders.

For those who like to play a game on the release date, I could not find details on when the item will be shipped (i.e. on release day or before) but for myself, I know I don't really mind when it arrives for the price I paid.

***** EDIT - As 'Marlboro Man' pointed out, shipments to Australia do not have VAT added and as such, the final cost is under AUD$50 (depending on exchange rate at time of purchase of course).

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  • whichtyler on 11/02/2010 - 13:35
    +5

    The 31.99 GBP would include VAT and so when you select an overseas delivery address they take off the tax. It's good that they do as a lot of stores don't bother, when really they should.

  • Munificent on 11/02/2010 - 13:41

    Great price, but has anyone dealt with this company before? Reputable?

    • cittris on 11/02/2010 - 14:09

      would like to know also what people think of this company as i have a preorder with playasia at the moment

  • ragflan on 11/02/2010 - 13:57
    +1

    For those interested, God of War III is 32.99 pounds.

    http://www.jackofallgames.co.uk/playstation-3-ps3-god-of-war…

    • jmn on 11/02/2010 - 14:47

      good looking out sir

  • dlakers3peat on 11/02/2010 - 14:30
    +1

    great deal. i ordered both final fantasy and god of warr iii and the total was just over $100 for both delivered. We shall see if i ever get them.

    • mg_k on 11/02/2010 - 16:40

      How did you order GOWIII? Coz when i try it, it says not available to your region? or did you use an overseas address?

  • rappez on 11/02/2010 - 14:33

    LOL… gotta love the exchange rate.

  • PainToad on 11/02/2010 - 14:34

    "This is the PAL UK version which will play fine in Australian PS3’s"
    PS3 is region free, will play regardless where its from.

    • cloud226 on 11/02/2010 - 14:46
      -2

      acutally ps3 only games are region free, movies not!

      and with PAL version, you eligible to trade in here which to someone is important

      • PainToad on 11/02/2010 - 16:36
        +1

        Where did I say movies were? We are discussing a game, I thought it was implied. And just cause it's PAL doesn't mean places will accept it as trade, it will still have UK classification on the cover rather than our G,PG,M,MA.

    • jcrew on 11/02/2010 - 18:18

      That's true, but sometimes downloaded content does not work on NTSC games on a PAL system. I prefer to get PAL just incase I ever decide to download stuff :)

      • pais on 11/02/2010 - 21:36

        DLC is region locked as opposed to being a PAL / NTSC display issue.

        Australia is (very very strangely) part of SCEEurope, as opposed to SCEAsia, which whould make more sense.

        • jcrew on 12/02/2010 - 08:01

          Ahh I see. That is strange indeed!

  • britta on 11/02/2010 - 14:58
    -1

    This is a great deal but I know come 9th March ill be wishing I hadnt ordered online as I cant wait to play this one. I buy most of my games from the UK and shipping is normally 7-14 business days (the site says 1 to 5 working days but I doubt that), dont think I can wait. Great find tho!!

    • Trance N Dance on 11/02/2010 - 18:21

      i think 1-5 days would be in the uk and well for 50% off who wouldn't mind waiting an extra week or two, just think of it as the release date is 2 weeks later

    • 2024 on 11/02/2010 - 21:17
      -1

      For that reason, i've got the collectors edition on pre-order at jb hifi.
      For the extra $ it costs over the local standard edition I'd say the local collectors edition looks worth it. Only money after all. :)
      However for those on a budget or don't worry about playing it a week after release then this is a great deal, as most imports are if you shop around a bit. :)

      • 2024 on 12/03/2010 - 16:00

        Have to love random annonymous voters with no valid reason to -ve.

  • leeroys_dad on 11/02/2010 - 15:17

    Just bought! Cost me $49.88 AUD

  • EggMan28 on 11/02/2010 - 15:19

    Just bought. Great price !

  • ahseng on 11/02/2010 - 15:26

    I just ordered also ! 49.88 aud. I think it'll take 2 weeks to ship, but the price justifies the service, I don't mind waiting anyway :)

  • rsingh87 on 11/02/2010 - 15:29

    This will work on aus ps3, but if there is dlc for this game that won't work i think?

    • whichtyler on 11/02/2010 - 15:34
      +1

      Australia is part of Europe when it comes to DLC, so it should be fine!

    • zac on 11/02/2010 - 15:36

      Just make a Euro PSN account?

    • fma007 on 11/02/2010 - 16:16

      No, it will work. Only US and other regions won't work.
      UK dlc is the same as Aus Dlc

    • pais on 11/02/2010 - 21:37
      -1

      Australia is (confusingly) part of SCEEurope, so it will be fine.

  • mg_k on 11/02/2010 - 16:11

    Anyone having problem ordering GOW III? It says 'Not Available At This Time. Sorry, we are not shipping to your region at this time. Please contact us for alternate arrangements.' when checking out.

    Weird….because I ordered FFXIII with no problem eariler….??

    • whichtyler on 11/02/2010 - 16:18

      I have a feeling that different publishers have different deals with different retailers about where they can sell to. Amazon, for example, won't ship games to Australia.

      • mg_k on 11/02/2010 - 16:28
        +1

        but I ordered FFXIII no problem?

        Others on this site (eg dlakers3peat) has ordered both titles?

        • whichtyler on 11/02/2010 - 16:41

          Yeh, that's why I figured it might be different publishers, but still, you're right about dlakers3peat etc. It is a bit odd.

          • coxy on 11/02/2010 - 17:04

            @whichtyler: I ordered both at once for 55.31GBP (about $98). It seems that it won't let you order GOW3 on its own? Hopefully they honor this 'glitch' in their system and still send out both games. Great deal, particularly if they do send out both.

            • mg_k on 11/02/2010 - 17:08

              @coxy: ah ic…

              meh, just ordered FFXIII with GOWIII. Now I have 2 copies of FFXIII. zzz

              Honestly, GOWIII for ~$50 is too good! I don't think i can purchase it any cheaper than that…

    • 2024 on 12/02/2010 - 08:51

      Ever thought you can't order both at the same time because it's two different release dates?
      Almost a month inbtween, combined postage isn't an option.

  • lyl-Lychee on 11/02/2010 - 16:13

    Ordered, thanks! Been looking forward to this one for years.

  • Trance N Dance on 11/02/2010 - 16:19

    AWESOME MUST BUY!!!

  • blehgg on 11/02/2010 - 16:28

    Wow this is cheap ~

    too bad I have 3 x $50 Raving Rabbid Good Guys Vouchers :)

  • heroheroz on 11/02/2010 - 16:37

    Just they have the same deal for xbox 360 :(

  • rudy8 on 11/02/2010 - 17:08
    -2

    duh, I preodered one from game, but I will buy this 1 one anyway and sell it on ebay.

    • Trance N Dance on 11/02/2010 - 17:18
      +1

      lol u jump at every chance to make a profit dont u?

      edit:
      even if u do get it for 50 u wont make a profit worth the hassel maybe a dollar or two

  • cyrax83 on 11/02/2010 - 17:11

    Thanks. just purchased

  • KingLouis on 11/02/2010 - 17:39

    +ve

    An excellent find :) I usually buy from CDWOW (yes I've heard of their slow delivery and it has never affected me) and dvd.co.uk as they tend to have cheap prices.

    Too bad they don't have Heavy Rain :( Gonna pick up GOW3 + FF13!

    • mg_k on 11/02/2010 - 18:17

      Mate I want heavy rain too!!!

      Anybody know cheapest price for heavy rain?

      • KingLouis on 11/02/2010 - 19:11

        www.cdwow.com.au had it for $66.56 a week ago but they raised it to $70.16.

        Everyone here and on ecogamer.com says to be wary of CDWOW. They usually take a while to deliver since they have inventory issues (supposedly). I've made 10 orders from them, most of them pre-orders and all pre-orders arrived a week after release date (1 was a week and a half).

  • jcrew on 11/02/2010 - 18:21

    Great deal, but I will probably won't get it as I don't think I can risk waiting a couple of weeks to get this game. Yes, I'm impatient! Thanks anyway!

  • Cri3 on 11/02/2010 - 18:58

    just bought it too…looks like a great deal.

    hopefully delivery time aint too bad :)

  • spriggy on 11/02/2010 - 19:16
    +1

    Looks like a good deal. I'll give it a punt on this seeing it's one of the cheapest although the feedback for this shop is not exactly fantastic. Check here - http://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/www.jackofallgames.co.uk

    • leeroys_dad on 11/02/2010 - 19:25
      +1

      some good reviews there too… although a lot of people don't comment on good service. bad service gets people writing

    • KingLouis on 11/02/2010 - 19:33

      lol wish I had read that

      I guess we'll have to see how our orders go

  • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2010 - 19:31

    was gonna buy until i saw the review, thanks for the link, i gotta feeling a lot of you guys are gonna be getting refunds as they seem notorious for not having much stock

  • spriggy on 11/02/2010 - 19:32

    True but still 4 good ones out of 12… guess only time will tell ;)

    • KingLouis on 11/02/2010 - 20:05
      +1

      CDWow gets similar complaints too. I guess as long as I get the item at the end of the day, I'm happy.

      Hopefully the wait isn't too long. Like the guy above said, the complainers in society are usually minority - the happy consumer is usually always part of the silent majority. Fingers crossed it's true for this site. I know I never give positive reviews for shops lol

    • 2024 on 12/03/2010 - 15:58

      Looks like the verdicts in.
      I personally grabbed the collectors edition from jb.
      I couldn't imagine ordering this game, expecting it close to release date, then told you'll have to wait till we get more stock in at the end of the month (which will mean a mid April arrival). I'll be finished the 80hr+ game before the game even arrives to those that ordered.

  • neonlight on 11/02/2010 - 21:24

    No doubt it will take sometime to get here posting from UK. Even play-asia took 25+ days to get to me with another game in stock. CDWOW even worse 36+ days.

    I would rather buy from a retail store get it posted to me asap.

  • skids on 11/02/2010 - 21:33
    +1

    It's sold out! Damn!

  • [Deactivated] on 11/02/2010 - 23:38

    Now I just gotta find a cheap PS3, ugh.

  • leeroys_dad on 12/02/2010 - 06:36

    "was gonna buy until i saw the review, thanks for the link, i gotta feeling a lot of you guys are gonna be getting refunds as they seem notorious for not having much stock"

    Given that it's now sold out, they probably had a certain amount of stock allocated. They shouldn't overcater here

    • britta on 12/02/2010 - 07:05

      I would be concerned with this. I would bet thier website doesn't show live stock and now they have a crap load of order to fill. I do hope everyone who ordered get ones but don't hold your breath guys. Let us know who you all go.

  • jcrew on 12/02/2010 - 08:07
    +2

    Thought I'd let people know that I emailed them to see when it would be shipped and they said it will be shipped prior to release date and should hopefully arrive around the stated release date.

    Too bad I missed out on this then :(

    • 2024 on 12/02/2010 - 08:44

      Yeah, retail outlets usually receive the games a couple of days early for that fact (posting, prepairing for sale) although I think that shipping time would only cater for local orders ie. UK.

      That's usually why street dates are implemented. If retailers sell the game early and a street date was implemented, they are usually in shit. After a street dare has been broken though it's usually a free for all after that. :)

  • SuperMid on 12/02/2010 - 22:10
    -1

    waits patiently for all the complaint emails 1 month from now :D

    • britta on 15/03/2010 - 16:51

      Any here they are…..clock work!

  • PreSsieGuY on 11/03/2010 - 10:24

    just sent an enquiry on the game last night and this is what i got

    The order has not left as we oversold and we sent a email to confirm that the next batch will be 28th march 2010 please let us now so we can either refund or keepthe order as backorder.

    cant decide whether if i should ditch the order or just wait, it would still be cheaper keeping this order 3 weeks from now than spending probably the extra 30 odd dollars to get it in the stores :/

  • leeroys_dad on 11/03/2010 - 12:49

    hard decision. i just sent an email to check about my order. i probably will keep my order regardless because it will be hard to find spare time to play it :(

  • leeroys_dad on 11/03/2010 - 22:41

    update: mine was not dispatched either… seems as though they'll only send a msg if you inquire about it… pretty dodgy if u ask me

  • VlVh on 12/03/2010 - 15:45

    So has anyone actually received it yet?

  • michael_123 on 14/03/2010 - 09:07

    On Tuesday (their time, Wednesday 4am our time) received an email from them saying my order had shipped and will take 3-5 business days to reach Australia. So they did have some, just not enough…

    Seeings that it sold out so long ago, you would have thought they could of ordered more prior to the release date to fulfill all the pre-orders they had…

  • michael_123 on 18/03/2010 - 08:57

    Arrived…

  • starburstyellow on 24/03/2010 - 03:01
    +2

    What a bunch of bull. Ordered on 11/02 for both Xiii and GOW3, Order was stuck in 'Pending' as Im assuming it will be converted to Shipped once GOW has passed its released date. A week later no word whats so ever, a quick email to prod them to see if Order has been shipped, got an email 'Order not shipped cuz missing CC details, was your CC Charged??'. I replied 'No it hasnt because both orders haven't been fullfilled'. Next I got this email:

    Date Ordered: Thursday 11 February, 2010
    The comments for your order are: Hi, We have cancelled the order as supply is going to take long time to come back in stock , no payment has been made for the order , kind regards

    Just WOW. Waited 1 1/2 months for them to ship it and now its cancelled. Will NEVER EVER BUY FROM THEM EVER. For those who got theirs, congrats for others, dont bother. Dodgy Company.

    • jmn on 27/03/2010 - 11:02
      +1

      same thing for me, cancelled after i made an enquiry

  • KingLouis on 27/03/2010 - 14:20

    ditto - cancelled after an enquiry on delivery time

    not a good shop

  • Wildthingz on 28/03/2010 - 14:12
    +1

    Same problem here, had my money refunded to me last night.

    Tried contacting these clowns for 2 weeks before I heard a reply that they had sent my game already and that it may have been 'lost in the mail'. They said if it had not arrived by a certain date then I should contact them again and they would send out another copy. Lo and behold the date elapsed so I contacted them multiple times to no avail. Then all of a sudden a full refund is issued back to me.

    Avoid this mob at all costs. One of the worst online stores I've dealt with in recent history.

  • de_st1jlinator on 29/03/2010 - 12:11

    so only one person so far has received it?

  • lyl-Lychee on 29/03/2010 - 21:57

    How can I cancel too?
    Is there an email address I can write too?

  • PreSsieGuY on 30/03/2010 - 00:21

    awww i want my FF13, but at this price
    :(
    maybe ill just keep waiting until i see another FF13 for under 50

  • [Deactivated] on 30/03/2010 - 21:18

    Well, i've just got an email saying mines cancelled (which is ok, i asked for it to be), but i didn't get any corresponding email to say i'd been refunded. Since i've got my Paypal set up through bank account, means i should have - at least, i have with every other cancellation/reversed transaction - got the money back (and an email to say it was back) at the time of cancellation.

    Which makes me wonder what they've done with my ~$50… Is their cancellation some kind of 'two steps' system and it's still coming, but with a lag? Have sent them an email asking what exactly is going on - explaining it's been cancelled, but seemingly not refunded. If i can't get any love there, i'll go through Paypal Disputes - though since that's supposed to be within 45 days of payment, i think i'm just outside that with their delays… Which would be convenient for them… Better not be bloody dodgy.

    • [Deactivated] on 30/03/2010 - 21:52

      Apparently their cancellations and refunds are handled by different groups. Says i should see money back within the day. Fingers crossed - wouldn't normally doubt, but haven't been too impressed with this mob (they ignored an email i sent last week requesting status update).

      • PreSsieGuY on 31/03/2010 - 11:00

        Thanks snp, could you please advise how long they taken to issue a refund.
        thanks :D

        • [Deactivated] on 31/03/2010 - 20:14

          Just got it. So took them a couple of emails to get the cancel, and then two days to get the refund through once the cancel confirmation had gone through.

          Not too bad, really, but was more worried i'd not get the money back on account of their lack of a response to my first email - didn't leave a good taste that.

          • PreSsieGuY on 01/04/2010 - 10:22

            @[Deactivated]: thanks for that, i get an email back pretty quickly. its the lack of communication of whats happening is what gets me.

  • leeroys_dad on 01/04/2010 - 22:28

    does anyone know how postage works with jackofallgames? will they leave it in the letterbox or will i need to goto the post office to sign?

  • trinz on 01/04/2010 - 23:08

    I don't know if I want to continue waiting, seeing as one of the posts said that the next shipment was to arrive on the 28/03, or to just assume there is no chance of receiving them…

  • lyl-Lychee on 02/04/2010 - 01:56

    Guys, I want to cancel too.

    Sorry for being dim, but HOW do I cancel? Email to who? Link?

    Please, someone help.

  • leeroys_dad on 02/04/2010 - 07:06

    i contacted yesterday, this was my response:
    "We apologise but we have a long delay with supplier and can not give you exact eta on the product .
    will update you once we do so …"

    I was told next shipment would be 25/3

  • VlVh on 13/04/2010 - 22:07

    Just wanted to let everyone know that they still have no stock of this and I still havent received my order. Ridiculous, never again…

  • leeroys_dad on 14/04/2010 - 07:04

    yeah, i've canclled my order. massive jerks to be honest

  • PreSsieGuY on 15/04/2010 - 09:03

    i sent an email to them and i got this reply..

    we are still awaiting the arrival from our wholesaler they confirmed it would be end of april as they are having issues ..

    Apologies if you do decide this is inconvenient please email accounts@jackofallgames.co.uk to cancell

    fingers crossed that something arrives, even an email from them saying the same bs theyve been saying

    is anyone still waiting for this :D

    • trinz on 17/04/2010 - 12:52

      I am. But I can be patient, since the prices hasn't gotten that low from other stores to justify canceling.
      And at this stage I'm not really playing on the PS3 much either.

      • spriggy on 18/04/2010 - 20:18

        Or you can just go ebay and grab from there for a few dollars more… typically in the range of around 50-70. If you're patient enough, around the 50-60 region.

        Definitely not from the retail shops as Australia is still a rip off for console games.

        • trinz on 19/04/2010 - 21:54

          I'll give them until the first week of next month. If I haven't received the game, or an email stating that the item is shipped. I'll cancel the order…

  • leeroys_dad on 18/04/2010 - 20:55

    that's right. i got mine from ebay for $60… and i've now sold it for $60 as well

  • lyl-Lychee on 19/04/2010 - 20:01

    Did anyone LOSE money on this one, from the exchange rates?

    GBP27.23 = $48.01 then, they refunded me just today(2 weeks after I asked!!) = $44.10.

    NEVER AGAIN.

  • leeroys_dad on 19/04/2010 - 20:46

    oh damn! that sucks… but you can't really blame them. i dont think they charged my cc though?

    • lyl-Lychee on 19/04/2010 - 21:04
      +2

      YES I CAN. I can blame them for the opportunity cost of missing the limited edn, the weeks of lost launch-time gaming, the fact that they didn't tell me about overselling UNTIL I asked them wtf was going on, and the fact they didn't refund me until I actually pointed it out (despite canceling weeks ago, I had to send a separate email to remind them to actually REFUND). I might as well blame them for the lost $3.91 as well.

      ;)

      • leeroys_dad on 20/04/2010 - 06:20
        +1

        would you blame them if you had extra refunded? :p

        • lyl-Lychee on 20/04/2010 - 09:18

          Not at all. :p

          • leeroys_dad on 20/04/2010 - 21:16

            @lyl-Lychee: i just got refunded myself… lost $7. u win some and u lose some :p

  • monkp on 21/04/2010 - 14:02

    Yeah I've also cancelled the order and request refund just then, I'll buy the collecter's edition from games insteads of waiting endlessly for it to be arrived

  • de_st1jlinator on 29/04/2010 - 02:17

    I cancelled and lost $10 due to exchange. Sent them an email and I simply got a reply "hi, Ref your email we still have delay." The bloody email referred to a delay months ago and indicated new stock came in last month — such useless correspondence.

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