Pre-Order Haze, Play Free For A Week. Weird EB Games Promo
I'm all for pre-order bonuses, but this one is just bizzare. EB Games of Canada is running a promotion that anyone who has pre-ordered Haze (an upcoming FPS for the Playstation 3 by Ubisoft) will be given the option to return the game after one week for a full refund if the game, case and manual are in good condition.
That's right, you're basically renting the game, for a week, for free, with a deposit. With as much as the game has been pushed back, and as lack luster the fan hype has been, it's not really that surprising they would make a maneuver to up sales, but this is just ballsy.
It will be interesting to see how Ubisoft and or Sony responds to this promotion. It's basically saying "You never know, you might like it if you try it". My parents tried that ploy on me with green beans and spinach, and I still hate that stuff.
Note: It's in store credit (Thanks Den Den Boy)
EB Games Canada Haze Promotion
[via Joystiq]
Asterick
Posted to Video Games on 12 March 2008
· Comments (5)
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How odd... GAME UK (formerly EB Games) have had a policy of full refund for any game purchased within 14 days, no hassle (managers discretion applies).
Managers discretion was to prevent excessive returns from an individual, and to ensure games were in saleable quality after return (as new condition).
Hey it worked with men... i tried them and i haven't given them up yet :P
Asterick: it should be noted that they're not getting a cash refund for the game.
They're getting store credit, which makes a little more sense from GameStop's point of view. They still get your money, and they get a used game to sell again.
Sell at brand new prices, those asses. Hopefully they have a decent price, some of ebgames.ca prices are 50-100% more than the ebgames.com prices even though the dollar is on par. Though any sane person would use Amazon.ca instead of ebgames *shudder*
Den Den Boy hit the nail on the head. This really is win-win for GameStop and Ubi. People buy the game, so Ubi gets $ and sales numbers. They return the game, and GameStop gives them credit, and can then sell the game back used for 55+ bucks. When you consider that some people getting credit back will either hold onto it for a while (for something like, say, MGS4), forget about it, or get used games, GameStop really doesn't lose much at all--especially since each disc sold in a GameStop supposedly finds its way back to a GameStop at least two or three times in its life.