Betting on the release date

[Elwin]

40 Euro LOL in my country preorder was 20Euro. but My currency is 4 times weaker than euro. So in fact its twice as much expensive if we compare payments.

[2late]

please tell me there will be a steam version

[Divebomb]

yeah, 40 euros is a little crazy. I was hoping for 30.

[Tibster]

Pre ordered GG.

[Zhuangzi]

One of the great things about Gamersgate for us Australians is that we pay in US dollars, so $40 US is $44 Aus currently, which is half what the game would cost at retail here in Australia.

[Kings Bounty Hunter]

You can pre-order Dragon Age:Origins for the same price on Amazon. That's just being greedy.

Until the game devs and publishers (whoever makes the final agreement on pricing) agree to sell games for the same price as a CD i.e. £12.99 piracy will keep winning.

[Mandea]

at that price no wonder there is piracy. bad move 1c, bad move.

[Elwin]

I would wait a little .. maybe other sites have it cheaper. I am also shocked i suspected 30E. But i will have it anyway

[Metroplex]

Originally Posted by Zhuangzi

One of the great things about Gamersgate for us Australians is that we pay in US dollars, so $40 US is $44 Aus currently, which is half what the game would cost at retail here in Australia.

So KB:AP will be available at retail shops (the bricks and mortar ones) OR are you referring to sites like cdwow, mighty ape, etc. that ship to Australia?
I am concerned about the fact that maybe the game is going to be only available as a DL through sites like GG, Steam, etc. and not released on physical DVD and manual, the reason being, recent 1C releases like A farewell to dragons and Planet Alcatraz cannot be found in their physical form, only as DLs on these aforementioned sites. Searching the net to find where to buy them only leads to these sites.
I'd rather prefer the game come on DVD and manual, as I don't have broadband and would rather have a physical form of this game.

[Zhuangzi]

Originally Posted by Metroplex

So KB:AP will be available at retail shops (the bricks and mortar ones) OR are you referring to sites like cdwow, mighty ape, etc. that ship to Australia?
I am concerned about the fact that maybe the game is going to be only available as a DL through sites like GG, Steam, etc. and not released on physical DVD and manual, the reason being, recent 1C releases like A farewell to dragons and Planet Alcatraz cannot be found in their physical form, only as DLs on these aforementioned sites. Searching the net to find where to buy them only leads to these sites.
I'd rather prefer the game come on DVD and manual, as I don't have broadband and would rather have a physical form of this game.

No, I doubt we'll see it in chain stores like EB and Game here in Australia. You would have a better chance in Sydney than I do in Perth, but I've never seen a boxed copy of KB:TL for sale here at all and I expect AP will be the same. I have finally bitten the bullet and ordered a boxed copy of KB:TL (from ebay for $20) but the Gamersgate version of AP will be available much earlier than from any physical vendor (e.g. Gameplanet) So I will buy the d/l version now and a boxed copy a year from now when the price comes down. But yes, you do need broadband to download these games!

I feel sorry for those of you who have to pay in euros. 40 euros for a d/l game, which is more of an expansion than a sequel, is not a good deal. I would have thought AP would have been cheaper than a full game. It's okay for me, as $40 US is okay due to the exchange rate, but 40 euros would be worse for sure.