World Wide Purchasing & Distribution

[Spi]

Hello, my question is simple, where can I find it? It's not on amazon.com or UBI.com. Should I wait or pre-order it on an european website?
Thanks

[Codex]

It would appear (at this time) the collectors edition is only available to the European region.

[louisv]

In Canada, I can't find the Collector's edition but the download is $49.95, and right now the American, Australian and Canadian dollars are within 2% of each other, so why $89.95 in Autralia ?

[drewpee]

Originally Posted by louisv

In Canada, I can't find the Collector's edition but the download is $49.95, and right now the American, Australian and Canadian dollars are within 2% of each other, so why $89.95 in Autralia ?

Anwer=Greed.
I think because we Aussies were used to paying more for imports. We had to pay for the low Aussie dollar (Aussie dollar was around $0.57 to the USD) shipping and import taxes. With a download only tax should apply. The only way to change things is to let companies know we're not stupid and to treat us so is an insult. I thinks its one reason pirating is such a problem, most will pay what they think something is worth. Rip them off and pirating starts to look like a good way to get even.
PS. I don't condone pirating or ripping people off just because they can.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by drewpee

Anwer=Greed.
I think because we Aussies were used to paying more for imports. We had to pay for the low Aussie dollar (Aussie dollar was around $0.57 to the USD) shipping and import taxes. With a download only tax should apply. The only way to change things is to let companies know we're not stupid and to treat us so is an insult. I thinks its one reason pirating is such a problem, most will pay what they think something is worth. Rip them off and pirating starts to look like a good way to get even.
PS. I don't condone pirating or ripping people off just because they can.

Its not just the high price that encourages pirating.

Titles which are "download only" seem to often generate a "... well if I can't get a DVD and have to download it anyway, then I may as well just wait for the cracked version " attitude.

[Skoshi Tiger]

If it's download only is their any reason why us Aussies can't buy the download version from the US or are there restrictions?

Cheers!

[Wolf_Rider]

electronic tagging by way of email and card account, plus more than likely each download will have some form of watermark/ prevention of secondhand sales by onselling the DVD, is about the only reasons I can see. Accuracy? who knows?