@God_of_Nowt Could very well be the case, yes. I don't really think it will matter too much as many of the biggest chains took way too many pre-orders resulting in backorders not expected to be fulfilled until may-june-july. Not sure there were all that many units set aside for in-store purchases anyway.
@thefourfoldroot No, it was a request from Sony to retailers not to sell PS5 in stores, with wording strongly suggesting that retailers who violate this will suffer from a worsened relationship with the manufacturer going forward (according to the original article, anyway).
Edit: Stores in Norway are open as normal and no COVID restrictions have been placed on retailers (only customers, who as of Thursday 12pm must wear masks when in stores in Oslo)
Announce or release on N7 day or STFU, EA
Seriously, though, I would prefer to get full confirmation that this is indeed real and not a continuing isolation triggered fever dream of mine.
As for release date? Take your time; I'd prefer to play it on PS5 and thanks to Sony thinking 20k units are more than enough for the entire Scandinavian region I won't be getting my pre-ordered console until some time in May/June (current estimate)
I may confuse this with another NFS game (it's mildly challenging keeping all of these apart), but didn't this one have an insanely overeager rubberbanding AI? One of these that I played on the X360 was almost broken due to the rubberbanding... it was one that didn't have an open/connective world, but you selected races from a map only, and there were two ladders, cops and racers. Was that this one?
Well, considering I paid $79,37 (£62.90/€70,24) for Ghost of Tsushima (digital deluxe, ed, though) just minutes ago, certainly. New games in Norway have been around $70 for quite a while, so I'll happily pay that for a game at launch. However, it has become a rare occurrence for me to buy a game at launch/pre-order, as it's quite a steep price, and as a result I usually wait for sales
With the new price hike, I assume games will trend toward $80 at launch in Norway, with "special editions" going closer to $90. I'll pay that at launch if I think the game is worth it and I really, REALLY want to play it as soon as possible, but I expect waiting for sales will be even more common in the future
Will pre-order the digital deluxe. Bit miffed that I can't get the Collector's Edition in Norway, would really have loved that mask. But, OK, I'll settle for the digital ed (sigh)
Cyberpunk got a lot of vinegar, for some reason, but I'm still excited for it so that was an easy vote. Watch Dogs Legion intrigued me as well and the gameplay footage worked for me. The Ghostwire trailer REALLY spoke to me, but absent any gameplay I really couldn't bring myself to vote for it. Instead I went for FF7 Remake. Never played a FF game in my life, but that WILL change when FF7 Remake gets released
Here's a thing, though... I'm a PS+ subscriber; I live in Norway.
They have my email address and they have my phone number.
Do I have any extra goodies coming to me that I don't know about? Well, I don't know, do I? They never told me about these things!
The fact that the headline is "PS Plus Is Offering More and You May Not Realise It" tells me that bonuses offered to subscribers that those same subscribers can only access by doing Sherlock Holmes level investigations are not really bonuses they want their customers to enjoy, are they?
Just saying.
If a service I'm paying for is offering awesome benefits without telling me about it, then that's kinda poopy.
"You're not happy? Well, we gave you this awesome new car we never told you about, but still you're whining about fewer games on the service... and in the meantime, your shiny new car is rusting away".
(Note: I specified that I lived in Norway to make a point that maybe I never got those emails or, just maybe, I never got any of those hidden benefits because I don't live in the US, UK or Japan... Maybe I will get an email telling me I've got extra benefits one of these days)
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Re: Rumour: Sony Bans In-Store PS5 Sales in Norway Due to Coronavirus Concerns
@God_of_Nowt Could very well be the case, yes. I don't really think it will matter too much as many of the biggest chains took way too many pre-orders resulting in backorders not expected to be fulfilled until may-june-july. Not sure there were all that many units set aside for in-store purchases anyway.
Re: Rumour: Sony Bans In-Store PS5 Sales in Norway Due to Coronavirus Concerns
@ShaiHulud Don't think Norway was singled out, only that the Norwegian gaming site was the first to report on this.
Re: Rumour: Sony Bans In-Store PS5 Sales in Norway Due to Coronavirus Concerns
@thefourfoldroot No, it was a request from Sony to retailers not to sell PS5 in stores, with wording strongly suggesting that retailers who violate this will suffer from a worsened relationship with the manufacturer going forward (according to the original article, anyway).
Edit: Stores in Norway are open as normal and no COVID restrictions have been placed on retailers (only customers, who as of Thursday 12pm must wear masks when in stores in Oslo)
Re: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Gets Korean Age Rating
Announce or release on N7 day or STFU, EA
Seriously, though, I would prefer to get full confirmation that this is indeed real and not a continuing isolation triggered fever dream of mine.
As for release date? Take your time; I'd prefer to play it on PS5 and thanks to Sony thinking 20k units are more than enough for the entire Scandinavian region I won't be getting my pre-ordered console until some time in May/June (current estimate)
Re: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Has Release Date and Screenshots Leaked
I may confuse this with another NFS game (it's mildly challenging keeping all of these apart), but didn't this one have an insanely overeager rubberbanding AI? One of these that I played on the X360 was almost broken due to the rubberbanding... it was one that didn't have an open/connective world, but you selected races from a map only, and there were two ladders, cops and racers.
Was that this one?
Re: Poll: Would You Pay $70 for a Brand New PS5 Game?
Well, considering I paid $79,37 (£62.90/€70,24) for Ghost of Tsushima (digital deluxe, ed, though) just minutes ago, certainly.
New games in Norway have been around $70 for quite a while, so I'll happily pay that for a game at launch. However, it has become a rare occurrence for me to buy a game at launch/pre-order, as it's quite a steep price, and as a result I usually wait for sales
With the new price hike, I assume games will trend toward $80 at launch in Norway, with "special editions" going closer to $90. I'll pay that at launch if I think the game is worth it and I really, REALLY want to play it as soon as possible, but I expect waiting for sales will be even more common in the future
Re: Horizon Forbidden West Brings Post-Apocalyptic Wonder to PS5
Did anyone else spot Lance Reddick or was I just imagining things?
Re: Talking Point: Will You Be Buying Ghost of Tsushima?
Will pre-order the digital deluxe. Bit miffed that I can't get the Collector's Edition in Norway, would really have loved that mask. But, OK, I'll settle for the digital ed (sigh)
Re: Poll: What Was the Best PS4 Game of E3 2019?
Cyberpunk got a lot of vinegar, for some reason, but I'm still excited for it so that was an easy vote. Watch Dogs Legion intrigued me as well and the gameplay footage worked for me.
The Ghostwire trailer REALLY spoke to me, but absent any gameplay I really couldn't bring myself to vote for it.
Instead I went for FF7 Remake. Never played a FF game in my life, but that WILL change when FF7 Remake gets released
Re: PS Plus Is Offering More and You May Not Realise It
Here's a thing, though... I'm a PS+ subscriber; I live in Norway.
They have my email address and they have my phone number.
Do I have any extra goodies coming to me that I don't know about? Well, I don't know, do I? They never told me about these things!
The fact that the headline is "PS Plus Is Offering More and You May Not Realise It" tells me that bonuses offered to subscribers that those same subscribers can only access by doing Sherlock Holmes level investigations are not really bonuses they want their customers to enjoy, are they?
Just saying.
If a service I'm paying for is offering awesome benefits without telling me about it, then that's kinda poopy.
"You're not happy? Well, we gave you this awesome new car we never told you about, but still you're whining about fewer games on the service... and in the meantime, your shiny new car is rusting away".
(Note: I specified that I lived in Norway to make a point that maybe I never got those emails or, just maybe, I never got any of those hidden benefits because I don't live in the US, UK or Japan... Maybe I will get an email telling me I've got extra benefits one of these days)