$2 cheaper than the $49 deals at Big W/JB Hifi at the moment, and with free delivery too. Pity there doesn't seem to be any new generation specific optimisations for PS5/Xbox Series X beyond the automatic quality boosts (yet to be tested) from backwards compatibility.
PS4 link: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08B8LW8SV
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Not 100% but maybe it might be bundled into EA Play Gamepass?
Limited marketing, not a lot of hype, doesn't look like it's doing anything new. My guess is they expect it to undersell.
Full price for it is 60 bucks, it's a "budget" release.
Iirc they said it wont have a ton of content like a regular $60 title hence the price cut.
Edit: https://www.techradar.com/news/this-is-why-star-wars-squadro…
"Content" may have been wrong choice of words but the scale of the game is smaller than a full priced game.
Single player is smaller and not a focus. More multiplayer so it is priced accordingly.
If you, like me, are into digital and or stuck with a SAD until next gen (turns out I got an order for both an S and X from EB after spamming every single thing I could that day), if you buy it on the MS store you get 4000 rewards points (just shy of $5) back. Further if you have EA Access it's only $54.
Amazon is still obviously the best deal, but there you go.
What is a SAD?
Xbox One S All-Digital Edition.
Xbone SAD :'(
Xbox One S All Digital Edition
shouldn't it be XOSADE
@bongo007: Nah mate, I had a girlfriend in high school called Sade, total nutter, I don't majorly wanna give her a kiss and hug.
Sucks that you need a VPN for it, I had the same sitch with a Tony Hawk preorder but I got it going via Opera on my phone in the end. Saved a good 20 and change on that launch day purchase too.
It's amazing how few people are aware of the code deals out there when they say don't buy digital only. Watch Dogs 3, the cheapest I found the other day was around 75 though :'(
I did the same for Tony hawk!
@JuryWheel: God, how good is that remake? I adore it.
Even if I had a disc console I would have got it digital though as Tony Hawk is one of those games I just can always play, and I'm parking my current Xbox at the missus' place when the Series ones come out so two copies for the price of one is fine with me. Plus we can play it online together… if and when they ever actually add custom lobbies and whatnot.
sorry for replying to an old thread, but do you have any recommendations for where to look out for these code deals? I normally wait until the physical copies show up for under $40 at EB etc.
Do I need to set my VPN to the US to get this deal?
Only when activating the code. It's easy peasy (you can use Hola extension even)
That's a good deal.. i mean i dont like EA and im sure the game will be a lootbox-filled pile of utter bantha wank, but no doubt this is a good deal for ppl wanting to buy it outright
the game is confirmed to have no microtransactions of any kind
yeah battlefront 2 was in the same situation
what'll happen is it'll come out and get reviews and 2 weeks later lootboxes will be introduced just like every other EA game.
I mean are u actually taking them at their word, for real? cos LOL…
Yeh and battlefront did so well… I'm sure EA wants to repeat the same success that game had….
@scud70: i guess you're right
Ea has definitely never not learnt from their lessons before, it's not as though Battlefront 1 had major issues, and ppl complained, and EA promised to fix them.
And then Battlefront 2 came out, sneakily introduced 20 million microtransactions after the fact, and then ppl complained, and then they said "sorry, we promise to do better".
btw remember "surprise mechanics"
oh and yeah EA has definitely never exhibited and crushed M$ before, it's nto like they crushed Volition under Dead Space 3, or the other 100 studious they crushed cos they wouldnt give enough microtranactions.
I know im gonna get downvoted to oblivion, but, really, ppl here sticking up for EA? Wow..
I mean they kept their word with Jedi Fallen order. Afaik EA is on a short leash with Disney after Battlefront 2 so I semi believe them.
Because they actually removed lootboxes from Battlefront 2?
I recall bantha fodder from some villain in the original trilogy but utter bantha wank works well too.
If you have the Epic Games Store on PC, you can add Rocket League to your account (free of charge) and you'll get a $15 voucher to use. That's how I got this game preordered for $35.
Funny, I tried that. The vouchers terms state it won't work on pre-orders.
does that mean OP is lying? hmmm
You can use the voucher to purchase after the release date but not preorder
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Everything about this game looks fantastic. HOTAS support on consoles is confirmed too.
What HOTAS sticks can you use with PS4 and XBone? Is there one that will also work on PC? I'm interested as HOTAS would make PSVR interesting with this title.
I gotta text message at midnight saying it was in my letterbox. Weird Science
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Why so cheap? i.e. less than regular new games