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    When can I expect a price drop for Black Ops?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Mitlov, Oct 26, 2011.

  1. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    Black Ops is eleven months old. Trailers for Modern Warfare 3 are already online. Yet Black Ops is still $59.99 on Steam, not counting another $14.99 for Rezurrection. I've never seen a shooter hold value like that. I mean, Bad Company 2 is $19.99.

    I kind of want to play Black Ops, particularly for the zombies, but $75 is pretty damned hard to swallow. I had thought it'd be at $35 or less within three to six months. Is this game EVER going to be discounted?
     
    Mitlov, Oct 26, 2011
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    you can get it a little cheaper on amazon. still activates on steam.
     
    masterchef341, Oct 26, 2011
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  3. Steven

    Steven God Amongst Mere Mortals

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    When the online community dims down.
     
    Steven, Oct 26, 2011
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  4. moviemarketing

    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    probably just before the release date of MW3
     
    moviemarketing, Oct 26, 2011
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  5. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Greedy gremlins. D;
    CoD4: Modern Warfare actually had a price bump upwards after the "success" MW2 had on consoles.
     
    DEagleson, Oct 27, 2011
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  6. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    CoD games are notorious for staying at full retail price for a very long time.
     
    Mastershroom, Oct 27, 2011
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    jerg Have fun. Stay alive.

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    Not for a while, because Activision.
     
    jerg, Oct 27, 2011
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    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    c4sc4, Oct 27, 2011
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  9. Mitlov

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    Gotcha, I was not aware of that. Thank you.
     
    Mitlov, Oct 27, 2011
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    Alex Super Moderator

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    I have deleted a few posts
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    Thanks
     
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  11. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    Many thanks Alex.
     
    Mitlov, Oct 28, 2011
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    jb1007 Full Customization

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    Is there a way to transfer your game to someone else as a gift on steam or is that against their rules?
     
    jb1007, Oct 28, 2011
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    MotionPictures Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, if you buy the game through Steam as gift. Retail won't work.

    As for the price drop for Black Ops, I'm thinking around summer of 2012. It took about that time for MW2 price drop from $60 to $30.
     
    MotionPictures, Oct 28, 2011
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  14. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

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    I appreciate the thought, but under Steam's system, if you've ever played it yourself, you can't pass it on to anyone else:

    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6748-ETSG-5417
     
    Mitlov, Oct 28, 2011
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  15. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

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    Pretty much this. Don't get your hopes up for quite some time. Even in a ridiculously low price Steam Sale Extravaganza, all COD games remain at a very high price.
     
    ettornio, Oct 29, 2011
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  16. tetutato

    tetutato NBR Troll

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    Yup. CoD is the only game that I don't expect to have a price drop even after 2 years of release -_-
     
    tetutato, Oct 29, 2011
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