New episode at PATV! - "Mailbag #3"

http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/mailbag-3

This week, we suddenly realize that we haven't done a mailbag episode in AGES.


Come discuss the topic with us at our brand new site!
http://extra-credits.net/episodes/mailbag_3/#discuss


Download the outro music here!
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02340/

Category:

Gaming

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• daniel
• floyd
• james
• portnow
• allison
• theus
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• video
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• mailbag

[GBeansauce]

It honestly surprises me how many Aussies dont know about Ozgameshop (website). Seriously, I got Skyrim for $45 on pre-order when Steam was asking $90 and EB $100.

Honestly, its ridiculous what were asked to pay, and the only way we can change that is to abandon retail until they do.

[pklovestormomega]

It just blows my mind to think that people HAVENT seen Sequilitis.

[19Szabolcs91]

Region locking is BULLSHIT. I wouldn't even mind paying a higher price, but when they just simply don't release a game in every region, that's stupid and not beneficial to anyone.

Also wow, Australian prices are mindblowing.

[LegacyCrono]

Haha $90? Aussies have it easy. On Brazil launches are $125.

[therealfavs]

@pklovestormomega How did you come across it?

[DanThePropMan]

@DanThePropMan To clarify, I'm sure this Canada/US price inequality applied to lots of goods. I'm a much more avid reader than I am a gamer, so that's just where I saw it most starkly.

[DanThePropMan]

Re: Aussie game prices, we saw a similar thing in Canada with books. For a long time from the '80s into the early '00s, the Canadian dollar was way weaker than the American, so for a long time you saw two prices on books to compensate. Then our dollar got way stronger in a fairly short period of time, and now it's so close to parity as to make no difference, but it took a while before book prices were adjusted to reflect this.

But jeez, EVENTUALLY they were. You guys are just getting gouged.

[snakepit000]

@NikoBelic4 They're all out of school.

[Snakebite105]

@pklovestormomega Wait what? Everyones seen Sequilitis anyone who hasn't is lieing.

[DarkGhost89]

"Why do we have region locking?" 

"So we can keep screwing with Australia!"

Poor Australia.

[OroCrimson]

Wow I was shocked.

I started watching Sequelitis when it came out and I didn't know it was going to be a series.

So it's nice to see that way later you guys recommend it :3

I played DFO cause of you guys

[shinigamideathgirl]

@GBeansauce

Why are the prices so cheap. As a Australian I'm used to being screwed over with game prices. This seems too good to be true. Will now buy more games! Yay!!!