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All 3 BioShocks for $12
« on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 00:18:18 »
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Re: All 3 BioShocks for $12
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 00:47:01 »
Note: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.

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Re: All 3 BioShocks for $12
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 01:26:42 »
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 26 March 2014, 00:47:01
Note: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.

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Not sure if you can still do it nowadays, but non-US folks would usually enter some random US billing address in order to purchase game keys.  However, I dunno if Bioshock keys are region-specific or not.
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Re: All 3 BioShocks for $12
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 01:37:13 »
Found this reddit post from a few months ago.  Bioshock Infinite purchase worked for someone in Australia. :)

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1oqlkn/amazon_digital_bioshock_infinite_pc_999/ccusrtd
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Re: All 3 BioShocks for $12
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 04:38:39 »
Quote from: naasfu on Wed, 26 March 2014, 01:37:13
Found this reddit post from a few months ago.  Bioshock Infinite purchase worked for someone in Australia. :)

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1oqlkn/amazon_digital_bioshock_infinite_pc_999/ccusrtd


I have an acquaintance who tried to buy something on Steam from the Ukraine store - the game was considerably cheaper, like about 1/10 the price in Australia.

The purchase went through, he downloaded it, but when he tried to run it, it was region locked and would not start on his otherwise Australian Windows/Steam/everything else.

He argued and eventually got a refund.

Really I CBF at the moment, lack of time and money doesn't help, and lack of a useable games rig is another contributing negative factor.

Maybe this kind of special offer should say "US only" in the title?
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Re: All 3 BioShocks for $12
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 26 March 2014, 06:06:15 »
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 26 March 2014, 04:38:39
Quote from: naasfu on Wed, 26 March 2014, 01:37:13
Found this reddit post from a few months ago.  Bioshock Infinite purchase worked for someone in Australia. :)

http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1oqlkn/amazon_digital_bioshock_infinite_pc_999/ccusrtd


I have an acquaintance who tried to buy something on Steam from the Ukraine store - the game was considerably cheaper, like about 1/10 the price in Australia.

The purchase went through, he downloaded it, but when he tried to run it, it was region locked and would not start on his otherwise Australian Windows/Steam/everything else.

He argued and eventually got a refund.

Really I CBF at the moment, lack of time and money doesn't help, and lack of a useable games rig is another contributing negative factor.

Maybe this kind of special offer should say "US only" in the title?
The price difference is a mix between the lower price in Eastern Europe and mega prices in Aus. The region lock came in because of a huge amount of people buying games in Russia or via VPN for alot cheaper (Steam prices are lower due to a general lower income [I think] which is why free games like Dota 2 have huge Russian interest at the moment)

But because there isn't such a huge gap between Aus and US prices they probably wont impliment a region lock, no guarantee but IMHO you should be fine.

I play battlefield in Russian because its a boat load cheaper :D And guns look the same in Russian as English.
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