The 12 Deals of Christmas!

Why Chris? Why? I thought that PS3 was supposed to have the best deals. You have failed with this deal. Why would anyone pay more for a ditital version than disc version. This is the most terrible deal! Hope that the next ones all all better.

I cant agree more with what people are saying, if Sony (companies in general) want people to embrace the digital content then they need to do some soul searching and stop being so damn greedy. If the Digital download dont offer much better prices for me i rather buy the disc.

You can’t be serious…

wtf kind of ‘deal’ is that? Wake up.

“Starting on 1st December 2012, PlayStation Store will feature 12 incredible deals for you to unwrap.”

It’s day two, I’m still waiting for 2 incredible deals.

3* haha owned myself, confused because god knows why they’re not doing them in days.

http://www.gamestracker.com/battlefield-3-ps3.htm

I got a retail copy of Battlefield 3 for $10 at Best Buy over 2 months ago

Already bought BF3 for less than that off PSN. Weird.

These ‘secret sales’ are dreadful. I’d be far more likely to buy something if I had time to plan & budget my purchase. Instead, any potential good deals here will probably get missed because I forget to check back on them.

It’s like SCEE don’t want my money…

I’m not a person who make any complaint before in here but this extra deal is a bad joke…

Price is a secondary thing in here and the most concern me that someone can name it like “extra christmas deal”.

It’s look like SCEE think that we are stupid or something?(I really don’t want to use any bad words in here).
Please don’t insult my intelligence like that.
Sorry but I feel it on that way.

Overpriced … Next.

We start to get very good deals compared to Xboc Live.

epic fail

man.. there’s a bunch of spoiled little children here.

if you don’t like the deal then ignore it.

it’s basic.

Cheap Sony.. they will never come with a “real” sale . becouse they are low on cash and sony is so greedy and they are trying to make a profit, on the kids!!.. so sony will never give you a decent sale with prises that will compare too steam.. but i know that this is my last Playstation.. next i’m going back 2 pc or maybe try the new xbox.. but get the new ps4 or whatever.. no way!! this is a joke each year the same.. i’m tired of BS.. psn is jsut a $$$ machine and don’t think theyre costumers have value.. be fair and not degrading your costumers intelligence..

the second deal is overpriced as hell u can get it for a lot less if u walk to a store.
sony people if u are doing something like this add some dlc to cushen the blow the money u ask for some stuff are just really silly. supposed to be a SALE no?

Wow Chris! Talk about slapping your loyal customers in the face!!
Haven’t seen a deal this good since you had a sale on resident evil 4 at 3% off, for a total saving of 0.90 cents!!
Bargain!!!

It seem that there is an awful lot of upset people here. I also agree that the pricing is a bit steep. But most digital content on the store is the same. HD movies costing more to rent than SD?? What video store does that?

Anyway bad news travels to 11 times the amount of people than good news which is why there are not many positive comments. ANY damage control would be appreciated, they obviously are reading this but to make no comment is fuelling the fire.

At least admit this is a joke of a deal.

@theStoneSkull

don’t be an idiot. you go pay $10 extra for a game off PSN and then come and tell me about the great DEAL you got.

you missed the point everyone made its not a deal in anyways it was cheaper in the summer sale for one.

if you can grasp the concept of what a deal is meant to be, don’t comment calling us spoiled kids .. its basic

Most shops in UK what sell console games have this new for £20.

This was in sale few months back for less than £20.

Both the deals so far have been cheaper earlyier in the year.

deal nr. 2 – what? I got battlefield 3 few months ago totally new with online pass for 20eur. If that discount was for Premium: i would totally buy it but 40eur just for a digital copy is overpriced. And btw why is Dirt : Showdown going up and down? once it was 30eur or something now it’s over 50….why?

^ maybe Dirt: Showdown is getting “prepared” to be tomorrow’s deal?!!!

Seriously, this is PS Blog, the space we have to voice our opinion, so to all those unhappy about the number of posts moaning about the BF3 “deal” you could just as easily avoid reading these posts, just as you advise others to avoid buying the “deal”…

Sony you need to get serious and stop this abuse of the PS Store. A “deal” should be an actual deal. If unsure what the word means just look it up in a dictionary. A digitally distributed game should be cheaper than the physical copy. And movies should be one price for BOTH SD and HD versions. For every single step in the right direction (cross-buy, PS Plus) Sony you seem to make 2 steps backwards. Get real.

Users, please, for the love of Playstation, every time you see a “deal” like this don’t just ignore it, but also make sure you let Sony know how you feel about it. If they can’t see simple things like these maybe they need us to point them out!

I’d typed a long reply but apparently Sony only accept 1250 characters and can’t be bothered to re-type.

Basic premise.

Steam is cheaper than retail
iTunes is cheaper than retail
XBox is sometimes cheaper, but usually comparable to retail
Sony is almost always 25%-50% dearer than retail
Nintend is 25% dearer than retail on their digital Wii-U stuff

Stop ripping us off Sony. Digital distribution has way higher profit margins than retail. And stop giving us the old story of publishers dictating digital prices. If Steam, iTunes and XBox can do it then why can’t you?

But many people have said this many many times before and you haven’t paid any attention so i suspect my words will be falling on deaf ears once again.

Know this though, your promises of platform exclusives will not be enough to convince me to buy your platform come the next generation. Once bitten, fool on you. We’ve been bitten over and over this generation, more fool us.

Is there any deals coming for PS Vita? Except ps+.

You really don’t get it Chris do you? The vast majority of people don’t see a ‘Battlefield 3 deal’. They see a ‘SCEE Battlefield 3 ripoff’! If you’d any business sense or moral backbone you’d write day 2 off as a poor idea or a mistake and do another day 2 deal. You’ve further damaged SCEE’s reputation and that’s saying a lot. It’s time SCEE actually employed a few gamers.

I just went onto the store and noticed there’s pictures for each deal. Haven’t been on store in a while so never noticed this before. Here is my guess:
deal
#3 looks like a lion so maybe – tokyo jungle
#4 looks like a fighting/running so no idea
#5 – spell book out yet? :S
#6 no idea
#7 a sad person, no idea
#8 some kind of funny ship?
#9 little big planet. karting perhaps?
#10 – swan
#11 – hitman/black ops1
#12 no idea

What you think they are?

If I guessed any of these right how about giving them out for free?

Definitely not a Deal which is a shame as there were some good ones last year – unfortunately i only found out about some of them after they had expired.

this DLC Pricing really needs to be sorted though… ESPECIALLY since the fact that Sonys servers are soooo slow!! with my connection it should take roughly 1hr45mins to download a a full 6GB title however its often alot longer than this (usually double). AND then there is the fact that that it takes another 45mins ++ to install.. Your “Instant Game Collection” Yeah Right! it’d be quicker and cheaper for me to go to the err Shop.

5 dec Tokyo Jungle
7 dec – One Piece
9 dec – Sleeping Dogs
11 dec – MOH:W
13 dec – NBA2K13
15 dec- Most Wanted 2
17 dec- LBP Karting
19 dec- Unfinished Swan
21 dec- ???
23 dec- Far Cry 3

PS3 site forum team

#3 Tokyo Jungle, i dont think it’s Okami
#4 One Piece Pirate Warriors
#5 A cube, hope it’s not Cubixx HD…
#6 Medal of Honor Warfighter
#7 Looks like a sort of person, Testament of Sherlock Holmes?
#8 A car? Need for Speed Hot Pursuit or Most Wanted?
#9 Little Big Planet Karting
#10 Unfinished Swan
#11 Hitman Absolution
#12 Farcry 3

My guess:

3 Tokyo Jungle
4 ???
5 Transformers Fall of Cybertron
6 Medal of Honor Warfighter
7 ????
8 Need for Speed Most Wanted
9 Little Big Planet Karting
10 Unfinished Swan
11 Hitman Absolution
12 Farcry 3

That just looks like the most uninspiring sale in history. No wonder they wanted to keep is a secret. Can’t wait to see what price they stick on Farcry 3.

#5 A cube, hope it’s not Cubixx HD… NO!
5 Transformers Fall of Cybertron NO!
#7 Looks like a sort of person, Testament of Sherlock Holmes? NO!

this is true
5 dec Tokyo Jungle
7 dec – One Piece
9 dec – Sleeping Dogs
11 dec – MOH:W
13 dec – NBA2K13
15 dec- Most Wanted 2
17 dec- LBP Karting
19 dec- Unfinished Swan
21 dec- ???
23 dec- Far Cry 3

Wow nice catches. Doesn’t seem like there will be anything for me down the line. Too bad, I hope the prices are ok for those who are interested.

#3 Tokyo Jungle (not sure, definitely a lion though)
#4 One Piece Pirate Warriors
#5 Sleeping Dogs
#6 MOH: Warfighter
#7 NBA2K13
#8 Most Wanted 2 (not sure, generic car so could be any race game)
#9 LBP Karting
#10 Unfinished Swan
#11 Hitman Absolution
#12 Far Cry 3

It’s going to suck, notice the shape of the presents?

1 – Plus offer
2 – BF3
3 – Tokyo Jungle
4 – When Priates Attack?
5 – Bundle offer or not???
6 – MOH-Warfighter (another EA game) -_-
7 – Sleeping Dogs?
8 – Need for Speed Most Wanted (EA again!)
9 – LBP Karting
10 – The Unfinished Swan
11 – Hitman
12 – Far Cry 3

Notice the shapes give it hints?

4 – When Vikings Attack not pirates.

http://www.digumzstore.com/shoppingcart/product_images/f/957/One_Piece_Kaizoku_Musou_Pirate_Warriors__02876_zoom.jpg
4.Is One Piece

lets hope the fantasy price settings is down untill absolution and far cry 3 hits the deal of christmas..;)

where do you find the deals section actually????
cant find my way in the ‘new’ store

5 dec Tokyo Jungle
7 dec – One Piece
9 dec – Sleeping Dogs
11 dec – MOH:W
13 dec – NBA2K13
15 dec- Most Wanted 2
17 dec- LBP Karting
19 dec- Unfinished Swan
21 dec- ???(Hitman)
23 dec- Far Cry 3

We don’t have 1 game because in Polish PSS Hitman doesn’t exist(empty window)

If MOH:WF turns out to be more than £10 it’s not worth it, and judging from BF3′s price, EA’s “sale” price will probably be just as bad if not worse.. looks like this sale’s over before it’s even begun.

SCEA is a LOT more realistic when it comes to sales.

If it started on the 1st of december why was it posted on the third???

I haven’t checked the store but judging by the guesses i’m sure they’re correct.

I can’t see any of the full PS3 title deals being worth it. They will obviously lower the price of the store prices which would make it seem like a good deal but the prices are too dear in the first place to justify a purchase.

Tokyo Jungle & Unfinished Swan will be the only decent deals that I can see happening imo.

I haven’t checked thoroughly but a quick search online retail for the following prices: One Piece £24.95 Sleeping Dogs £14.99 MOH:W £19.95 NBA2K13 £19.85 Most Wanted 2 £27.99 LBP Karting £24.95 Hitman £24.99 Far Cry 3 £29.99 (Lost Expeditions Edition). If the store discounts aren’t marginally better than that, then there’s no point.

Why is so many people saying Far Cry 3 is the final deal? The game has just released. Surely they wont do a deal for it that quick. Perhaps you all mean Far Cry 2?

@MURUNDI
today is the 4th. Should mean where is the third and forth deal. My store is showing only two

next deal is the 5th. 1st,3rd,5th,7th,9th…..etc

Anyone else checked these deals on the PS Store? The ten veiled ones are silhouettes of whatever the offer is on.
I think deal #3 is probably Tokyo Jungle if that’s right.
Cant get most of them but I think the following too…
#8 Forza
#9 LittleBigPlanet Karting
#10 the Unfinished Swan
#12 Farcry 3

@hsf93 see above for other guesses,hope your right about forza though lol.

Tokyo Jungle says from £4.67 for plus members, seems like a good deal, not actually updated the price from £9.99 when you select it yet though

@hsf93

lol Forza is on the lesser console, it’s what you’d find each time Gran Turismo goes to take a dump

£5.19 for non plus members now live, still no plus discount though, might pick this up when it does discount

Я думую это както скучно а скидки есть всегда только они не обьявляются вот и всё.