[Amazon.ca] Resident Evil Village PS5 Pre-Order - $77.07 (retail $79.99)

Feb 8th, 2021 2:57 pm

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JoJoCan [OP]: Deal Addict; Jul 14, 2018; 3586 posts; 5613 upvotes; Kitchener

Feb 8th, 2021 2:57 pm

[Amazon.ca] Resident Evil Village PS5 Pre-Order - $77.07 (retail $79.99)

Deal Link:: https://www.amazon.ca/Resident-Evil-Vil ... B08VJQCN6Z
Price:: $77.07
Retailer:: Amazon.ca

A few dollars off retail, qualifies for Pre-order Price Guarantee! Order now and if the Amazon.ca price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price. Here's how (restrictions apply)

https://www.amazon.ca/Resident-Evil-Vil ... B08VJQCN6Z

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Feb 8th, 2021 3:02 pm

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MandomRix: Sr. Member; Apr 18, 2008; 565 posts; 1032 upvotes; BC

Feb 8th, 2021 3:02 pm

Amazon is great if you don't want your game before release day.

+10

Feb 8th, 2021 3:22 pm

#3

digitalpixies: Jr. Member; Nov 24, 2013; 166 posts; 97 upvotes; Burnaby

Feb 8th, 2021 3:22 pm

MandomRix wrote: ↑ Amazon is great if you don't want your game before release day.

Agreed. I try to support smaller biz if possible, grabbing from bestbuy or GameSpot being the underdogs although both have let me down in the past

Feb 8th, 2021 3:24 pm

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umadbrah: Deal Addict; Nov 27, 2011; 2289 posts; 914 upvotes; EDMONTON

Feb 8th, 2021 3:24 pm

never preorder games before the reviews are out lmao

teksavvy sucks

+3

Feb 8th, 2021 3:37 pm

#5

mrkdwd: Member; Oct 30, 2012; 331 posts; 660 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 3:37 pm

umadbrah wrote: ↑ never preorder games before the reviews are out lmao

Why? I always do and just cancel the order if the game has terrible reviews.

Excellent way of locking in the best price on release usually.

+3

Feb 8th, 2021 4:02 pm

#6

dbdudley: Deal Addict; May 14, 2008; 2734 posts; 888 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 4:02 pm

umadbrah wrote: ↑ never preorder games before the reviews are out lmao

Whatever are you talking about?

+15

Feb 8th, 2021 4:14 pm

#7

quantized light: Member; Feb 28, 2006; 278 posts; 246 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 4:14 pm

What's the point of preordering in today's world that has digital downloads? And for a measly discount.

It only makes sense if you absolutely must own a physical copy on day one, or you can get a substantial discount.

+2

Feb 8th, 2021 4:34 pm

#8

dyalect: Deal Addict; Feb 22, 2009; 2343 posts; 2162 upvotes; Whitby

Feb 8th, 2021 4:34 pm

Go digital. No tax. (for now)

+1

Feb 8th, 2021 4:42 pm

#9

XFactor11: Deal Fanatic; Feb 11, 2007; 9000 posts; 3302 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 4:42 pm

You can sell, lend or trade it afterwards if you don't want to keep it.
With Digital downloads it will take hours before you can start a game due to having to download 60-120+ GB of data for most high production value games.
Installing from a disc is much faster. Games like Black Ops Cold War take up 200 GB of space.

Even with two PS5s, both of my systems are full and I use a 1TB SSD external SSD to install last gen PS4 games between them.

The Amazon pre-order will likely come late and it does not seem to have the pre-order bonuses that other places offer.

quantized light wrote: ↑ What's the point of preordering in today's world that has digital downloads? And for a measly discount.

It only makes sense if you absolutely must own a physical copy on day one, or you can get a substantial discount.

Last edited by XFactor11 on Feb 8th, 2021 4:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Feb 8th, 2021 4:49 pm

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Sojoph: Member; Jul 3, 2015; 266 posts; 664 upvotes; Etobicoke, ON

Feb 8th, 2021 4:49 pm

quantized light wrote: ↑ What's the point of preordering in today's world that has digital downloads? And for a measly discount.

It only makes sense if you absolutely must own a physical copy on day one, or you can get a substantial discount.

For me personally, I have a few reasons why I pre-order games.

But the most "RFD-relevant" reason that could apply to others, though, would be for Amazon's pre-order price guarantee. I have a few examples from over the years, but one that quickly comes to mind is Xenoblade Chronicles X. I had it pre-ordered on Amazon for something like $55-60 (during an E3 promo).

Randomly one day, Amazon price matched some price error from a retailer and I saw it in my order details for $15-ish.

The price shot back up to the correct price at some point because when I went to look at the game's product page, it was showing the regular retail price. But by then, my pre-order already had the "price guarantee" happen for it.

When the game's release date eventually came, I did get the game for the $15-ish plus tax.

Ever since then, I pre-order from Amazon the games I am interested in getting just in case. And ever since then, I have randomly gotten some games priced lower than their launch price due to Amazon's price guarantee.

Feb 8th, 2021 5:56 pm

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quantized light: Member; Feb 28, 2006; 278 posts; 246 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 5:56 pm

XFactor11 wrote: ↑ You can sell, lend or trade it afterwards if you don't want to keep it.
With Digital downloads it will take hours before you can start a game due to having to download 60-120+ GB of data for most high production value games.
Installing from a disc is much faster. Games like Black Ops Cold War take up 200 GB of space.

Even with two PS5s, both of my systems are full and I use a 1TB SSD external SSD to install last gen PS4 games between them.

The Amazon pre-order will likely come late and it does not seem to have the pre-order bonuses that other places offer.

I like physical copies too, and I still buy them, but I have patience, I don't have to absolutely get it on day one. And for most games you can still get a physical copy within the first couple of weeks at MSRP. And for the must-get-on-day-one and don't mind digital, there's that. I understand preordering for products that are supply-constrained where you have no other option to get it if it runs out, but games rarely falls into that category.

It's your choice obviously, I'm not gonna judge.

Feb 8th, 2021 6:43 pm

#12

User381785: Deal Addict; Apr 28, 2017; 1552 posts; 1962 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 6:43 pm

Funny that this is getting downvoted for not a good price, yet this site goes ballistic for regular priced Nintendo games

+2

Feb 8th, 2021 6:52 pm

#13

boonjaca: Deal Addict; Nov 15, 2005; 3966 posts; 1161 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 6:52 pm

This game looks fantastic but keep in mind that this is first person only, they did away with the 3rd person view (for now). For that reason only, I will not buy it.

Feb 8th, 2021 7:00 pm

#14

ReaperEXE: Sr. Member; Nov 26, 2013; 747 posts; 652 upvotes; Winnipeg

Feb 8th, 2021 7:00 pm

If pre-order price guarantee is a deal then RFD must be going on a drought for gaming deals.

Feb 8th, 2021 7:09 pm

#15

Said212: Deal Fanatic; Mar 19, 2010; 6344 posts; 4549 upvotes; Ottawa

Feb 8th, 2021 7:09 pm

ReaperEXE wrote: ↑ If pre-order price guarantee is a deal then RFD must be going on a drought for gaming deals.

Fair enough, but hey, if it were $10+ dollars off, I'd bite.

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Feb 8th, 2021 8:06 pm

#16

heywhatsmyname: Deal Addict; Nov 29, 2011; 1965 posts; 626 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 8th, 2021 8:06 pm

Btw, the PS4 version is $72.28.

Knowing Amazon you won't get your game on Day 1. Regarding PS5 version, not sure if saving $3 is worth it to get the game a few days late.

Feb 8th, 2021 11:10 pm

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Squampy: Newbie; Jul 31, 2017; 36 posts; 27 upvotes

Feb 8th, 2021 11:10 pm

Sojoph wrote: ↑ For me personally, I have a few reasons why I pre-order games.

But the most "RFD-relevant" reason that could apply to others, though, would be for Amazon's pre-order price guarantee. I have a few examples from over the years, but one that quickly comes to mind is Xenoblade Chronicles X. I had it pre-ordered on Amazon for something like $55-60 (during an E3 promo).

Randomly one day, Amazon price matched some price error from a retailer and I saw it in my order details for $15-ish.

The price shot back up to the correct price at some point because when I went to look at the game's product page, it was showing the regular retail price. But by then, my pre-order already had the "price guarantee" happen for it.

When the game's release date eventually came, I did get the game for the $15-ish plus tax.

Ever since then, I pre-order from Amazon the games I am interested in getting just in case. And ever since then, I have randomly gotten some games priced lower than their launch price due to Amazon's price guarantee.

I still remember that Xenoblade Chronicles X deal with fondness...