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Rockstar Offers Holiday Sale on All iOS Apps, Including GTA III
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The iPhone 3GS was also released on June 19, 2009, so I'm not surprised it's free now *with a contract.
It is the holiday season, but I did NOT expect them to drop the price by 40% after only being in the app store for 7 days.
Why would I wait for a week to download a game that I wanted...especially since I don't have a crystal ball to look one week into the future to see it would be reduced in price by 40%? Rockstar announced the game on October 13th, and I waited until December 15th to buy it. I guess that's not enough patience.
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I never buy a game when it is first released, no matter how much I want it.
I wait for sales so I can save money and not feel cheated.
I wait for sales so I can save money and not feel cheated.
I'm tempted to get this, but I don't want to waste more money on games that I can't enjoy because of poor controls.
So really... how are the controls on this? Also: You have to also play console games. My reaction to a lot of iOS games is "Great, but I wish I could have this on my 3DS/PSP".
So really... how are the controls on this? Also: You have to also play console games. My reaction to a lot of iOS games is "Great, but I wish I could have this on my 3DS/PSP".
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Hey cheapskates, get a clue!
Get Appshopper then set an alert for your favorite apps, then when there is a $ change you can be all over it. This is what I do.
Hey cheapskates, get a clue!
Get Appshopper then set an alert for your favorite apps, then when there is a $ change you can be all over it. This is what I do.
It beats the hell out of GTA:CTW, that's for cure. Overall, I find the controls a lot easier on the iPad than on the iPhone... I like that fact that you can use the accelerometer to steer, but I can't get off the nice drifts that I need for the racing missions that way.
Sure, the controls might be a little bit better on a console, but I'm just totally digging the fact that I've got GTA3 ON MY FREAKIN' IPAD AND IPHONE, so in that regard absolutely zero regrets. And seriously, I've no issues with controls on the iPad -- it's very customizable, so you can arrange all of the buttons how they feel best for you.
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There was a rumour on another thread that this may go on iTunes 12 Days of Christmas. I suppose it would have to be after the 29th (when this sale ends). Worth bearing in mind if you don't mind risking £1.
("I paid a pound!")
Really? We are talking less than a week here. I'm not upset about $4, I am upset because they are devaluing the market. They are selling a hit game with hours of gameplay for less than the price of a cup of coffee. Your reaction is just proving my point. Items devalue over time, but now people expect software to have a half life of less than a week.
When big companies do this they create expectations for every app to go on sale, even if they are less than $2 to begin with.
Of course, the GTA price drop is purely a business decision. Rockstar released a week before the iTunes charts will freeze. They drop $4, rocket up the charts and get stuck their over Christmas where they get 5-10x sales on a single day. So win/win for their bottom line. Although I think they would have still been charting at $6.99 and profits would still be high, but its their call.
*Cue people whining about how they spent $3 on it when it was on sale and now its free*
Sigh, I can't believe I sold my iPad.. Maybe next year I'll get one again..
I lasted a week without an iPad... broke down and got the iPad 2 for $459 shipped.
Is China Town Wars good? The last I heard about it, it was a GBA game...
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I lasted a week without an iPad... broke down and got the iPad 2 for 459 after shipped.
Is China Town Wars good? The last I heard about it, it was a GBA game...
GBA? I think you mean DS
It's pretty good. The graphics are a bit odd - like a hybrid between the birds-eye-view look of the original GTA and the 3D games of the last decade, but once you get used to the controls it's pretty nice.
Nope... you but it once you don't need to pay again for any of your iOS devices linked to your iTunes account.
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GBA? I think you mean DS
Yeah maybe it was DS... it's a pretty old game too right?
Wow really it was only 2009? Felt like it was 2005 or 2006... but I never played it so I don't have a correct time frame. I just remember hearing about it what felt like a really long time ago not just 2 or 3 years.
Dont wait to get games, just buy them at launch, play them for a week or till completion, then sell it to CeX for the same price you paid (near enough). If its a game with strong online content, then fair enough, you'll want to keep it. Or you could use up the online pass and then buy it dirt cheap used after a month or 2.
I suppose with app store games its probably worth waiting though, as they always go on sale.
I suppose with app store games its probably worth waiting though, as they always go on sale.