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Amazon respond to Dragon’s Crown canceled pre-orders and price increase complaints

Amazon respond to complaints about them canceling the original pre-orders Dragon’s Crown (which were priced at $29.99 each) and increasing the prices ($39.99 on Vita and $49.99 on Playstation 3) after restoring the product pages.

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Bimkoblerutso4460d ago

Why would people be angry at Amazon? They don't set the prices.

Neckbear4460d ago (Edited 4460d ago )

Amazon guarantees the pre-order price, even if it rises later. Which is to say, if people pre-ordered the game at $30, they should get it at $30, per Amazon's own rules and promotions.

vallencer4460d ago

Yeah but in all fairness the game has gone to a different developer so the circumstance is a little different.

Baka-akaB4460d ago (Edited 4460d ago )

It isnt the consumer's problem there . And with the amount of money they usually make , they can do some gesture . Wich they apparently did

Hardly as if millions of people had already preordered the game

ronin4life4460d ago

I don't think publisher switches are covered by this, however.
This change of situation has nothing to do with dealership promises, as the CURRENT publisher had nothing to do with the old price. Because the situation and involved parties have changed, I find it hard to believe Amazon should be held accountable for a promise made by a party no longer involved with the product.

nveenio4459d ago

The Pre-order Price Guarantee is a contract between Amazon and consumer that goes into effect when the pre-order is made. It's a contract. It's why they cancelled the pre-orders. Cancel the pre-order, cancel the contract. Amazon knew exactly what they were doing, and it was a dirty business trick.

That being said, they probably have a loop hole. If the original provider cancels the game, Amazon has to cancel the pre-order. Because of that, if another provider picks up the product for production, Amazon can restore it to the marketplace.

Now, does that mean that Amazon has to restore the pre-orders? That's what the argument is about. At what point does the cancellation and reinstatement need to be considered less than "new product"?

DeadIIIRed4459d ago

After reading their policy online it clearly states in the first few lines of the Price Guarantee that the final price is subject to change.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/he...

nveenio4459d ago

It says that the price can change, you're right. That's the whole point of the guarantee. It says that, even though the price can change, you're guaranteed to get the lowest price. Even if you pre-order at a higher price.

Christopher4459d ago

***Amazon guarantees the pre-order price, even if it rises later.***

Yeah, but not if the pricing is incorrect from the seller to begin with that it results in Amazon.com losing money on the sales. If it's Amazon.com's fault, it's okay, but if it's the publisher's fault, it's not okay.

This is in their Terms and Conditions statement.

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dark-hollow4460d ago (Edited 4460d ago )

Not surprising.
They did what they could done.

Amazon are one of the most consumer friendly companies ever.
Their costumer service is top notch.

Lucretia4459d ago

worst place to work for tho...never.....EVER work for amazon if u value ur life, it was torture, one guy even burned him self alive outside the building in his car, and employee's set fire to the 3rd floor. they treat their workers like Poo.

but consumer wise they are awesome lol

Persistantthug4459d ago (Edited 4459d ago )

but not at $50.

I'm sorry, but $50 for a modern age-stylish GOLDEN AXE type game is excessive to me.

I'll wait until it hits $20

monkeyfox4459d ago

Amazon are at fault - Irrespective of what these prices eventually land in at, they have "pulled you in" under false pretences. Amazon did this to me with some comic books a while back. Cancelled them and then re-released under a new inflated price. I very pretty pi$$ed off and i think, quite rightly so.

Alot of people will just re-book the game at the inflated price as they may feel they have no choice, these same people may not of bought from Amazon in the first place. Theres gotta be some sort of law against this $hit.

Christopher4459d ago

No, the publisher is the one who gave them the pricing range to begin with. It's the publisher's fault.

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rdgneoz34460d ago

Nice to see Amazon honoring what they listed originally. Though I can somewhat see why they took down the chance to preorder as it was thought to be cancelled and then changed publishers, as well as all the info Atlus found out when they took over it. Mainly what they had down, what they needed to do, and the time and money to do it all.

mynameisEvil4460d ago

I don't know what the hell happened to that chick. With the exception of the face and boobs, everything else looks like it would belong on a man.

Kinda reminds me of some Alex (H-L2, of course) 'makeover' that made a good part of her body look like a dude's...

Flavor4459d ago

Dat picture is the only reason anybody cares about this game. It's so pornographic that if you go to the official site, it is censored.

KonaBro4459d ago

I called Amazon and complained to customer service about this. They didn't want to give it to me the first time so I called again and got someone different who put the price at $30 on the Vita version for me so I'm happy.

Newsman4459d ago (Edited 4459d ago )

You all missed the disclaimer on every unofficial pre-order

"Official pricing and release date have not been announced by the publisher. These are estimates only and subject to change."

Overrides the pre-order guarantee, to all the people that whinged and didn't read before purchase.

If they changed publishers, it's very basic contract law. Bad luck. Think yourself lucky as in most cases the money would be lost.

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Forget the PS5 For a Sec ! Let's Remember the Best Co-Op Games on the PS3

If you've come looking for great games, you are in the right place. Here are the best Co-Op Games you can play on the PS3

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Immagaiden426d ago

Why mention PS5 when talking about PS3

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Magog425d ago

The load times in retrospect are unbearable but I did have hella fun playing couch co-op with my gf on the PS3 and PS2.

anast425d ago

Couch co-op is the best alternative.

Rynxie425d ago

Resistance 2 co-op was amazing! I wish they would remaster resistance 1-3 and killzone 1-3 for the PS5.

1Victor301d ago (Edited 301d ago )

Let me save you the time to scroll down no Warhawk or Starhawk, 2 of the best co-op games on PS3

mastershredder142d ago

Ricardo Irving is one of the best-worst bad guys / mini-bosses ever.

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Potential PS3 “Holy Grails” You Should Collect Now

We've rounded up a few PS3 games that show serious potential for big price jumps over the next few years. Could these reach "Holy Grail" status?

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Applejack1217d ago

I have a friend who still has a sealed copy of Folklore. I’m sure it’s worth more now than it was when it released but I’m not sure how much more.

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franwex1217d ago

Bought it for $5 at Walmart. I have yet to play it. But I did open it to look at it. Heh.

phoenixwing1217d ago

the game is actually good. I'd rather buy and play it than keep a sealed copy

Indigon1217d ago

Yeah I gave my brother my PS3 for free with a lot of games but I kept Folklore.

Teflon021217d ago

Folklore is an amazing game. Should have bought 2 copies. 1 to play and one to keep

Seraphim1217d ago

yeah I still have a sealed copy of Folklore too. I almost never do this but I had originally rented it. One day I saw it for like $20 at Walmart so picked up a copy. Always meant to re-play it but just never did. I think in part because it never got trophy support[?]. It was an interesting and unique game that didn't get the love it deserved.

I see Trails of Cold Steel II is tagged. Not sure where PS3 prices sit but the PS4 version of both Trails I and II were around $140 as recently as a little over a month ago. Ended up buying both of them digitally then buying III and IV on disc. Shame I kept putting off buying them. Just a couple months prior you could still get them both for about $45 each. Anyway I'm almost finished with II and hopefully be playing III and IV next.

Petebloodyonion1216d ago

I would suggest using price charting to evaluate the value of a past game.
https://www.pricecharting.c...
value for the game new is 60$

Hawk1986661216d ago

Its not worth much, about £20.

monkey6021216d ago

I want Folklore. I've been trying to find it for some time now. It's one of the only games set in Ireland so I've been busting to play it some time

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Godmars2901217d ago

And wait for emulation and/or till their PS3 dies?

franwex1217d ago

3D Dot Game Heroes is a cool game that may soon go up in price too. I enjoyed it.

Indigon1217d ago

That's one that has been quite hard to find for some time.

Godmars2901216d ago (Edited 1216d ago )

At least you didn't own ALL Panzer Dragoon entries only to sell them all on ebay.

Don't talk to me about seller's regret...

nommers1217d ago

I'm so glad I kept my copy of this game.

Soy1217d ago

Great game, lots of fun - and definitely tougher to find. I'm glad I kept mine.

Teflon021217d ago

Glad I still have it. One of my fav games that gen

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Gardenia1217d ago

PS1, PS2 and PS3 BC right now is pointless. The top games are extremely overpriced or aren't available anywhere anymore. The best that can happen is Sony putting all the games on the PSN and/or PS Now. That way we all can play the classics, with trophies and some optimizations.

Godmars2901216d ago

Pointless, unless you have a 2st stage production model PS3.

One have to get fixed, but still, I've got it.

gold_drake1216d ago

exvuse me
i still play games on my ps2.

Gardenia1216d ago

That's because you only think about yourself. 90% of gamers don't have PS1, PS2 or PS3 games lying around. What do think is going to happen when there is BC and games like Vagrant Story, MGS, Suikoden 2 will be on sale? The few that are will be sold for hundreds of Euro's/Dollars.

Digital is the only option for everyone to be able to play those games.

gold_drake1216d ago (Edited 1216d ago )

ooff yea im only thinking about myself by playing my ps2 games haha.
the whole point about my reply was that, BC is not pointless. alot of ppl still have their old games mind you.

HankHill1216d ago

Nobody agrees with you so I guess you're the one only thinking about themself.

TheColbertinator1217d ago

Still have the Neptunia box sets unopened. Every year they get more valuable

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Dragon's Crown's Iconic Sorceress Returns With Gorgeous Figure by Union Creative

The sorceress is likely the best-known among the playable characters of Vanillaware's Dragon's Crown, and she's getting a new figure.

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AK911521d ago

Oh its her old design? Thought they'd go with her more recent one with her 'assets' reduced meh not that I'm complaining.

Hellcat20201521d ago

Good gawd
A very well crafted piece we have here