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From: "Matt Verran" <matt@frktl.freeserve.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: ALL PS games under £30 -- YIPEE!
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 21:56:24 +0100
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This summer has been pretty good for game I reckon:
Driver, MGS integral, RC Stunt Copter, Soul Reaver, Omega Boost on the psx
alone, with GT2 coming soon. Then theres Mario Bros DX on the gameboy. I
suppose you have to be playing imports mostly, but thats not a problem if
you have a bit of your student loan left over :)


Derek da Silva wrote in message <7l0kbh$qpv22@chuka.playstation.co.uk>...
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>
>The Virgin retail chain have taken it upon themselves to cut the price of
>all full price PS games to £29.99 - all the other multiples (Game, EB etc)
>have followed suit.
>
>This has been done in the interests of the consumer of course, and is in no
>way a cynical ploy to grab market share during the summer games drought.
>
>Don't get me wrong, 30 quid should be top whack for any game, but I know GT
>(Driver) and probably Sony are pretty unhappy about it.  It's obviously an
>unsustainable situation unless somebody plans to permanently cut their
>margins.
>
>I guess they weren't prepared to wait and see if Driver, V-Rally 2 etc
would
>get the tills ringing again after a slow couple of months - and the
>dominance of platinum titles in the chart was probably a little worrying
>too.  Apparently punters are asking when a game will come out on platinum
on
>the day of release...
>
>Driver beckons.
>
>Derek
>
>Has anyone got Outcast or Dungeon Keeper 2 yet? If so, what do you think?
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