MyLowBandwidth
Well-Known Member
I'm more than a little peeved at the status quo of game distribution in the mzanzi right now. Honestly its a load of BS. I own a PS3. I could jailbreak it and download my games and that way play everything I want, but I choose to buy the games I play and the games I enjoy. I dont need 10TB of games I'll hardly ever play. After all. Piracy is wrong.
Hah! little did I know.
Being honest has its drawbacks it appears! You see, unlike with piracy where you can download whatever you want, whenever you want, game distribution in SA is seems to be linked to retailers only selling the titles that they are sure to sell in volumes and profit handsomely on. If you are looking for a niche title, you're **** outta luck.
Example. Ive been looking for Rocksmith for the past year. I've also been looking for Top Spin 4 and Gand Slam Tennis 2 for the past couple of months. But hell, if i want some game where a little bo-peep like girl gets to rip the head off a zombie, those are availble by the truckload. But a tennis game, or something like Rocksmith - FORGET IT!!!
Now here's where it gets typically south African. I walk into BT games and Musica and I'm told by the underpaid assistants that the game is not available. Thats it. Its just not available, end og conversation. Not interested.
These retailers are granted distribution rights of console game titles but they cant do more than tell me the obvious - that the game is not available on the shelf. Seriously - SOURCE IT FOR ME! FIND IT - MAKE A PLAN!!! But no, they only work there, earning minimum wage which obviously means they can't even tell me me who the distributor is because they are not allowed to. Go ahead, see for yourself.... Canal Walk Musica and BT games.
Ok, so what about Kalahari, Takealot and other on line retailers? Well you can send a request but you have a better chance of winning the lotto than you do of getting a response.
I know I appear to be childishly irritated here but the point is that these retailers are all granted a license or a right by Sony and Microsoft to distribute these games via whatever distribution channels there are. I'm sick of seeing these titles on line at Amazon and other stores that overseas for a fraction of the prices they are sold for here and then I'm told that even if I were prepared to mortgage my house to get the game, I simply can't because they have no stock. Seriously its bull****. Where did I agree that by buying a PS3 I would accept that the titles I want to play might not be available in my country. I paid 15% more for my console than my middle aged averaged income equivalent in Bristol, England did. I am prepared to pay 20% to 30% more for the title I want to play than my equivalent in New York would.
Why do I have to accept that the games I want are simply not possible to get.
Anyone else feel the same, or are all of you only into zombie killing games that you can buy at Shoprite?
Hah! little did I know.
Being honest has its drawbacks it appears! You see, unlike with piracy where you can download whatever you want, whenever you want, game distribution in SA is seems to be linked to retailers only selling the titles that they are sure to sell in volumes and profit handsomely on. If you are looking for a niche title, you're **** outta luck.
Example. Ive been looking for Rocksmith for the past year. I've also been looking for Top Spin 4 and Gand Slam Tennis 2 for the past couple of months. But hell, if i want some game where a little bo-peep like girl gets to rip the head off a zombie, those are availble by the truckload. But a tennis game, or something like Rocksmith - FORGET IT!!!
Now here's where it gets typically south African. I walk into BT games and Musica and I'm told by the underpaid assistants that the game is not available. Thats it. Its just not available, end og conversation. Not interested.
These retailers are granted distribution rights of console game titles but they cant do more than tell me the obvious - that the game is not available on the shelf. Seriously - SOURCE IT FOR ME! FIND IT - MAKE A PLAN!!! But no, they only work there, earning minimum wage which obviously means they can't even tell me me who the distributor is because they are not allowed to. Go ahead, see for yourself.... Canal Walk Musica and BT games.
Ok, so what about Kalahari, Takealot and other on line retailers? Well you can send a request but you have a better chance of winning the lotto than you do of getting a response.
I know I appear to be childishly irritated here but the point is that these retailers are all granted a license or a right by Sony and Microsoft to distribute these games via whatever distribution channels there are. I'm sick of seeing these titles on line at Amazon and other stores that overseas for a fraction of the prices they are sold for here and then I'm told that even if I were prepared to mortgage my house to get the game, I simply can't because they have no stock. Seriously its bull****. Where did I agree that by buying a PS3 I would accept that the titles I want to play might not be available in my country. I paid 15% more for my console than my middle aged averaged income equivalent in Bristol, England did. I am prepared to pay 20% to 30% more for the title I want to play than my equivalent in New York would.
Why do I have to accept that the games I want are simply not possible to get.
Anyone else feel the same, or are all of you only into zombie killing games that you can buy at Shoprite?
