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Old 01-13-2009, 10:41 PM   #1
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Paradise By the $20 Dashboard Light

By the time you read this, Burnout Paradise should be retailing for no more than $20 on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Yup, that's right, it's now $20.

Let's see, for $20 you could get either:

1. $20 worth of groceries
2. Three months of Xbox LIVE
3. 1600 Microsoft Points
4. One $20 PlayStation Network card
5. A hardcover book
6. A good meal at your favorite restaurant
7. A suitcase of beer
8. A good bottle of wine
9. A DVD
10. Burnout Paradise

I'll let you decide.

Ordinarily I would post this in the Deals and Trading forum, but this is simply too good to miss!
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Old 01-13-2009, 10:48 PM   #2
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If this hits $20 on the playstation store...I'll bite for the PS3.
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Old 01-13-2009, 10:59 PM   #3
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I dunno, that suitcase of beer is tough to pass up.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:01 PM   #4
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$29.99 new, $24 used in Toronto. still a great price.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:01 PM   #5
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I need some advice on how to get into this game. Being dropped in and being told 'here's the city, have fun' is a bit overwhelming for me.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:02 PM   #6
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When does the PC version drop?
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:03 PM   #7
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By the time you read this, Burnout Paradise should be retailing for no more than $20 on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Yup, that's right, it's now $20.

Let's see, for $20 you could get either:

1. $20 worth of groceries
2. Three months of Xbox LIVE
3. 1600 Microsoft Points
4. One $20 PlayStation Network card
5. A hardcover book
6. A good meal at your favorite restaurant
7. A suitcase of beer
8. A good bottle of wine
9. A DVD
10. Burnout Paradise

I'll let you decide.

Ordinarily I would post this in the Deals and Trading forum, but this is simply too good to miss!
EA, hire this man immediatlely. He is such a believer in your products that he thinks your Live Journal Applications are cool and is confident your games are more valuable that groceries and beer.

On a more serious note, $20 is getting close to my "buy it" threshold on thsi game. The only reason I didn't do it sooner is that I sort of got burned out on the series after playing Burnout 3 to death and the "open city" thing seemed like a really bad idea for a racing game (I'm bad enough about getting lost during a slow paced GTA car chase). But at $15 or less, I'm ready to give the series another shot.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:03 PM   #8
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Um, regarding 2. If $20 buys 3 months of Xbox live, that would mean 1 year costs $80. I sure never paid that much.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:03 PM   #9
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When's the PC version drop?
February 2nd. This year.
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Sweet, another one to add to my list (and my wallet cries in the corner).
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:05 PM   #11
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Boo, we have no gamestop here, and nobody else will be selling it for that price.

I'm going to take my $20 and blow it all on pornography.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:06 PM   #12
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Um, regarding 2. If $20 buys 3 months of Xbox live, that would mean 1 year costs $80. I sure never paid that much.
Jeepers... A three-month Xbox LIVE card retails for $20. A one-month Xbox LIVE card retails for $7.99. A one year Xbox LIVE card retails for $50.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:06 PM   #13
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+1 for working a Meatloaf reference into the headline.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:07 PM   #14
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EA, hire this man immediatlely. He is such a believer in your products that he thinks your Live Journal Applications are cool and is confident your games are more valuable that groceries and beer.

On a more serious note, $20 is getting close to my "buy it" threshold on thsi game. The only reason I didn't do it sooner is that I sort of got burned out on the series after playing Burnout 3 to death and the "open city" thing seemed like a really bad idea for a racing game (I'm bad enough about getting lost during a slow paced GTA car chase). But at $15 or less, I'm ready to give the series another shot.
You should know this by now, but I'm already in tight with EA.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:07 PM   #15
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Um, regarding 2. If $20 buys 3 months of Xbox live, that would mean 1 year costs $80. I sure never paid that much.
Well, if you buy it by the month Live is $8. It is just cheaper if you buy it a year at time.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:21 PM   #16
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Jeepers... A three-month Xbox LIVE card retails for $20. A one-month Xbox LIVE card retails for $7.99. A one year Xbox LIVE card retails for $50.
Sorry, I've never actually seen a 3 month card.
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Old 01-13-2009, 11:21 PM   #17
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I bought Burnout Paradise for $20 on release and it was worth it. They could have easily charged more than that (total) for their DLC alone. Criterion rocks.
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Sorry, I've never actually seen a 3 month card.
No need to apologize. I've never seen a unicorn.
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I have someone I'd like you to meet.

Is that...? Is that a REAL unicorn? So beautiful.
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