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Bought online only, or also sold at stores?
seminaricardo
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This might be a dumb question, but can you also buy this pack in the store physically, or is it something you can only purchase online with a credit card?
I am a collector, so I like to have these things on my shelf for display like my other Sims 1, 2, 3, series
I am a collector, so I like to have these things on my shelf for display like my other Sims 1, 2, 3, series
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It has nothing to do with laziness; digital saves money. With physical copies, there's the cost of production; putting the content on hundreds of thousands (if not more) discs, putting them inside hundreds of thousands of plastic cases (not to mention the manufacturing of the cases themselves), designing and printing hundreds of thousands of inserts like copies of the privacy policy or terms and conditions, not to mention the exterior design of the game box/case with screenshots and information about it.
Going digital really only has one downside and that is for the collectors who enjoy the materialistic aspect of having a physical item on a shelf on display. Just be grateful the expansion packs still come in physical form.
So before you accuse a company of laziness, understand the basic concept surrounding the cost of product distribution for a business.
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I know it's cheaper for EA, but I can't wait until I'm earning my own money.
@DaB1gV Except they don't have to put their credit card into Origin. You can buy one of those EA cash cards in stores using your own money. (Assuming they're available in your country.)
You don't have to drive to get physical copies of games, I order most my stuff from Amazon and it is here in 1-2 days at my door. I prefer physical copies myself. I have all the Sims 1, Sims 2 and Sims3 cases lined up on my shelf. Just started with Sims 4 only have the base game and the stuff pack so far.
i did physcal for 1 2 and 3. i know i can order physical but what i like about downloads is i don't have to wait to get them .
I know how business works thank you very much. They do it help minimise costs. But can you actually say that EA really needs to re-cover costs considering how much they are making a year in Sales. And I'm not just talking about the Sims franchise here, I'm talking about across the whole of EA. They are making millions of dollars a year from us leaching from them. They can afford to do it.
Not available in Australia.
The stuff pack is very small in size and you can purchase a prepaid card in a store and use that to buy the pack.
EA/Origin gift cards are only available in the U.S. I'm over 18 and yet for me to get Outdoor Retreat for my birthday (a month from now) mom has to use her credit card. Even if I go to the U.S. to buy such an item there's is 100% guarantee of it NOT working even if the card says "valid for Canada" (I live in Canada)
How about a prepaid visa card? Those can be bought in stores and used anywhere. I use one myself.
yep the prepaid cards would work to if you are under 18 and get an allowance or some other form of payment you may be-able to convince your parents to get one special for you to put your money on. This way you can use your random birthday/holiday/allowances to buy your sims games.
Origin doesn't accept Canadian ones. It will access PayPal, though, here.
They're are making it harder and hard for even Canadians to access anything expect for EPs. I'm going to start writing a letter to EA saying that they need to start thing of allowing GPs and SPs to be psychial copies for those under 18 or who have no credit card and don't want parents to use there.
I started a petion on the ideas forum
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/834817/petition-to-allow-gps-and-sps-sold-in-stores-in-non-us-countries-or-at-least-ea-giftcards#latest
Just because they can afford to do it, doesn't mean they are obligated to. Digital is simply easier and it saves money on all fronts. EA isn't going to make outgoing costs to produce physical copies for the small percentage of people who want them when they can prevent any and all outgoing cost where The Sims are concerned and do nothing but generate revenue from digital sales.
I can afford an Aston Martin. Will I buy one? No, because I have better and more important things to spend my money on.
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