So today is all about the brand spanking new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and our friends over at King Price have asked us to wrap up the cheapest ways to get into the game for all you penny-pinchers out there.
So in order to provide you with the very best options we have rounded up the 8 cheapest ways to get into the game. Now remember this doesn’t mean these are the ten best ways or even the best value. They are simply the very cheapest ways to get into it.
- kalahari.com(PC) – R525.00 (UPDATE TakALot is now at R499 on PC)
- Steam (PC) – R664.68
- Amazon (X1/PS4) – R664
- BT Games (X360/PS3) – R699
- BT Games (X1/PS4) – R799
- ShopTo.net (X1/PS4) – R883.49
- kalahari.com (X1) – R999 (Atlas Limited Edition)
- kalahari.com (X1 + Console) – R6999
If you haven’t got an Xbox One yet then the limited edition 1 Terabyte version is a thing of beauty and at R6999 with the game it really isn’t a bad deal. What’s even more impressive is that the local price for Advanced Warfare is leagues cheaper than the international price. The standard Xbox One version via ShopTo is virtually R100 more than the local price.
And while you’re at it, with your decreasing monthly King Price premiums, make sure you use the cash you’re saving for some more games! This article was sponsored by King Price Insurance, no seriously we didn’t just pick them out of a hat. The editorial and content is entirely created in-house, and we like to be able to eat. So be a gaming buddy and if you need an insurance quote for your gaming equipment or just want to look at new car insurance options then give them a try.
Last Updated: November 3, 2014
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 3, 2014 at 12:06
That Steam price. Thanks exchange rate!
Lord Chaos
November 3, 2014 at 12:24
Just wait a month and get it on Steam Sale…
Mark Treloar
November 3, 2014 at 12:26
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 12:33
Yes. Gets to me a bit. Shadow of Mordor was R60 more on Steam. But at least I still got to activate it on Steam!
Quo Vadis?
November 3, 2014 at 12:15
please pardon my ignorance, but why are pc games so much cheaper than console titles?
Secondly, how much do they buy these titles for? look, it is reasonable to expect that an online shop will be cheaper than a physical stop (storage space, stock insurance etc) but holy moly, in some places it is almost R200 more expensive than other places, most noticeably Amazon vs BT Games, but arguing on the same premise, Amazon vs ShopTo.net?
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 3, 2014 at 12:26
PC games are cheaper because they don’t have to pay a nice chunk of change to MS or Sony to release it on their platforms, it’s an offset for the cheaper price of consoles compared to PCs & no second hand market.
Quo Vadis?
November 3, 2014 at 12:30
Thanks Trevor. Casuals like me don’t know nuthin bout nuthin’ 🙂
Hammersteyn
November 3, 2014 at 12:27
1. PC gamers are better than console gamers.
2. They have to keep the prices low else PC gamers will all just wait for a Steam Sale or torrent it.
3. Publishers has to pay licensing fees to MS and Sony for their console games.
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 12:32
1. LULZ
2. Aye, huehuehue arrrrr
3. Sad but true (cue guitar riff)
Quo Vadis?
November 3, 2014 at 12:34
that is a hell of a lot to account for. I wonder how complex and convoluted the licensing agreements are, since you are cutting across two platforms, and it would make sense to keep the agreements nearly in line with the other, since the slightest breach of one could constitute a breach of the other?
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 12:37
It’s actually quite straightforward. The publishers are to pay a set % per game to release on the platform, that % gets worked into their Sell Price and Bob’s your uncle.
Also, they tend to charge them on games produced, not sold.
So if they print 1mil hard copies and only sell 500k, they still paid the licensing for 1mil copies. With digital they’re charged on sales though, of course.
Gavin Mannion
November 3, 2014 at 13:19
It gets way more complicated than that actually….
There are many different agreements, you can have minimum guarantees ($1 million) then after that figure is surpassed at say a 15% royalty fee the fee can stay at 15% or be staggered and drop on a monthly basis.
Or it could be a flat rate of $5 per copy sold for the first million, then after that it can drop to $3.5 blah blah blah
Also remember MS gives Activision a ton of cash for COD to give the Xbox timed exclusives.. this then gets offset against the licencing deal.
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 15:14
Well, this is what I do for a living. It’s very different from company to company, of course, but that’s the basic idea. Minimum guarantees aside (not everyone has those).
You won’t believe the royalties some companies charge.
CAE9872
November 3, 2014 at 12:36
1. Yeah yeah…console gamer!
2. Probably not far off truth
3. Very TRUE!
Hammersteyn
November 3, 2014 at 12:43
😀
Matthew Holliday
November 3, 2014 at 13:29
-because developement for PC hasnt changed in a hundred years, we dont force devs to find entirely new ways to develope games everytime a new pc part comes out.
-there are no limitations of getting it to run perfectly on specific hardware.
-pc ports are afterthoughts, we just get graphic options added and they call it a day.
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 13:43
Amen brudda
Blah
November 3, 2014 at 12:17
BT Games on PC is also 525
http://www.btgames.co.za/po/POinfo.asp?A16241
Mark Treloar
November 3, 2014 at 12:25
Takealot PC – R499
Gavin Mannion
November 3, 2014 at 13:19
They must have dropped that earlier, I checked and they wre the same.. adding it in now
Matthew Holliday
November 3, 2014 at 13:35
its been R499 since they fixed the page link this morning.
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 12:26
I have quite the issue with King Price. They are just as expensive as Outsurance. And both are almost double my current insurance. NO THANKS
HvR
November 3, 2014 at 12:28
But if they charge less than your current insurance how are they going to lower every month?
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 12:31
At this rate, they will be cheaper than my current insurance in 3-5 years only, and by that time the money “lost” will take some time to make up the difference
Brady miaau
November 3, 2014 at 16:00
Car value depreciation, I think
Draco Lusus
November 3, 2014 at 12:33
I found them to be quite reasonable. Substantially cheaper than Outsurance. But…my broker found me some crazy deal with Santam, so I left. King Price’s service was also pretty good. Maybe you are flagged as one of those “Offer stupid premium to customer, cause we don’t want his risk on our books” 😛
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 12:42
Indeed, was handled the same way as with Outsurance, same silly approach.
I probably should not have listed all my Borderlands 2 guns and Steam library as “assest to insure”…
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 13:02
assest? assist and arrest?
Admiral Chief 0
November 3, 2014 at 13:21
Aye, that
Sageville
November 3, 2014 at 12:49
As you age your risk decrease, also your car depreciates so it should cost less to insure each month. Most Insurers don’t make these adjustments unless you actually ask them to.
CHECK YOUR POLICIES and demand better policy pricing.
Brady miaau
November 3, 2014 at 15:57
Yes, see, Broker, way to go
Brady miaau
November 3, 2014 at 15:56
Since we are discussing insurance, I barely know who I am insured by. I have a gentleman, a broker, who handles this for me. It is by far the cheapest I have ever had and I am insured to the hilt, cars and house (Man, it is expensive to replace household goods, that you feel is old now). I find that works out very well AND they help with claims and stuff. Minor car prang? Call them and go where they tell for assessment and fixing.
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 16:16
I have the same thing. I guy I know from University is my broker. I’ll never ever do this “no middleman” thing. My broker does everything for me, so it’s just so much less hassle, I never need to fight for something.
Thami540
November 3, 2014 at 12:34
Sucks to get it on last-gen at that price..
Brady miaau
November 3, 2014 at 15:59
Reason I cancelled my Shadows of Mordor Xbox 360 pre-order. Will buy Xbox one, Assasins creed bundle and get Mordor and DA:I for next gen, thank you very much
Captain JJ the pout
November 3, 2014 at 16:17
SoM is the prettiest game I’ve played in a long long time (if not ever).
Matthew Holliday
November 3, 2014 at 13:21
by far not the cheapest ways to get it, put some effort into pls gavin
both are for pc and both are the first places i look for stuff, so it wasnt exactly a great search to find them cheaper.
takealot.com R499
Raru.co.za R515
Mossel
November 3, 2014 at 13:30
Raru sells the PC version for R515
http://raru.co.za/video-games/1969451-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-pc
Gavin Mannion
November 3, 2014 at 13:34
Already beaten by TakeALot at R499… but I will try keep them in mind for the next time we look for prices
Brady miaau
November 3, 2014 at 15:58
You know, when I saw this headline, I thought I would be annoyed by the advert. But I am not, I found it kind of cute, for some reason.