So Best Buy's supposed to be running a deal next week, where you can trade in Madden 25 for $25, while also getting a $10 coupon towards the purchase of Madden 15. So, it basically means you get $35 in trade-in value for Madden 25, if you use the coupon for Madden 15 of course.
On top of that, if you pre-order the game at Best Buy, you get $10 in My Best Buy Rewards money. Oh, and if you have Gamers Club Unlocked, you get 20% off of Madden 15 and 10% extra (possibly) on Madden 25 meaning the new game would be $49 base, and the trade-in for the old game would be $27.50 (before the $10 coupon).
So, if anyone has the game on the new consoles, this is a great deal for upgrading. If you're on the older consoles, you get only $15 in trade-in, but you still get the coupon (not sure if you can trade a 360 copy of 25 for a Bone copy of 15 or a PS4 copy for a Bone copy or anything).
Even if you don't have Madden 25, but want to get in on this, you could play the price match game with Tiger Direct, where Madden 25 is currently $19.97 on the Bone. Best Buy will price match that in-store or over-the-phone (with in-store pickup an option).
So, what I'm likely to do (as my first EA retail purchase since 2008):
1. Buy Madden 25 for $20 at Best Buy.
2. Reserve Madden 15.
3. Trade in Madden 25 for $25 and a $10 coupon, or $35.
4. Use Gamers Club Unlocked to bring Madden 15 to $48.
5. Put $35 towards the $48 copy of Madden 15.
6. Leave with a new copy of Madden 15, having spent $33 ($20 on Madden 25, $13 on Madden 15), plus tax.
7. Get $10 in rewards certificates, making Madden 15's final investment $23, plus tax.
Credit: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/333984-best-buy-ad-810-816/
In case anyone else is interested, I thought I'd make this known.
On top of that, if you pre-order the game at Best Buy, you get $10 in My Best Buy Rewards money. Oh, and if you have Gamers Club Unlocked, you get 20% off of Madden 15 and 10% extra (possibly) on Madden 25 meaning the new game would be $49 base, and the trade-in for the old game would be $27.50 (before the $10 coupon).
So, if anyone has the game on the new consoles, this is a great deal for upgrading. If you're on the older consoles, you get only $15 in trade-in, but you still get the coupon (not sure if you can trade a 360 copy of 25 for a Bone copy of 15 or a PS4 copy for a Bone copy or anything).
Even if you don't have Madden 25, but want to get in on this, you could play the price match game with Tiger Direct, where Madden 25 is currently $19.97 on the Bone. Best Buy will price match that in-store or over-the-phone (with in-store pickup an option).
So, what I'm likely to do (as my first EA retail purchase since 2008):
1. Buy Madden 25 for $20 at Best Buy.
2. Reserve Madden 15.
3. Trade in Madden 25 for $25 and a $10 coupon, or $35.
4. Use Gamers Club Unlocked to bring Madden 15 to $48.
5. Put $35 towards the $48 copy of Madden 15.
6. Leave with a new copy of Madden 15, having spent $33 ($20 on Madden 25, $13 on Madden 15), plus tax.
7. Get $10 in rewards certificates, making Madden 15's final investment $23, plus tax.
Credit: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/333984-best-buy-ad-810-816/
In case anyone else is interested, I thought I'd make this known.