CDKeys has Batman: Arkham Knight + Harley Quinn DLC Pre-Order (PC Digital Download) on sale for $23.74 when you follow the instructions below.
http://slickdeals.net/f/7837841-pre...ownload?page=5&rpid=75815921&rp=1#commentsBox
3 reasons:
1. Use the game bundle without having to drop price s at all, or barely drop prices. On paper this looks like $100-120 game bundle (for those who don't mind using eBay a $60-70 one for both games). That means if a card such as R9 370X is $229-249 and is slower than a 970, NV has little to no incentive to drop prices by much, maybe $10-20. A lot of AMD/NV gamers holding on to 670/680/770/7950/7970 cards will be even more enticed now to sell their old card and do this upgrade. If someone is going SLI, they can even resell 1-2 of the coupons and get $100-120 off the purchase price of 970/980s.
2. Lock in as many new customers as possible until the next upgrade cycle. The original TW3 coupon expired May 31, 2015 but this bundle extends both coupons until July 31, 2015, or until supplies last. If AMD has supply issues, NV is firing on all cylinders with 970/980 cards for 1-1.5 months before a single R9 300 desktop card is even on sale and probably for an additional month in case R9 300 has shortages.
3. Both of these are GWs titles which means in a way this relates to point #1. Chances are 970/980 will punch above their weight class against R9 300 series because the games will be heavily favouring NV's Maxwell architecture. Combine performance in these GW titles and NV's brand value, I think it costs NV less $ to use the marketing game bundles than to outright drop the price on 970 by $50 and on a 980 by $100-150. Brilliant business strategy if you ask me.
http://slickdeals.net/f/7837841-pre...ownload?page=5&rpid=75815921&rp=1#commentsBox
3 reasons:
1. Use the game bundle without having to drop price s at all, or barely drop prices. On paper this looks like $100-120 game bundle (for those who don't mind using eBay a $60-70 one for both games). That means if a card such as R9 370X is $229-249 and is slower than a 970, NV has little to no incentive to drop prices by much, maybe $10-20. A lot of AMD/NV gamers holding on to 670/680/770/7950/7970 cards will be even more enticed now to sell their old card and do this upgrade. If someone is going SLI, they can even resell 1-2 of the coupons and get $100-120 off the purchase price of 970/980s.
2. Lock in as many new customers as possible until the next upgrade cycle. The original TW3 coupon expired May 31, 2015 but this bundle extends both coupons until July 31, 2015, or until supplies last. If AMD has supply issues, NV is firing on all cylinders with 970/980 cards for 1-1.5 months before a single R9 300 desktop card is even on sale and probably for an additional month in case R9 300 has shortages.
3. Both of these are GWs titles which means in a way this relates to point #1. Chances are 970/980 will punch above their weight class against R9 300 series because the games will be heavily favouring NV's Maxwell architecture. Combine performance in these GW titles and NV's brand value, I think it costs NV less $ to use the marketing game bundles than to outright drop the price on 970 by $50 and on a 980 by $100-150. Brilliant business strategy if you ask me.
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