Qore Offers Enticing Renewal Incentives

BigPete79785419d ago

This is the kind of stuff that would make more subscriptions occur. I definitely think that $19.99 should be the regular price point anyways. It just sounds better. :P

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FamilyGuy5419d ago (Edited 5419d ago )

Reduced price compared to retail, free shipping (at the cost of time), and no sales tax (at least for me in california). All good things and this just furthers interest if you were on the fence.

I just bought Balzeblu from them for $59.99 period, in store it would be $64.99 + tax so i save like $10 and no charge for shipping.
The game is 65 because there is only a limited/special edition version, not sure why though.

BulletToothtony5418d ago

a little trick i do is.. i order from amazon, since i'm gonna be saving around $10, and yes it does suck to wait those extra 4 to 5 days for the shipping..

So what i do is.. i buy from gamestop or walmart on day one and when the amazon copy comes in, i just return that UNOPENED copy to the store and i get my money back ;)

If you have the extra money is definitely worth doing, i hate seeing 10 people on my friends list playing a new game that i don't have yet..

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IdleLeeSiuLung5418d ago

Holy She!t, I didn't know it was that expensive for Qore!

It is $20/annually a savings of over 45% off the individual episodes. So each episode is around $3.5 each?

I have never seen one, so I can't comment on the quality or if it is worth it. Anyone care to fill in what this show is about and why it is worth $20?

TheBand1t5418d ago

Basically they give you info on upcoming games and movies, get interviews with the devs, and I know annual subscribers get bonuses like discounts, ability to get into closed betas/demoes and sometimes a PSN game.

Oh, and I believe every episode comes with a game called Blast Qore IIRC. Or has that changed?

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DJ5419d ago

I'm starting to like this Qore thing more and more now.

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callahan095419d ago

I hope there are still renewal incentives in September. I didn't sign up for my subscription until Qore Episode 3. I want to renew, and I want the renewal bonuses, but I won't be prompted for renewal until episode 17 (would be episode 15, but there have been 2 free episodes since I subscribed, and they don't count towards the 12 I paid for)

Sev5419d ago (Edited 5419d ago )

Actually I believe you pay for 13 episodes. And the 2 free are included in your 13. Mine was exactly 13 episodes. It's an annual subscription, so free issues don't effect the annual effective date.

Also I suspect they will still be running this promotion until Sept, since it lasts until Uncharted 2's release date.

callahan095419d ago (Edited 5419d ago )

Hmm. Thanks for the response, but I think (not positive) that I recall reading a response by an official to a commenter on the blog - blog.us.playstation.com - last Christmas when they released the first free episode that it wouldn't count as one of the episodes you paid for in a subscription. My memory could be wrong, though.

Edit: I suppose the best way to find out for sure would be to check out my download list on the PS Store. It should have all the forthcoming episodes that I'm entitled to via my subscription listed as "upcoming."

Sev5419d ago

Good thinking, let me know what it says. I'd like to know for sure.

GiantEnemyCrab5419d ago (Edited 5419d ago )

I bought my sub for the first year on the day it was offered and I just got my renewal. So I can say that even though there were free issues they still counted against the sub. However, they did offer special deals/giveaways for the annual subscribers so I didn't feel cheated.

Coming from MS land Sony's pricing, incentives and freebies are a VERY welcome change. MS give little too nothing away and most of the time you feel on the "cheated" side vs being treated fairly.

Sorry to go off on MS but it's something I thought about when I instantly renewed my annual Qore sub because I felt they've been very fair with making it worth the cost.

I'm still waiting to see what other pre-order incentives are offered before I decide on using the code for Amazon.

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DrWan5419d ago

I wonder how many total subscribers they have now, because they hired Veronica Belmont and sometimes she travels to pretty far places; like that one episode she travel to Europe to see Flock. I didn't like the Flock game that much, kind of boring to me. the puzzel element is just not that enticing. But I digress, anyways yah..i wonder....if anyone have any ballpark numbers

dopeboimagic925419d ago

Since they stopped giving out the codes in the magazine, I might just have to jump on this one.

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Amazingmrbrock4406d ago

Good that whole thing was a waste in a poorly put together package.

They should just focus on putting out smaller individual videos rather than a big downloadable thing thats irritating to use. Making ofs, dev diaries, they could even look to some of the good gaming related series on the net for inspiration.

They could put out little featurettes, lets plays, maybe some reviews. As long as they let them go at it unbiased it would be pretty good. If there could be a show of the caliber of all your history or jon tron's shows.

It would be a relatively cheap way to get people looking at their games and content as easy passive and consumer friendly advertising. Though it would rely on quality content.

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Xof4406d ago

It probably would have been more effective if they'd streamed it. A poorly-put together show is nothing. Look at the crap clogging the gaming media today. It's just that no one wants to wait an hour to DOWNLOAD a poor put-together gaming show.

Rupee4406d ago

Yep that's honestly why I never watched those. Never wanted to take the time to download.

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LightofDarkness4406d ago

No way, the money should be spent on developing a sit-com. It stars a Sony Executive and a Microsoft Executive, who have to share an apartment in downtown New York for utterly arbitrary reasons. They are frequently visited by Fanboy, a fickle videogame fan who frequently switches sides completely from one exec to the other, depending on whatever wacky scenario is in play for that episode. Antics ensue.

Clearly, this is a gold-mine. Can I have my million dollars NOW, Sony?

come_at_me_bro4406d ago

Please tell me you have a future in television.

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DragonKnight4406d ago

That idea is literally the best thing that could happen to tv today. I'm completely serious. Tv is crap these days and I feel like an old man when I saw I miss the 90's and "when I was younger we had better tv shows." It's just the truth though.

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DrPepper4406d ago

ehhh never really cared for qore, i only watched like 13 mins of a episode. honestly i have n4g to get all my gaming news, trailers, etc from.

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dark-hollow4406d ago

Good riddance.

nutcrackr4406d ago

Never watched it :P

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SaffronCurse4406d ago

It was Alright when Veronica was host, then it went completely downhill.

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Deadpool6164406d ago

It's just wasn't the same without Belmont.

gatormatt804406d ago

Yeah I bet once she found out that Sony wasn't renewing their contract with Future Studios, the makers of Qore, she probably started looking for a new job. That's probably the real reason she left.

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lodossrage4406d ago

1, when Veronica Belmont stopped doing the show

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2, the fact that buying it was worthless because PSN Plus uses got it free AND ANYONE could have seen it free in Playstation HOME theaters. Which made actually paying for it obsolete.

Akiba964405d ago

And it also was a considerable waste of resources. I liked the show, but I'd much rather have sony be using those resources on some of their 1st parties than a kinda pointless "video magazine".

lodossrage4405d ago

It wasn't pointless. It did exactly what it was meant to do. "Pointless" is subjective at best.

The problem was it lost value the moment the started broadcasting it in HOME free and gave it away free as part of PSN Plus.

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Akiba964405d ago

@lodossrage I did in fact say "kinda pointless". I know, not a very good word to put next to "pointless" but hey, It's there. Though I agree it did lose its value because of home, but even if it wasn't on home, how many subscribers do you think home actually brought in?? I can't imagine it was very much. Also my wording was off, I didn't mean pointless, but unnecessary. We also have to consider the fact that Sony is predicting around 5 billion in losses this year.. I'm pretty sure it has a lot to do with restructuring and refocusing.

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Nerdmaster4406d ago

I really liked On The Road with Qore. The Japan ones were the best.

gamerz4406d ago

It should have been free to everyone and not a Playstation Plus exclusive.

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rezzah4406d ago

Gotta make their money somehow because PSN is already free.

Live would have the ability to offer Qore for free, but I doubt they would do that even if they could.

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360GamerFG4406d ago

Cracks are starting to show. Wonder what's next.

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MariaHelFutura4406d ago

Wow, you're actually serious.

Ron_Danger4406d ago

Ha! Your comment is the perfect example of someone who thinks their extra clever and subtle and has an open portal to post their thoughts... When in fact you just come off as some weird dude who sounds like a villan on Star Trek...

"Cracks are beginning to show" he types and then immediately starts rubbing his open hands together while laughing to himself...

DragonKnight4406d ago

LMFAO!! Bubbles for the laughs. Totally true. I wonder how Picard will thwart him. Hahahaha.

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MidnytRain4406d ago

I thought it was pretty effective. Looking at his comment then at yours, I'd say you were overreacting.

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Awesome_Gamer4406d ago

Stop trollig..
Dumbass

tarbis4406d ago

Veronica should join Christina Lee in Pulse. I'm sure they'll make a great team together.

FinaLXiii4406d ago (Edited 4406d ago )

The dam thing should be free its not like im gonna pay to know a little more about some certain game.

Besides this was never avaiable in Europe.

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Trenta274406d ago

I never watched that show. Did I miss anything?

Raoh4406d ago

A few things but not much.

It is better than a print magazine. Free themes and games (pre psn+ of course) with video normally not found anywhere. The biggest selling point for me was first dibs for betas but that also comes with psn+.

It needed to be upgraded and pushed better but no, your not really missing anything.

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Ulf4406d ago (Edited 4406d ago )

"On The Road with Qore" was awesome. Otherwise, sure, it wasn't that great.

If they did nothing but tour around, visiting games studios and the touring the cities they were in, like they did with their "On The Road with Qore" videos, it would have been brilliant though.

nik666uk4406d ago

It was pony anyway!!!! There's a few new videos a week on the whole store!!! TOTAL WASTE!!!!

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