Here's the story (with the update)
"UPDATE: Amazon has provided VideoGamer.com with the following statement in response to this story:
"One of the many benefits of Amazon Prime is access to exclusive selection on a number of great products. Customers who are not Prime members can sign-up for a 30-day free trial of Amazon Prime, or they can purchase those items from a Marketplace seller."
ORIGINAL STORY:Amazon has extended its "Prime-Exclusive Items" initiative to block non-Prime members from being able to purchase certain video games.
The change was spotted by customers this morning, with the PS4 versions of GTA 5, Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin's Creed Syndicate now only available to Prime members, along with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of FIFA 16, Far Cry Primal, Battlefield Hardline and more.
If you aren't a member of Amazon Prime, you will now see a box with a blue border on the right of the page "identifying the item as Prime-Exclusive", and will not be able to add the item to your basket."
What does everyone think about this? Seems like a pretty bad call though if you want to buy games from Amazon you can still get them from private sellers. I guess the only loss is the free shipping you could get with a certain total of qualifying items if that happens to include a "Prime Exclusive" title.
Could this become something like Sam's club, that may lead to more discounts on new games?
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