EB Games screwed me over.

Hey guys, just another reason why I hate EB games. I bought a copy of MW2 a couple months back, and when the map pack came out I went to buy that. Turns out, EB games sold me a region free copy of the US version of the game. This means that I can't download Australian DLC for the game (ergo I can't download the map pack). Tomorrow I'm going there and demanding another copy. We'll see what happens.

I'm confused did you buy the game in Australia or in the states? Other then that good luck getting a new game.

Aw man, that sucks, and i know because i have been screwed by EB before. They sold me an Xbox 360 and it RROD'd straight out of the box.
 
Gametraders FTW!

" Aw man, that sucks, and i know because i have been screwed by EB before. They sold me an Xbox 360 and it RROD'd straight out of the box.  Gametraders FTW! "

" @lilman1101 said:

" Aw man, that sucks, and i know because i have been screwed by EB before. They sold me an Xbox 360 and it RROD'd straight out of the box.  Gametraders FTW! "

One of my friends had a broken 360 so he bought a new one from Gamestop, opened the box took out the new 360 and put his broken one in it, then took it back to Gamestop saying that they sold him a broken 360 so they gave him another one.  He got a free 360.   They're all idiots I swear.   I mean couldn't they check the serial number or something?  It was probably you who bought his Xbox lol. "

I heard the Australian government is banning all DLC next. 
 
Just kidding.

" Hey guys, just another reason why I hate EB games. I bought a copy of MW2 a couple months back, and when the map pack came out I went to buy that. Turns out, EB games sold me a region free copy of the US version of the game. This means that I can't download Australian DLC for the game (ergo I can't download the map pack). Tomorrow I'm going there and demanding another copy. We'll see what happens. "

They're doing you a favor.

Yeah, I work at a GAME shop and some guy tried to trade in a region free game and our system wouldn't accept it, told him to go get his money back.

" @Eric_Buck said:

" Hey guys, just another reason why I hate EB games. I bought a copy of MW2 a couple months back, and when the map pack came out I went to buy that. Turns out, EB games sold me a region free copy of the US version of the game. This means that I can't download Australian DLC for the game (ergo I can't download the map pack). Tomorrow I'm going there and demanding another copy. We'll see what happens. "

That's interesting - what platform did you get it on?  "

" @Eric_Buck: From everything I hear about Australia its not a good place to be a gamer! "

EB sucks.

" @tiwi: What's your problem? I asked because if he has the PS3 version he can just make a NA PSN account and download it and I don't know how the PC version works with regional DLC. "

Modern Warfare 2 is a bugged multiplayer experience anyways. Plus $15 for maps? Screw that.

" @Zero_ said:

" @tiwi: What's your problem? I asked because if he has the PS3 version he can just make a NA PSN account and download it and I don't know how the PC version works with regional DLC. "

i made the notation because ps3 games a region free, and as such you can install any DLC regardless of the region you bought it in.  And the PC has no regions at all.  no need to get angry :-P if you didn't know it, you didn't know it. "

@Zero_:
Does this vary from game to game? Because I have a region free copy of Mass Effect in NTSC-J, and I used my PAL saves on the disc as well as downloaded the DLCs for it.

" @tiwi said:

" @Zero_ said:

" @tiwi: What's your problem? I asked because if he has the PS3 version he can just make a NA PSN account and download it and I don't know how the PC version works with regional DLC. "

i made the notation because ps3 games a region free, and as such you can install any DLC regardless of the region you bought it in.  And the PC has no regions at all.  no need to get angry :-P if you didn't know it, you didn't know it. "

No need to respond with the douchey reply then. And unfortunately, that's not correct. Just because PS3 games are region free, each region's game has a specific game code (that SLES/BLES numbering) that will only support additional content for that specific version. IE: You can't import an US save and have it work for the PAL version of a game, and similarly you can't just go and download the MW2 DLC just by hopping on the PSN if the region of your game is different to your default PSN Account region.  If you didn't know, you didn't know :P "

Another one of these EB Games/Gamestop rant threads?

" @JustinSane311: I bought it in Australia.  "

" @tiwi said:

" @Zero_ said:

" @tiwi: What's your problem? I asked because if he has the PS3 version he can just make a NA PSN account and download it and I don't know how the PC version works with regional DLC. "

i made the notation because ps3 games a region free, and as such you can install any DLC regardless of the region you bought it in.  And the PC has no regions at all.  no need to get angry :-P if you didn't know it, you didn't know it. "

No need to respond with the douchey reply then. And unfortunately, that's not correct. Just because PS3 games are region free, each region's game has a specific game code (that SLES/BLES numbering) that will only support additional content for that specific version. IE: You can't import an US save and have it work for the PAL version of a game, and similarly you can't just go and download the MW2 DLC just by hopping on the PSN if the region of your game is different to your default PSN Account region.  If you didn't know, you didn't know :P "

I got screwed by EB too, I ordered a used copy of NCAA Football 14 off their website and they shipped me an empty case. Since this only happened to me a couple hours ago, I'm still waiting for their reply.

Don't necro 4 year old threads.