Sims 3 price dropped to $30 for one day only

by Griffin McElroy { Oct 31st 2009 at 3:35PM }

The streak of brief yet impossibly frugal discounts continues! Until the end of the day, EA is selling The Sims 3 for the price of $29.99 -- a full twenty bucks off the standard cost of the game. Maxis' life simulators tend to retain their launch price long after hitting store shelves, so if you want to grab the title on the cheap, today might be your only chance for quite some time. Act quickly, though! We're losing daylight.

Tags: discount, ea, halloween2009, maxis, sale, simulator, the-sims, the-sims-3

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Megapixel @ Oct 31st 2009 3:39PM

Only 30 Simoleons! TO THE CAR!

HighFiveJesus @ Oct 31st 2009 5:16PM

Got it.

Einhanderkiller @ Oct 31st 2009 3:57PM

But you have to buy it from the EA Store.

MrKlorox @ Nov 1st 2009 2:50PM

Which is just fine since physical copies suck.

Joanna D @ Oct 31st 2009 4:10PM

They forgot to lower the price in other countries.

You forgot to say which country this offer applies to. You guys do know that Australia had the "dollar" first, right?

Trulz @ Oct 31st 2009 4:41PM

Seriously? You're really going to do this?

Morisato @ Oct 31st 2009 7:40PM

The US was the first to have the "almighty dollar" because it is the one nation under God... which is really all that matters right?

Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 1st 2009 12:45PM

I didn't think you guys had games in Australia. You know, cause you ban them all.

RKN @ Oct 31st 2009 4:39PM

Target did have it for $40 for a week earlier this month. I torrented the game to try it out and I am hooked. I will buy the collector's edition which is around $45 on Amazon or wait for the Holiday Collector's Edition.

F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Oct 31st 2009 5:00PM

I seriously doubt you'll spend money it. We as humans just want it free.

Zing @ Oct 31st 2009 5:12PM

Yeah, theres been tonnes of times when ive downloaded an album 'to try it out' and said i would buy it, ive only bought one album after hearing it.

It sounds like a good idea but when you actually go to the store you wont buy it.

Dafrety @ Oct 31st 2009 5:16PM

Where did you see the collector's edition for $45? It's $61 right now at Amazon. I couldn't care less for The Sims 3. I just really want that flash drive (Not for even $45 though, $15 max.)

RKN @ Oct 31st 2009 5:36PM

After school, I am going out to buy Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box for the PC after I torrented it and tried it out, even though I beat most of the game. Hell, its only $10 at Fry's!

Its the first game Criterion ported to the PC and I want to thank them and reward them for doing so, not pirating it. I am glad they as a console developer ported a game to the PC when so many don't give a shit about it. Now if they would only bring Big Surf Island and other DLC to it that the console versions have.

The PC platform is hurting, and I am doing my part to help it, I only torrent games to try them out and buy them if I like them. If I don't, I delete it. I did pirate games as a teen but now with a job, I buy my PC games.

I was mistaken, I saw the used version of the Collector's Edition for $42, not new. The lowest price for new is about $52 from GoGamer, who I trust and bought from before.

captainprotonx @ Oct 31st 2009 6:31PM

Pass.

Chris @ Oct 31st 2009 7:05PM

And only £40 in the UK! BARGAIN! Oh wait, that's the same as launch day price. For you Americans, that's $66.00. Blow me EA.

BlackBeltJones @ Oct 31st 2009 7:34PM

I always hold out on buying new Sims because I know they'll just release a complete pack for $20 eventually but then I just never buy them. I still "biding my time" to get Sims 2.

MrKlorox @ Nov 1st 2009 2:52PM

You should click the link because they have almost just that. Sims 3 isn't the only Sims game on sale right now.

Dr Scientist @ Oct 31st 2009 9:03PM

It's not a bad game. But it is best to wait for the packages that include some add ons.

MrKlorox @ Nov 1st 2009 2:50PM

Also Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is $5 over on Direct2Drive.

Great price for the game.

supersonic124 @ Nov 2nd 2009 12:41PM

im still pirating it kthxbye

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