Comments on: Deus Ex: Human Revolution [Augmented Edition], PC – £24.97

By: Jago

Jago — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:08:06 +0000

Limited Edition version is £24.99 at Gameplay.

Are there problems with the “Contact” option? I sent this two days ago…

By: Will Power

Will Power — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:01:05 +0000

It seems the backlash from their customers going nuts has made Square Enix reconsider.

The Amazon page now says:
“Update on Region Lock
Please note: It was reported that Deus Ex on PC is region-locked to the UK only. Square Enix has confirmed that this is not the case. If you are ordering from outside of the UK, you will be able to play this on your PC. “

By: Dragon

Dragon — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:49:05 +0000

In reply to KindredPhantom. Aye, 'tis back thankfully, can get it for £5 cheaper than my old game pre order, woo.

By: KindredPhantom

KindredPhantom — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:33:52 +0000

It’s back as of 19:33. 17/08.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:38:59 +0000

Glad I got this when it was £27 or so so I imagine I will get the cheapest price

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:34:30 +0000

So what edition is locked to the UK? This one or the Limited Edition. So very confusing…

By: Jago

Jago — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:05:48 +0000

In reply to Joseph. You could be right. I can't log in to their site any more and my e-mail address is no longer recognised.

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:38:13 +0000

In reply to Mechanicus. You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it.

By: Mechanicus

Mechanicus — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:54:33 +0000

I did have this pre-ordered from Game (for 38 squid!) because I prevaricated too long and Amazon ran out – but just now was able to nab a pre-order from Amazon.

Many thanks LewieP! Would never have noticed this otherwise… this is why I have absolutely no qualms about subscribing.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:53:02 +0000

In reply to Jago.

Might want to double check your WHSmith preorder… their DVDs/games entertainment arm doesn’t exist anymore…

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:48:47 +0000

In reply to talon03. Pretty sure you have hit the nail on the head.

By: talon03

talon03 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:44:26 +0000

My guess at what’s happening? People are cancelling pre-orders due to region lock, and Amazon’s posting them back up as and when they become available.

By: Jago

Jago — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:34:42 +0000

At the moment I have preorders for the Augmented Edition for £25.93 from WHSmith and the Limited Edition version from Amazon for £24.97.

I have managed to order this version for £24.97, but will keep my preorder open with WHSmith for the time being.

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:34:12 +0000

In reply to Rei Onryou. 14.30 GMT - Order confirmation email received! ^.^

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:01:39 +0000

In reply to Rei Onryou. 13.57 GMT - Was available to pre-order. 1-click ordered to be safe (first time!) and looks like it went through. Awaiting confirmation email.

By: Danda

Danda — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:47:47 +0000

Is it possible that any of the different versions (maybe the really expensive limited one) won’t be region locked? That’s what Ubisoft does with some UK releases for PS3: the regular version of the latest Assassin’s Creed games has no multilanguage option (just English text and audio), but if you purchase the Black/White/Codex/Platinum version, it’s import-friendly as it includes all languages.

If you wish to rail against the stupidity of Square Enix, you can go here:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/17/deus-ex-human-revolution-is-region-locked/

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:30:45 +0000

In reply to Rei Onryou.

13.30 GMT – They’ve updated the message to mention the region locking, but still not available. I’ve signed up to be emailed when it becomes available again. Hopefully soon and still at £25.

By: Rei Onryou

Rei Onryou — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:29:10 +0000

Nooo! They’ve taken it down (13.25 GMT)! The only thing that stopped me ordering DX:HR at the moment was I wanted the soundtrack but not at £35. Will keep refreshing until they let me order it!

By: godgoo

godgoo — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:13:11 +0000

Just pre-ordered at this price (13:10 GMT), it said there was 1 available so i paid went back and refreshed, now it’s gone!!! crazy lucky and also weird.

By: talon03

talon03 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:04:02 +0000

It’s live atm (13:03 BST)

By: Matchstick

Matchstick — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:59:10 +0000

I preordered it from Amazon at this price back on the 2nd May, so they’ve been offering this deal at least that far back.

If Amazon have pulled the PC Augmented Edition over uncertainty over region locking of retail copies why haven’t they pull the Limited and Collectors Editions as well ?

By: 4026

4026 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:49:23 +0000

Excitingly, the offer keeps reappearing and then disappearing. I’ve watched it go through three cycles now. I managed to get an order in in one of those cycles. Remains to be seen if they’ll honour it, of course…

By: Paul Moloney

Paul Moloney — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:40:46 +0000

After mailing me incorrect info, Amazon.co.uk rang me to say that Square Enix contacted them _in the last hour_ to inform of the region locking (which means anyone out the UK, including the rest of the EU/Ireland, cannot use their editions of the game). They advised me to cancel my pre-order and said they would be contacting all other customers. I imagine they’ll remove the game ’til they know exactly what advice they should put on the item description.

By: dodo

dodo — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:37:34 +0000

and its gone again, wish i would have ordered it back in the day from GAME, i surely wont order the worse collectors edition for freaking 90€…

By: Jakob_Pavlov

Jakob_Pavlov — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:35:14 +0000

I must have got lucky as I used the link and can confirm that I have pre-ordered the Augmented Edition for £24.97!

Not sure why it is not working for all, although I did notice browsing the Amazon.co.uk site on my work PC (with a French proxy) linked the Aug. Ed. search result with the Limited Edition. I could not browse to it.

Thanks for the heads-up!