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Bargain Hunter: Grab F1 2010 While It’s Cheap

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10:26AM September 6, 2010 | Junglist

Are you the preordering type? Those of you wanting to play F1 2010 on a PC might want to convert. It looks like the Steam version is currently (gasp) a normal international price.

F1 2010 uses the EGO 2.0 engine that graced the Colin McRae DiRT and Racedriver GRID franchises. It’s not a game you’ll see on shelves for half price anytime soon – EB Games currently has the Windows version listed at $78, while console versions go for $108. But on Steam it’s currently discounted for under $40AUD.

More important than Steam’s 10% discount though is getting your copy before that price is put through the “Aussie” filter. We’re taking bets on how much that hike might be – I wager up to $70USD.

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  • Elephant Fresh

    September 6, 2010 at 10:50 AM

    Damn that’s cheap. I’ll stick with the 360 version though. So psyched to run Alonso off the road in every single race of the season.

  • Dean Henderson

    September 6, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    I saw this price and was perplexed how the game was that cheap. I would get it but I only have a 360 wheel and i am pretty sure you can’t use that on the PC.

  • oggob

    September 6, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    Damn it… wish that was the console price…

    • The Cracks

      September 6, 2010 at 11:38 AM

      Yup. I much prefer console gaming to PC gaming, and I would actually buy this game if that were the console price, if only so I could crash into Vettel. Alas.

  • Chris Guerin

    September 6, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    This will go wonderfully with my G25.

    Pre-Ordering DONE!

  • Luke Eller

    September 6, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Damn that Aussie price filter!

  • Kris Butler

    September 6, 2010 at 12:48 PM

    wondered how long it would be till someone found this bargain… haha

    i was going to get this on 360 (and still might… lol)… import price is about 50-60AUS though from the UK so this is still a bargain and has GFWL integrated so you can still earn achievements all you achievement whores out there (me included!)

    i’ve seen people elsewhere comment they’re going to wait… i highly advise you DON’T as it will more than likely go up like mentioned in this article

  • Rob

    September 6, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    http://www.ozgameshop.com/pre-orders

    $50 PC
    $65 Console

  • Scared

    September 6, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    I don’t think this game is going to go through the ‘aussie price filter’. Codemasters usually don’t do that, but if it was a 2k, THQ, SEGA, Activision or Capcom game you can guarantee that it would go through the filter.

    Anyway, it has GFWL and Codemasters usually have poor support (ie. dropping support after a few months) so that is 2 very good reasons to NOT get the game.

    • Lloyd

      September 6, 2010 at 3:21 PM

      Capcom? Dead Rising 2 still hasn’t jumped in price.

    • Perch

      September 6, 2010 at 4:15 PM

      Yes, Capcom? They seem to be one of the last big-ish publishers to not do an Australian region mark-up. Bethesda and Square/Eidos are the only others.

  • Michael Barnes

    September 6, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    Ugh. I didn’t really like F1 Championship on PS3 but I have interest in this and its so cheap for a new release! To take the plunge or not?!?

  • Korwin

    September 6, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Already jumped on this, keen to give this a bash with my Driving Force GT (works on PS3 and PC).

  • Bjorn Bednarek

    September 9, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    It’s back up now: currently at “10% off” for US$53.95. Be glad if you got it cheap.

    • Scared

      September 9, 2010 at 5:10 PM

      Time to eat my words. I thought Codemasters might have stayed out of the group with 2K, Activision, THQ etc but they have jumped right in there.

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