Doom 3 to be bundled with Radeon Cards!

Ady · Jul 21, 2004, 06:31 AM

I went up to eb games the other day and noticed this poster...

I asked the guy instore what the deal was, as usual with EB staff he had no clue but he looked it up and said they were expecting 9600XT's and X800PR0's bundled with Doom 3 on August 3rd.

sorry about the pics, they're taken with a mobile phone.

smallSHEEP · Jul 21, 2004, 06:46 AM

Could be interesting. I wonder if id would whore their games out to more than one graphics company?

faraday · Jul 21, 2004, 07:01 AM

OH N0ES ITLL BE DELAYED!!!111oneoneeleven

Big deal...nvidia already bundled it with the geforce3.....talk about waiting

ThorsHamburger · Jul 21, 2004, 07:28 AM

If thats true that would quite a coup for Ati. This big game associated with Nvidia this whole time, all of a sudden bundled with their competitor. Which is why I have a hard time beleiving it since you would think Nvidia would make some agreement to have exclusives.

GSGRUNT · Jul 21, 2004, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faraday

OH N0ES ITLL BE DELAYED!!!111oneoneeleven

Big deal...nvidia already bundled it with the geforce3.....talk about waiting

I bought a GF3 where do I get my Doom3 voucher?

Seek & Destroy · Jul 21, 2004, 09:22 AM

that's weird...and hard to believe

SithSolo1 · Jul 21, 2004, 09:22 AM

Well I'm thinking it's one of two things:

A) Most likely it's a special deal for EB that if you buy a Radeon they give you a free copy. Though I don't remember EB selling vid cards but they may start doing so.

B) ATI has bought id so they plan to bundle DooM3 with the higher end cards.

Seek & Destroy · Jul 21, 2004, 09:32 AM

I've never seen anything more than a keyboard at EB. Never a video card.

nutcrackr · Jul 21, 2004, 09:35 AM

I would've thought nVidia would have jumped all over this deal already?

Redshirt_X · Jul 21, 2004, 09:46 AM

Not deliberately trying to be a wet blanket, buuut...how much over MSRP would EB ask for an X800 Pro? Somehow, I doubt even DOOM 3 would balance that out...considering ebgames.com is listing a Connect3D R9800 Pro for $399...!

holmes · Jul 21, 2004, 11:44 AM

hmm.. that's strange. BTW, an EB I used to hang out would indeed sell video cards so it's not out of the ordinary..

Fuku2 · Jul 21, 2004, 11:46 AM

Does that mean you get Half Life 2 and Doom III in the same video card purchase? Funny how Doom III beat Half Life 2 even though the deal with ATI was about a year ago. I'm not trying to start a flame war about that crap, I just thought it was funny.

FluxCap · Jul 21, 2004, 12:01 PM

Many EB's sold sound cards and video cards for years but don't much anymore. I think one of my local ones might still have some video cards however.

slybri · Jul 21, 2004, 12:37 PM

Will doom 3 even run that well on a 9600xt? WHy would they bundle d3 with a video card that can barely handle it?
I hope it the 9600xt CAN handle Doom3 because that's what I got until they ship my x800xtpe!

Smart1 · Jul 21, 2004, 12:51 PM

The last video card I ever saw in EB was a Radeon 9700 pro. And then I bought it. ahhh memories.

tranCendenZ · Jul 21, 2004, 11:49 PM

ebgames has the right to throw in a free game when you buy a particular vidcard you know (and print a poster too!)

i.e. this is an EB deal not an ATI/id deal

Silent-Jedi · Jul 22, 2004, 12:07 AM

hmmm EB used to sell video cards around the time of the Radeon 9700's release but they stopped a while ago. But it seems video cards are selling at EB again now...

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categorie...rchword=radeon

Hazard · Jul 23, 2004, 02:31 PM

Did anyone noticed that Ady's location is Australia? Perhaps it's an EB Australia Exclusive...

Derek Baker · Jul 23, 2004, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redshirt_X

Not deliberately trying to be a wet blanket, buuut...how much over MSRP would EB ask for an X800 Pro? Somehow, I doubt even DOOM 3 would balance that out...considering ebgames.com is listing a Connect3D R9800 Pro for $399...!

You think that's bad, Game - formally EBUK - want 399 POUNDS for a 9800XT. A mere $730 at the current exchange rates.

http://shop.game.net/ViewProduct.asp...420&mid=323613

Derek

Mudcrutch · Jul 23, 2004, 08:33 PM

congrats on the link from gamespot.com !

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07...s_6103380.html

shockwave · Jul 23, 2004, 08:52 PM

wow Ady, looks like your post is drumming up a lot of interest

ShiningArcanine · Jul 23, 2004, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudcrutch

congrats on the link from gamespot.com !

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07...s_6103380.html

They're talking about this at Neowin.net right now:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.ph...&#entry2547033

black hole sun · Jul 23, 2004, 09:46 PM

HAY EVERYONE CLICK HERE FOR CONFIRMATION OF ADY'S POST.

WallyG · Jul 24, 2004, 12:06 AM

The link goes to Adobe Photoshop's page.

I'll take that as a poor example of sacrcasm!!

W

Crawdaddy79 · Jul 24, 2004, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ady

sorry about the pics, they're taken with a mobile phone.

Heh.. and I thought that feature would never be useful.

EDIT: And I'm somewhat sure that the 9600XT was a typo.. surely he meant to type "X600XT"...

Funneh how it made it to Gamespot like that.

JackSkelton · Jul 24, 2004, 03:32 AM

G'day Hi everyone, my first post ever so bit of a newb so bear with me...... why is there a little picture of a woman in the tool bar.... that's beside the point.

That eb deal is Australia only to my knowledge and all it is, is EB giving away a copy of Doom 3 with a purchase of a video card from eb, whether it be a GeForce or a Radeon these aren't deals done by ATI, nVidia and whoever is publishing Doom 3 in the land of Oz. These aren't pre-packaged by manufacturer. It's EB giving away some of their stock when you purchase something else from them.

Hope that clarifies some mis-conceptions, that lead to World War 3 or something. Hope to post soon again and have a nice night.

Shikatanai · Jul 24, 2004, 03:44 AM

I saw those posters all over my local EB. I'll go in tomorrow to check out what's going on.

Not that I don't believe you JackSkelton... I figure as long as it's 10mins up the road I might as well call in and have a look

RedHerring · Jul 24, 2004, 12:03 PM

Gentlemen, we just made the BluesNews frontpage. Wooo!

black hole sun · Jul 24, 2004, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WallyG

The link goes to Adobe Photoshop's page.

I'll take that as a poor example of sacrcasm!!

W

I actually thought it was pretty good

Ady · Jul 24, 2004, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shockwave

wow Ady, looks like your post is drumming up a lot of interest

yeah, I only just noticed.

I can tell black hole sun that it isn't a chop, it's for real.

Yes, it is in Australia, so it might be some exclusive thing, but it's definitely happening. The guy at EB definitely said it was the 9600XT (128MB) and the X800PRO (256MB). I remember because he said "nine thousand six hundred XT"

If you guys want more pics or for me to ask more questions then I can. I guess we will all find out for sure soon enough anyway.

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Ady Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 2,579	Doom 3 to be bundled with Radeon Cards! I went up to eb games the other day and noticed this poster... I asked the guy instore what the deal was, as usual with EB staff he had no clue but he looked it up and said they were expecting 9600XT's and X800PR0's bundled with Doom 3 on August 3rd. sorry about the pics, they're taken with a mobile phone.

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ThorsHamburger Rage3D Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mississauga Posts: 3,453	If thats true that would quite a coup for Ati. This big game associated with Nvidia this whole time, all of a sudden bundled with their competitor. Which is why I have a hard time beleiving it since you would think Nvidia would make some agreement to have exclusives.

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SithSolo1 Radeon HD 7970 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 824	Well I'm thinking it's one of two things: A) Most likely it's a special deal for EB that if you buy a Radeon they give you a free copy. Though I don't remember EB selling vid cards but they may start doing so. B) ATI has bought id so they plan to bundle DooM3 with the higher end cards. __________________ Antec P160 case w/ Enhance 500w PSU MSI Neo4 FI AMD Opteron 165 2048MB (2x1gb) Mushkin Redline PC4000 Evga 7900GTO, Dell E207WFP 20.1" ws LCD 250GB WD SE, 250GB Seagate 7200.8 NEC ND-3500A 16x DVD burner Server: Lightning's Blade. Faction: Horde. Guild: HOV. Name: Embalm.

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tranCendenZ Rage3D Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,006	ebgames has the right to throw in a free game when you buy a particular vidcard you know (and print a poster too!) i.e. this is an EB deal not an ATI/id deal Last edited by tranCendenZ : Jul 21, 2004 at 11:51 PM.

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JackSkelton Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Guam Posts: 1	Reply yo DOOM 3 and Radeon's G'day Hi everyone, my first post ever so bit of a newb so bear with me...... why is there a little picture of a woman in the tool bar.... that's beside the point. That eb deal is Australia only to my knowledge and all it is, is EB giving away a copy of Doom 3 with a purchase of a video card from eb, whether it be a GeForce or a Radeon these aren't deals done by ATI, nVidia and whoever is publishing Doom 3 in the land of Oz. These aren't pre-packaged by manufacturer. It's EB giving away some of their stock when you purchase something else from them. Hope that clarifies some mis-conceptions, that lead to World War 3 or something. Hope to post soon again and have a nice night.

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