SKYRIM: Cheapest Price Deals Comparison
WhatCulture's Deal Finder turns its attention to Bethesda's upcoming fantasy epic, to bring you the best deals on the market.
With this week featuring not one, but two barnstorming new releases in the shape of Modern Warfare 3 (released today) and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which lands on shelves on Friday and has already received some head-turning praise from early reviewers, gamers could be forgiven for choosing only one of the titles to save a bit of money. But that doesn't necessarily have to be the case. Yesterday saw the discovery that MW3 could be bought from Tesco Online for as little as £33.91 (a deal unfortunately which has now lapsed), and today, we're looking at the cheapest way to buy Skyrim online for release on Friday. The RRP is set at £54.99, though there is no way that is a true reflection of how much the game will cost and RRPs these days seem more an exercise in inflation to make the actual "deal price" look better than it is. As a rule of thumb, never pay over £40 for a game, it's just not necessary, even on launch day, and the more you can improve on that base line the better. So with that in mind, here's what the major players are currently offering. I'd imagine some better deals will pop up in the next few days, and after release, so keep an eye out for updates here. Once again, the prices below relate to the PS3 and XBox 360 version, unless otherwise stated.
UK Deals
Sainsburys£42.99 With Free Delivery Game£39.99 With Free DeliveryTesco£39.98 With Free DeliveryAmazon£39.98 With Free DeliveryGamestop£39.97 With Free DeliveryBase.com£37.99 With Free Delivery And the winner is... Asda£37.97 With Free Delivery Not exactly a mega saving, but it's all about frugality. If you look after the pennies, the pounds look after themselves. And then you can spend them on the next Elder Scrolls game. There was a voucher code being suggested that allowed a further discount, but it comes up as Invalid, so ignore anyone claiming that's the best deal for now. Incidentally, if you're a PC gamer, and are looking for the best price on that platform, you can do a lot worse than heading to Zavvi, who are selling at just £27.85 With Free Delivery.US Deals
Best Buy $59.99 Gamestop - $59.99 Amazon $59.99 Walmart - $56.96 