NVIDIA Gives Away Ghostwire Tokyo and DOOM Eternal in Latest Bundle

[btarunr]

NVIDIA on Tuesday unveiled the "Face Your Demons" game bundle with new purchases of qualifying GeForce RTX graphics cards. The bundle gives you "Ghostwire Tokyo" and "DOOM Eternal," including the latter's two DLCs, "The Ancient Gods, Part One" and "The Ancient Gods, Part Two." Qualifying graphics cards include the RTX 3080 10 GB, RTX 3080 12 GB, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090, and RTX 3090 Ti. The bundle is available in select regions, through participating retailers. NVIDIA add-in-card (AIC) partners will hand out vouchers with each purchase, which can be redeemed for the two games. Both Ghostwire Tokyo and DOOM Eternal support real-time ray tracing, and NVIDIA DLSS performance enhancement.



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[swirl09]

This generation is over. If you want to shift stock, cut the price.

Anyone parting with a grand or more to buy a soon to be replaced GPU must be seriously out of the loop and/or soft in the head. If all it takes to lure them in is 2 games, 1 of which is old af and can be found 75% off at any given sale, and the other despite only being a few months old has already surpassed half-off ...

 

[eidairaman1]

Trying to keep the prices inflated with these "Bundles" at least with AMD you get a real value with the gpu by itself, then their past bundles.

 

[wolf]

at least with AMD you get a real value with the gpu by itself

Right now isn't too bad, but there are still examples, and have been some even worse ones over the past 18 months of terrible value. As terrible as a $2000+ 3090Ti? debatable, but terrible nonetheless.

 

[ratirt]

Right now isn't too bad, but there are still examples, and have been some even worse ones over the past 18 months of terrible value. As terrible as a $2000+ 3090Ti? debatable, but terrible nonetheless.

As it looks it is really bad and NV is doing everything to make this very bad stay for as long as possible. I'm not surprised just disappointed.

 

[Bomby569]

idk, in my country and neighbouring countries, i see the used stuff and they don't move, the auctions don't have many bidders, but the stores are constantly out of stock on many SKU's and prices are still about MSRP and very expensive especially for end of life cards.

My take is lot of unfinished builds or i9's with 1030's being complete and a complete distrust for miner cards.

 

[AusWolf]

Now that the mining craze is over, we see below-MSRP pricing and game bundles appear. The side taste of the 30-series gets more bitter than ever. It makes it look like it was a mining-oriented generation all along.

 

[wolf]

It makes it look like it was a mining-oriented generation all along

Is that the fault of the maker or a fault of the market? Food for thought.

Fwiw I have no bitter side taste, launch day 3080 at msrp is quite a good after-taste really, but I realise that wasn't the reality for mant customers.

 

[Vayra86]

Is that the fault of the maker or a fault of the market? Food for thought.

Fwiw I have no bitter side taste, launch day 3080 at msrp is quite a good after-taste really, but I realise that wasn't the reality for mant customers.

The maker, as it completely played along with the market and helped intensify it for miners and stress it out further for gamers. MSRPs were inflated as the gen was rolled out. Old stories regurgitated such as 'sitting on stock of Ampere' just lately, after pulling the same stunt with Pascal to find an excuse to delay Turing.

Even though not too long ago (just a couple of years really) the gaming segment was their primary market. Additionally, the 'maker' also posted regularly about how bad it all was, how little they could do, and how much they tried helping us with nonsense like LHR cards. Gimped products to help consumers. And how many sheep fell for that one?

There is a shared responsibility here. Maker and market. And the market is us, let's be real. As long as we are greedy motherfuckers, we will be taken advantage of. Who's really on top of that pyramid...

Both buyer and seller jumped for short term gain at the expense of long term stability. Rest assured these big waves of shit availability and pricing harmed the gaming market.

 

[wolf]

There is a shared responsibility here. Maker and market. And the market is us, let's be real

I'm more along this vein tbh, I think there are a lot of 'takes' and no one will be the singular accurate one.

It's a bit of a shit show all around, I can only hope that both Ada and RDNA3 aren't (massively) desirable for miners.

Scalpers though, they saw a market they could exploit and I 100% expect them back in full force, at least for the first days and weeks.

 

[AusWolf]

Is that the fault of the maker or a fault of the market? Food for thought.

Fwiw I have no bitter side taste, launch day 3080 at msrp is quite a good after-taste really, but I realise that wasn't the reality for mant customers.

If it was the market's fault, then we would see gamers being overjoyed that graphics cards are finally available, and buying everything up, making such discount programs unnecessary. That's clearly not the case, which only means that gamers don't want 30-series GeForce cards after all. It's the maker's fault, then.

I'm more along this vein tbh, I think there are a lot of 'takes' and no one will be the singular accurate one.

It's a bit of a shit show all around, I can only hope that both Ada and RDNA3 aren't (massively) desirable for miners.

Scalpers though, they saw a market they could exploit and I 100% expect them back in full force, at least for the first days and weeks.

And I hope that with bitcoin and etherum switching to proof-of-stake, mining won't ever be profitable again.

 

[wolf]

If it was the market's fault, then we would see gamers being overjoyed that graphics cards are finally available, and buying everything up, making such discount programs unnecessary. That's clearly not the case, which only means that gamers don't want 30-series GeForce cards after all. It's the maker's fault, then.

I mean, that's not the only option either. A lot of people bought inflated cards or held out in queues, waited in lines etc, waited for deals etc, Ampere still sold to gamers in crazy numbers. At this point gamers that wanted Ampere mostly got it, again in crazy numbers, and now they know next gen is close.

I'm sure what you said has some truth, but it's not the only truth.

 

[AusWolf]

I mean, that's not the only option either. A lot of people bought inflated cards or held out in queues, waited in lines etc, waited for deals etc, Ampere still sold to gamers in crazy numbers. At this point gamers that wanted Ampere mostly got it, again in crazy numbers, and now they know next gen is close.

I'm sure what you said has some truth, but it's not the only truth.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Last time I got a game with a GPU purchase was when I picked up a GTX 570......it was one of the Assassin's Creed games, either Brotherhood or Revelations. In fact, I think that's the only game I've ever received from a GPU purchase.

Game bundles don't interest me because generally the games they offer are games have no interest in.
Take for example the games offered here:
The new Doom games are boring....they're like playing Serious Sam or Painkiller - run around non-stop and constantly shoot.
Ghostwire Tokyo - never heard of it and the game has been out for 4 or 5 months. Either this shows how much out of touch I am with new games coming out or that the game just never sparked my interest and I forgot it was even coming out.

 

[Prince Valiant]

I mean, that's not the only option either. A lot of people bought inflated cards or held out in queues, waited in lines etc, waited for deals etc, Ampere still sold to gamers in crazy numbers. At this point gamers that wanted Ampere mostly got it, again in crazy numbers, and now they know next gen is close.

I'm sure what you said has some truth, but it's not the only truth.

Without seeing a breakdown of numbers or at least some acknowledgement from Nvidia (a report or shareholder call) we can't know for certain.

 

[viliu24]

This generation is over. If you want to shift stock, cut the price.

Anyone parting with a grand or more to buy a soon to be replaced GPU must be seriously out of the loop and/or soft in the head. If all it takes to lure them in is 2 games, 1 of which is old af and can be found 75% off at any given sale, and the other despite only being a few months old has already surpassed half-off ...

well, not really. I have bought 2x rtx 3090 recently. It may look crazy , but it isnt , my boss need it a high end workstation with no financial limit and he offered me a free upgrade as well , so i built him a 4000 pounds i9 12900k/64gb ddr5/ 2x2tb nvme and rtx3090 and i got for myself another rtx 3090 and a psu. So for someone like him , where this kind of money is like pennies for you or me. Stop be judgmental and there are ppl who pay the price whatever it is. The only thing that annoys me , for all the money spent , i got no freebies, no game coupons , no discounts no nothing... not even a poster

 

[neatfeatguy]

well, not really. I have bought 2x rtx 3090 recently. It may look crazy , but it isnt , my boss need it a high end workstation with no financial limit and he offered me a free upgrade as well , so i built him a 4000 pounds i9 12900k/64gb ddr5/ 2x2tb nvme and rtx3090 and i got for myself another rtx 3090 and a psu. So for someone like him , where this kind of money is like pennies for you or me. Stop be judgmental and there are ppl who pay the price whatever it is. The only thing that annoys me , for all the money spent , i got no freebies, no game coupons , no discounts no nothing... not even a poster

On the one hand: was able to get a free upgrade of new PSU and RTX 3090
On the right hand: I got nothing else for all the money spent that wasn't mine....no freebies, no game coupons, no discounts, not even a poster

I know I'm missing something here, but I can't quite put my finger on it....

 

[Legacy-ZA]

well, not really. I have bought 2x rtx 3090 recently. It may look crazy , but it isnt , my boss need it a high end workstation with no financial limit and he offered me a free upgrade as well , so i built him a 4000 pounds i9 12900k/64gb ddr5/ 2x2tb nvme and rtx3090 and i got for myself another rtx 3090 and a psu. So for someone like him , where this kind of money is like pennies for you or me. Stop be judgmental and there are ppl who pay the price whatever it is. The only thing that annoys me , for all the money spent , i got no freebies, no game coupons , no discounts no nothing... not even a poster

Oh, companies love people like you. *whip cracks*

You aren't getting jack **** for free. Where the hell is my sheep emoji? lol