Skyrim Pre-Order Guide (PC)

I had a good response to my Rage pre order guide, even though the game is more buggy than Amy Winehouse at this present moment in time, so I thought I would do one for the next big game that exites my genitals enormously.

As is per the norm, Australians are in high danger of being screwed simply by being in Australia.

I am a huge fan of Valve's Steam platform. Huge enough fan to make an android app to track their sales from my phone.

But.

Call me niggardly if you want but $89.99 is far too much to pay for a digital download of any game. So off I embark again through the hazardous limbs of the Internet to find the best deal available to me here in central NSW Australia.

Digital Distribution:

Impulse: Not Available

Direct2Drive: $53.95 US (Not available to Aus by default)

GamersGate: Not Available

Steam: $89.99

Physical Copy:

Amazon has the collectors edition which includes a statue, a coffee table art book and a bonus making of DVD for a massive $149.95. 

More reasonably, the standard edition is $59.54.

ozgameshop.com.au: $44.99 with bonus cloth map
thehut.com: $45.60 AUD
cdwow.com.au: $52.95
dungeoncrawl.com.au: $59.90

Harvey Norman: $77 with bonus map

Conclusion
If you simply cannot wait for anything but a day one release, it looks like Harvey Norman or Steam are your best bet.

If you can wait a few days, dungeoncrawl is based in Melbourne and has delivery times of 2 -7 days.

ozgameshop was the cheapest I could find, but like cdwow and thehut it is based in the UK and can take anywhere from 4 to 14 days delivery time.

Personally I went with ozgameshop again. I love the excitement of getting out of bed every morning and running out to check the mail box. Also, I am a tight arse.

And being a tight arse, I think I will be skipping the strategy guide. This time it actually costs more than the cheapest game.

If you find a better deal let me know, leave a comment.