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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

How do I buy a game on sale that I have claimed through Pro membership?

Hi as per the question, I want to buy a game on offer at the moment but I have no option to buy.

We are told....

Stadia Pro subscribers can buy each of these excellent games now at a significantly reduced price.

This week’s deals:

  • Red Dead etc etc.

How do I do this please as a Pro subscriber per the statement provided?

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Ivan
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

@Shadowdarck You need to let your Pro membership lapse before you're able to purchase a Pro game that you already claim.

Red Dead Redemption 2 has never been offered as a Pro game though, so you should be able to purchase the game at discounted price (currently). Are you experiencing issue buying the game? If yes, can you explain more the issue you're having? A screenshot maybe?

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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Hi @Ivan I have claimed Tomb Raider Definitive Edition a few months ago as a free game. That is on sale now.

For some reason I do not see an option to buy. Just play. Other games on sale like RDR show the price but not for Tomb Raider.

So...Per the announcement, how do I do this.... Stadia Pro subscribers can buy each of these excellent games now at a significantly reduced price.

 

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Streamer
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

@Shadowdarck 

If you've claimed the game in the past, it means you have it for free, as part of your subscription. Therefore, you can not buy the game while being a subscriber.

Keep in mind that there might have been new subscribers who never had a chance to claim the game in question. So now, while Tomb Raider is on sale, they can get it at a discounted price if they wish.

RDR was never part of any free, pro deal. So no one claimed it in the past. People either bought it at full or discounted prices.

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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Hi @Streamer that's interesting, disappointing and confusing then as the statement reads that it is available to Pro Members.

I wanted to buy it so I have the option to play if I ever leave Pro. Why can't I do this?

As it stands the statement is false and misleading and needs altering if what you state is the case because it is not available as the statement reads currently would you agree?

However I trust this is a simple fix to allow purchase? Please advise either way. Thank you.

 

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Mad_Dog_Bravo
Community Member

@Shadowdarck 

In this instance you can't.  It is only a benefit to those that have joined Stadia Pro after the title was removed from the list of available Pro games that can be claimed.  So for those that were earlier adopters of Stadia who were able to claim the title this is business as usual if you've got your subscription active.  For those users that joined the party later and have fewer claimed titles available then they can reap the benefit of the discounted purchase price as they are not able to claim the title.

But the scenario for those that have claimed a title and wish to purchase a title are excluded from this equation as it is not yet (no idea if it will be) supported to purchase titles that have been claimed and have an active pro subscription.

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Streamer
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

@Shadowdarck 

I guess it would appease you, had it read "available to pro members, except those who have already claimed the game."

Personally, I don't find it misleading, because the expectation here is that if you already have the game for free, you no longer need to purchase it.

However, I do get your point of wanting the game at a lower price in case you no longer wish to subscribe. As the pattern has indicated so far, I am sure that they will have plenty of other sales on Tomb Raider in the future. 

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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

I take your points onboard and the statement needed to be clearer, hence my original query.

It would be useful to purchase claimed games as I see it as a win for the publisher, the purchaser and Stadia however I see now why the latter may not do this if there is enticement to tie in Pro subscribers by not giving the option.

To conclude I see this as a bit of a slap in the face to those of us who have up to press been on board from the outset and would like to purchase the game. But hey ho.

However, it is what it is and we all move on.

Thanks for your input both :winking_face:

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turkeylegs
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

yea man i want to buy panzer dragoon bigtime while its on sale, but i already claimed it.... ( for if i ever leave pro ) i was able to purchase destiny with its 1st 2 expansions even though i had claimed those ,  for if i ever leave pro.  

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Towering_Bog
Founder
Founder

Bit annoying that, I subscribed for a month to buy another game, just tried to purchase Tomb Raider.    only to find as I had already claimed it when it was in the Pro Line up I could not then purchase it.   I only subscribe to pro a couple time a year, as I am too much of a casual gamer doesn't warrant the continuous fee.     Don't quite get it, I want to give them money but they don't want it...  Just have to make a list of games that I have claimed on pro, and make sure I don't accidentally buy a subscription to buy them at a pro discount at a later point, only to find out I can't buy them...

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Barthandelus
Silver Stadia Guide
Silver Stadia Guide

To all and from my opinion,

Stadia Pro Memberships should be able to buy any discounted game whatever it has been offered through subscription or not.
If Stadia doesn't permit it, that's an error. They have to make this possible with a security popup saying "You already own this game through your Stadia Pro Subscription. Do you really want to buy this game ?".

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spwrozek
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Very good suggestion.

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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Hi folks,

Since my original post (last year) I cancelled Pro and bought games as I liked and previously claimed as its the only way, bizarre as it is.

Then I dip back in now and again on Pro when the sales are on.

Another reason for dipping out is so I can then see the games I only really want in my library, i.e. my owned games.

It's pretty infuriating that for two simple things i.e. purchasing claimed Pro games and then having my personalised view on Purchased games only, I have to unnsubscribe! That can't be right can it?

I'd rather sub all the time as let's face it the cost is great value but I feel as though I'm forced to cancel to get specific options.

Where is library management??? Why can't we unclaim games??? Why still can't we buy Pro games if we want to without unsubscribing???

What happens when Fifa 22 comes out and I don't want Fifa 21 showing up???

After all this time to see that the interface is still not having basic functionality is a shame.

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frazazel
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Install the Stadia Enhanced extension. It allows you to hide games from your library, among other quality of life features.

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Shadowdarck
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Thanks @frazazel I'm on the Stadia app on Android tablet.

I guess that functionality isn't available unless someone knows the workaround for that?

Thanks S

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Azunite
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

I totally agree with OP and I can't believe this still happens after a year.

I don't like monthly fees since I have very little time to play, I prefer buying games (even better if they're on discount) and playing them without hurrying.

Being a PRO member and claiming a game feels like a handicap because you can't buy (read: "you can't give them money") a claimed game unless you wait for your membership to expire, but if said game is discounted now, you'll lose that chance by waiting. Whoever designed this should be fired.

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frazazel
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

If you have a secondary account (or a friend with an account) that hasn't claimed the game, there's a workaround that requires switching between accounts and using the browser's console to get links to buy the game you want on your primary account. If it's a pro discount, then the secondary account also needs to have pro active.

https://github.com/ChristopherKlay/StadiaEnhanced/wiki/Buy-claimed-games

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