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Direct Disk to Cartridge Port

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Yet people were not interested in buying an expensive cartridge with no or few advantages when the CPC version could be bought for cheaper and played on the Plus.

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UK prices: in 1990 when the Plus/GX4000 was released, cartridge games were sold at £39£29.9995, while disc versions were normally £15£14.99 and tape version was £11£9.99. Blank discs were £3£2.99 50 each.(Source Amstrad Action October 1990)  French prices: 250Fr for in 1990 when the Plus/GX4000 was released, cartridgegames were sold for 250Fr , 150Fr for disc and 100Fr for tape.Blank discs were 20Fr each. (Fr = French Francs, pre-Euro currency in France).
Most games with CPC and PLUS versions are "Almost Direct Disk to Cartridge Port", a "Direct Disk to Cartridge Port" with small modifications. The use of the extra Plus features varied a lot. Some didn't use much, others used more.
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