View Full Version : Any Aussies got theirs from EB yet.
Hi, I paid for mine a month ago (AU $100 at EB) for the collectors edition, I phoned them today & they still insist that it wont be released in Australia till 22nd, anyone heard anything different?:-?:cry:
Edit: FALSE ALARM!!
Ahh I read a few days ago that some were getting theirs shipped from UBI already, but it seems this was a hoax - so just ignore this!!:damn:
THE_MASK
03-13-07, 04:00 PM
Yes but i had to give him a six pack(beer) as well.
bookworm_020
03-13-07, 07:52 PM
I waiting for the delivery of mine. Ordered the CE version from an online store, so I'm at the mercy of the mail man!:cry:
THE_MASK
03-13-07, 07:56 PM
Only jokin Booky . EBGames are bound to release on a the official date . Besides i tried it with SH3 asking if i could get it a couple of days early . He virtually said that they were at the store but looked at me like i was an idiot for even asking to have it before the release date .
Good luck getting EB Games to send out pre-orders this early. There can be a pretty sizeable fine for breaking street-date, and EB Games takes it very seriously.
When they do break street date, it's either an accident, or with the approval of the District Manager.....which ain't gonna happen (unless it's a VERY HOT title and one of their competitiors in the area breaks the street date....then you *might* get District Manager approval, but it's still unlikely).
Yes, I used to work there quite soem time ago. lol
FIREWALL
03-13-07, 09:10 PM
Hi Guys Glad i got you all here. Please correct me as i know you all will.:yep:
As Iv'e read in all the different posts that depending where you live and if
you PreOrder that there are 4 editions available.
1.Standard Edition - sold at stores at realise date.
2.Deluxe Edition - sold as a PreOrder USA.
3.Collectors Edition - sold as a PreOrder ?????
4.Special Collectors Edition - sold as a PreOrder U.K.
Can anybody decisifly clear up this mess. I've talked who preordered when
first availible at Ubi and now don't know which of the first 3 their getting.:doh:
d@rk51d3
03-13-07, 09:29 PM
I waiting for the delivery of mine. Ordered the CE version from an online store, so I'm at the mercy of the mail man!:cry:
The Mailman is probably playing it right now.:yep:
THE_MASK
03-13-07, 09:29 PM
Or Ebay.
bookworm_020
03-13-07, 09:56 PM
I waiting for the delivery of mine. Ordered the CE version from an online store, so I'm at the mercy of the mail man!:cry:
The Mailman is probably playing it right now.:yep:
They'll #@*&%! pay if they do!:yep:
NefariousKoel
03-14-07, 12:45 AM
I waiting for the delivery of mine. Ordered the CE version from an online store, so I'm at the mercy of the mail man!:cry:
The Mailman is probably playing it right now.:yep:
The Mailman is probably f*cking my wife while he's playing. The bastard.
Flanker15
03-14-07, 05:41 AM
Yeah they moved it forward to next Thursday, so now I have to decide whether to play STALKER or SHIV first. I'm guessing the regular CE box is what all countries are getting along with the regular version, the US CE is for US pre-orders and the super CE is from UBI online.
Riggsie15
03-14-07, 06:16 AM
I've preordered the delux edition from my local EB Games and i also have a cnc3 preorder as well. SH4 is is better. When i preordered Medival 2 Total War i got it as soon as it came in two days ahead of the due date.:smug:
hyperion2206
03-14-07, 06:38 AM
Hi Guys Glad i got you all here. Please correct me as i know you all will.:yep:
As Iv'e read in all the different posts that depending where you live and if
you PreOrder that there are 4 editions available.
1.Standard Edition - sold at stores at realise date.
2.Deluxe Edition - sold as a PreOrder USA.
3.Collectors Edition - sold as a PreOrder ?????
4.Special Collectors Edition - sold as a PreOrder U.K.
Can anybody decisifly clear up this mess. I've talked who preordered when
first availible at Ubi and now don't know which of the first 3 their getting.:doh:
You have to differentiate between the US and Europe.
US:
-Standard game: can be pre-ordered or bought in stores (note that the frst shipment of the Standard game includes some goodies, as soon as that shipment is sold out you can only get the standard game)
Europe:
-Standard game: can be pre-ordered or bought in stores
-Collectors Edition: can be pre-ordered and perhaps bought in stores (the CE includes roughly the same goodies as the first shipment of US standard game)
-Deluxe Edition: Only 3000 copies worldwide and can only bought on the German,French and UK Ubishop.
I hope that clears things up.
JoshuaTree
03-14-07, 04:01 PM
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
I see it too. If that is correct, I'd have to cancel my CE from Amazon UK, but then I won't get a recognition manual. Ahhhh what to do??:hmm:
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
I don't see Ubi pushing the release date back in the U.S., only to release it early in Sweden. lmao
Barkhorn1x
03-14-07, 07:43 PM
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
I don't see Ubi pushing the release date back in the U.S., only to release it early in Sweden. lmao
Sigh. It's all about catering to the largest market for UBI.
;)
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
I don't see Ubi pushing the release date back in the U.S., only to release it early in Sweden. lmao
Sigh. It's all about catering to the largest market for UBI.
;)
Hehe
;)
geetrue
03-14-07, 07:59 PM
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
But that's day after tomorrow and release date means friday ... won't ship till monday and that is the 19th of March which means you won't get it till the 21st which is still one day after USA release, which means nah, nah, nah, nah ... :lol:
I have purchased stuff brfore release date in Australia. If you catch one of the attendants when he is not busy and nobody is around he may give it you.
Also, if your nice you will get Silent Hunter for the online price thats advertised on some websites. I bought FlightSimulator X on the weekend for $75 when they were asking for $99.
I also remember getting gran turismo a week earlier than anyone else after having a chat with a store attendat for 15min. He said No about 10 times and then sold it to me with 10% discount on top of that. Actually the last 2 gran turismos... hehe
Aussies eventually cave in if your a nice bloke. You can get anything before release
date here is Aus. I'm not being a hero... just telling everyone my experiences.
Don't ask me what shop, how and if I got Silent hunter 4.;) I don't want to get any shops in trouble or people angry.
Don't ask me what shop, how and if I got Silent hunter 4.;) I don't want to get any shops in trouble or people angry.
I'd be amazed if some shop in Austrailia got it before EB, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, Target, and Gamestop in America. That'd be crazy.
I guess it's possible, but unlikely. Who knows though.
If you did, great. Post some screenies for all of us to look at while we wait. :)
Arrowhead2k1
03-14-07, 10:21 PM
Hopefully some shop gets it and puts it out early like what happens with many other games I have purchased. Could some of us be getting SH4 this week? You never know... ;)
Don't ask me what shop, how and if I got Silent hunter 4.;) I don't want to get any shops in trouble or people angry.
I'd be amazed if some shop in Austrailia got it before EB, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, Target, and Gamestop in America. That'd be crazy.
I guess it's possible, but unlikely. Who knows though.
If you did, great. Post some screenies for all of us to look at while we wait. :)
EB games does not get titles before other shops. Maybe their main warehouse does but the shops sometimes get the titles on the shelf very late.
Don't ask me what shop, how and if I got Silent hunter 4.;) I don't want to get any shops in trouble or people angry.
I'd be amazed if some shop in Austrailia got it before EB, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, Target, and Gamestop in America. That'd be crazy.
I guess it's possible, but unlikely. Who knows though.
If you did, great. Post some screenies for all of us to look at while we wait. :)
EB games does not get titles before other shops. Maybe their main warehouse does but the shops sometimes get the titles on the shelf very late.
You can't really generalize how EB does things. The retail environment is too dynamic. ;)
I worked for EB for close to 2 years, and we had stock in the back room for many products before release on a LOT of occasions. In fact, I think our store beat every other retail outlet in our area on just about every release date "time", i.e, the time we put the product on the shelf or handed out the product (at least that's what our customers told us). The only time I can really remember getting something late out at our store, was UT on the XBOX....and it showed up in the evening. Other than that, and as far as I can remember, we were always on-time, or early, while I was there. I can't remember any titles ever being put out "very late" though.
I also worked for Best Buy and CompUSA. Best Buy was usually right on time or very close to release on the street-date, while CompUSA sometimes took a while longer depending on title. CompUSA was probably the worst that I can remember. lol
:)
JoshuaTree
03-15-07, 08:21 AM
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
But that's day after tomorrow and release date means friday ... won't ship till monday and that is the 19th of March which means you won't get it till the 21st which is still one day after USA release, which means nah, nah, nah, nah ... :lol:
The place im ordering it from is called discshop. I am a U2 collector and I know that they are famous for delivery on dhe date. Om the last U2 release I got my DVD five days before they got it in the stores. Busted!:up:
I live in sweden and according to UBI.se the game will be released here on the 16:th. Nice huh?:up:
But that's day after tomorrow and release date means friday ... won't ship till monday and that is the 19th of March which means you won't get it till the 21st which is still one day after USA release, which means nah, nah, nah, nah ... :lol:
The place im ordering it from is called discshop. I am a U2 collector and I know that they are famous for delivery on dhe date. Om the last U2 release I got my DVD five days before they got it in the stores. Busted!:up:
CD releases and videogame releases are not the same. I would be suprised if Ubisoft released early in Sweden and nowhere else. That I just don't see happening. If Ubisoft doesn't do a wolrdwide release, they will usually release in thier largest markets first.
catar M
03-15-07, 09:48 AM
I'm geting mine from these ppl always on time and good price too
http://www.gamesmarket.com.au/details.php?ProdID=508726
Steeltrap
03-15-07, 02:10 PM
My local EB has always been very reliable. I have also received things I've pre-ordered actually a day or two early. They have, for some titles, called me and said my copy has arrived and would I like to collect it.
I've seen some articles in Aus bagging EB, but I've always found them helpful, friendly and well-priced.
Expect my SHIV on 22nd. If they call a day or two before, that would be a bonus.
Cheers all
Don't ask me what shop, how and if I got Silent hunter 4.;) I don't want to get any shops in trouble or people angry.
I'd be amazed if some shop in Austrailia got it before EB, CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Walmart, Target, and Gamestop in America. That'd be crazy.
I guess it's possible, but unlikely. Who knows though.
If you did, great. Post some screenies for all of us to look at while we wait. :)
EB games does not get titles before other shops. Maybe their main warehouse does but the shops sometimes get the titles on the shelf very late.
You can't really generalize how EB does things. The retail environment is too dynamic. ;)
I worked for EB for close to 2 years, and we had stock in the back room for many products before release on a LOT of occasions. In fact, I think our store beat every other retail outlet in our area on just about every release date "time", i.e, the time we put the product on the shelf or handed out the product (at least that's what our customers told us). The only time I can really remember getting something late out at our store, was UT on the XBOX....and it showed up in the evening. Other than that, and as far as I can remember, we were always on-time, or early, while I was there. I can't remember any titles ever being put out "very late" though.
I also worked for Best Buy and CompUSA. Best Buy was usually right on time or very close to release on the street-date, while CompUSA sometimes took a while longer depending on title. CompUSA was probably the worst that I can remember. lol
:)
I have bought some of my titles from other stores who had the game several days before EB games. These stores are not a franchise and I simply walked away from the counter with the game several days before the first EB games shop in my city even had it on the shelf.
EBGames is not the only store out there. Walk around your city stores and you may be surprised.
OK. I got a little frustrated at some of you aussies who haven't got the game so I called the first games staore I could think of in Melbourne and asked them. They said I can pick it up later today. C'mon blokes! Go get it and stop waiting for EBGames! No I am not posting the store name as I don't want to get anyone in trouble.
Sorry about my frustrations but I hate seeing aussies suffer.
Np :)
But having to wait a few extra days for a videogame is not really "suffering". lol
It's only a videogame and it's only a few days. ;)
geetrue
03-15-07, 08:19 PM
Np :)
But having to wait a few extra days for a videogame is not really "suffering". lol
It's only a videogame and it's only a few days. ;)
If it's just a videogame :huh: ?
Why are so many people interested in getting it first ... not ten or twenty, but in the hundreds ... because it's the fourth in a series of other sub sims and each one is suppose to be getting better. After 8 years it should be getting better of course with 16 mb video cards now reaching 1gb video cards, not to mention a 400mhz cpu could barely run a word processor in those days.
No, it's not just another videogame, but closer to reality and the sooner the better. :yep:
Np :)
But having to wait a few extra days for a videogame is not really "suffering". lol
It's only a videogame and it's only a few days. ;)
If it's just a videogame :huh: ?
Why are so many people interested in getting it first .
Because many don't really realize that in the end, it is just a videogame. lol
geetrue
03-15-07, 08:47 PM
Np :)
But having to wait a few extra days for a videogame is not really "suffering". lol
It's only a videogame and it's only a few days. ;)
If it's just a videogame :huh: ?
Why are so many people interested in getting it first .
Because many don't really realize that in the end, it is just a videogame. lol
When you go to movies like Indiana Jones and Star Wars and you have a big bucket of butterpop corn in your lap and things are starting to get heated up ...
Do you say, "It's just a movie" and spoil the whole mood an entire industry is based upon?
Not me, I love movies and sub sims and buttered popcorn ...
I'm a romantic person that has good taste:p
Np :)
But having to wait a few extra days for a videogame is not really "suffering". lol
It's only a videogame and it's only a few days. ;)
If it's just a videogame :huh: ?
Why are so many people interested in getting it first .
Because many don't really realize that in the end, it is just a videogame. lol
When you go to movies like Indiana Jones and Star Wars and you have a big bucket of butterpop corn in your lap and things are starting to get heated up ...
Do you say, "It's just a movie" and spoil the whole mood an entire industry is based upon?
Not me, I love movies and sub sims and buttered popcorn ...
I'm a romantic person that has good taste:p
I take movies for what they are just like I take videogames for what they are. Entertainment. Nothing more. :)
I'm a "let's fly to the Bahammas and watch the sunset from the beach" kind if romantic. lol
geetrue
03-15-07, 08:55 PM
Okay, I'm with you not against you Ark ... we better let the Aussies have their thread back or they'll be after us for sure ... :up:
Okay, I'm with you not against you Ark ... we better let the Aussies have their thread back or they'll be after us for sure ... :up:
Hehe
Yeah, I like Aussies. Gotta stay on their good side. :)
Btw, I love movies. :up:
bookworm_020
03-15-07, 09:18 PM
Yeah, I like Aussies. Gotta stay on their good side. :)
Given us back out ugg boots and will be happy!!!
I'm not fussed on how long it takes for my game to be delivered. I have to install some extra memory in my computer first.:up:
Steeltrap
03-16-07, 06:10 AM
More memory? I have 2Gb of DDR2 667MHz RAM, and a 512Mb GDDR4 X1950 XTX chip, waiting for this.....all I need is the software!
As for ugh boots....it was 32C and humid here today, in case you hadn't noticed!!
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