Well, in Australia the thing is $99. If it's full of significant bugs and actaully NEEDS mods to be 'proper' and actually 'work as it should' (both these concepts being very subjective) then there is certainly a case for saving the $$ and buying it a year or so after initial release.

I purchased SHIII for $19 and installed NYGM immediately. Great sim!! Was it great out of the box, however? For me, no - more of a shell with the potential to be absolutely brilliant.

I wonder if it pisses of the developers having to release something they KNOW isn't 'complete' i.e. doesn't actually perform per the manual, or has lots of minor graphics/sound bugs etc....??

Personally, it would drive ME nuts having to do that.

Anyway, EB Games has a great policy: buy something and you can return it within a week for a full credit. Thus get to try it for a week and decide if it's worth the dollars. Perfect!!

NB: NOT slagging the game. I am more commenting on the general issue of a release with significant issues remaining (something depressingly common in the computer game world), and how to get around the issue of paying premium $$ before mods have a chance to 'complete' things as they did in SHIII.

Wait for the patches and make a decision then .:up:

Yep, I paid my $52.00 and will pick up tomorrow at EB Games. No intention of returning. EB is a great store. My kids trade in games for cash or new games.:rock:

Since Gamestop (in usa at least) bought them out that policy is no longer valid. You can return an Unopened Box for something else. But after its open you have only 7 days to return it for the same product. (IE if you have bad disk or something). EB has gone down the tubes since gamestop bought them out. No more PC trade ins etc... Sad really.

No worries. I do not plan on returning because I know this too shall pass and it will be a great game. If I cry loud enough in EB I'll get what I want. I'm in and out of there with my kids every week.

Well, we can still do trade-ins here in Australia. Maybe if we're quiet nobody will notice....:rotfl: :rotfl:

To be honest it does not surprise me. PC games in USA have Pretty much fallen to the way side. 5 years ago they had half a wall for PC games. Today they have a Small shelf in the middle of the floor. I totally expect the game stores to stop carry them in next 2-3 years.

They seem to still be going strong overseas though. All the good games are made overseas today.