I had an experience like that once at Best Buy. It happens everywhere, I think the nature of pre-ordering is somewhat deceptive. Some people are led to believe that a pre-order is a guarantee that they will get the game the day it is released. Legally I have no idea what a pre-order means, but in reality the previous statement does NOT describe it.
I think a pre-order is designed to protect you against the wildly popular game selling out and having no copies available, NOT that you will get it fast. All it means is that whenever the store/warehouse gets their shipment, pre-order people will get shipped to first [warehouse] or will have a copy held for them [store]. The business can still take their sweet time to actually get the items in, and you might end up sitting on your pre-order for a week, unable to buy anywhere else because you already paid for the game, having just given the retailer an interest-free loan.
The lesson I learned that time is if you want a game ASAP, do not pre-order. Wait till the game comes out, and drive around till you find a copy. Rules might change if you dont live in a big city...
Walmart ordered, by far, the most copies of the game incidentally and all Collector's Editions.
I'm not saying you should buy at Walmart. But I know there's a lot of people who don't like Walmart for various reasons. Getting the game at Walmart was a pretty big win for us. So buy it however works best, I just would hate to see anyone discriminate against Walmart on PC games.
There's an interesting point there. I checked the calendar and you are right, it is definitely 2006! Unfortunately someone needs to tell the publishing industry that. The main way that a game gets sold is that some guy walks into a retail store, picks up a box, says 'hey this looks cool' and buys it. Game sales are heavily affected by what sits on the shelves, bascially getting on the shelves for more time before the next big game comes out is a victory since it is a MAJOR form of advertising in and of itself.
I think SD was asking the true fans to buy the box, since more retail boxes sold = more stores stock GC2 boxes for more time = GC2 on retail shelves for more time = more joe schmoes who never heard of GC picking up the box and buying it.
I downloaded, but if someone wants to buy the box that's their decision and I respect it, hence my "get the game sooner by NOT pre-ordering" advice
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