Anyone Pre-Ordered GTA from Play.com?

[JoyBoy]

Yeah, ordered from there, checked the status of my order several times today. Seen it change from preordered to order placed a few times. Its been stuck on preordered for the past few hours. Looks like I wont be playing it this coming Friday, the bastards.

From what I have read, Amazon, Play, Simplygames and Gameplay all sold out of their intial stock before the game was even in stock. The bastards, should have made that clear before I ordered.

[lufcfan]

When did you preorder? I preordered on the 26th June

[JoyBoy]

Ordered it last Thursday. I figured I would wait to see if any of the online retailers offered some good deals. Looks like I will be playing it next Monday at the earliest now.

[lufcfan]

That's a b*tch

[TylerDurden]

Tyler!

[JoyBoy]

Update....

Dear Customer

The publisher of this title has underestimated demand and we cannot guarentee dispatch of your order for the release date. We expect additional stocks over the next few days and anticipate the delay you experience will be minimal.

We would like to appologise for any inconvinience, which has been caused by factors outside of our control.

Kind Regards,

Play.com Customer Service

Bastards. Just recieved that Email (and no, I didnt send them one pissing and moaning, asking if I would be getting the game this Friday). Like I said, they should have made that clear before I even placed the order, last week. I like how they blame Rockstar for not anticipating demand. Yeah ****ing right, based on the sales of GTA 3 and Vice City, I'm sure Rockstar knew how big this title was going to be. Ahhh well. On another note, I just preordered MGS3 at play.com. Its 6 months in advance, so hopefully I will get that game on release day

[Neipas02]

Damn Bounty,

You're just catching bad breaks left and right.

I've never heard of a publisher being the determining factor in how many units of a product that the retailer receives.. Doesn't the retailer order how many units they feel will be sufficient?

And yes the guys at Rockstar without a doubt knew what the demand would be on this game.. Their only problem is finding pants with pockets big enough to stash all the cash.. Thats bullshat..

That letter sounds like "We're sorry.. we are stupid.. Please don't take your business elsewhere.."

And on another topic.. Has the parental uproar started for this one yet, or is it still to early.