Anyone Pre-Ordered GTA from Play.com?

[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.

[TylerDurden]

Ok, I was gonna be an ass and flaunt the game I have but now I feel sorry for you guys and wont do it.

That sucks.



Tyler!

[JoyBoy]

Tyler, like that comment makes me feel better

Neipa, its not as bad as it seems. I still got DOOM3 and Prince of Persia (cant believe I skipped this game) to complete on the PC; and Manhunt and Final Fantasy X to complete on the PS2. Hopefully 1 of those games gets finished before GTA arrives.

Its still within my power, to cancel the order and actually buy the game instore, but I end paying a few pennies more. More then likely, like what happened with Vice City, Driv3r and MGS2 over here, the street date will be broken tomorrow and the game will have sold out by the time I get there.

I think I understand what play meant when they blamed the publisher now. If I got this right, Rockstar have limited the amount a retailer could purchase. The bigger the retailer, the more they could buy. So, basically, the bigger retailers over here, like Game, HMV and Virgin, got priority over their online rivals. Ahhh well, as long as no spoilers start going up on this Forum, I'll still be smiling