Yep, I went to Gamestop the day COD5 came out (around 10:45am or so) and was told the games weren't going to be delivered for at least another 30mins or so. Luckily the guy came within the next minute, and I watched the guy open all the boxes and such.
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Re: I heard something interesting at gamestop today..
Yep, I went to Gamestop the day COD5 came out (around 10:45am or so) and was told the games weren't going to be delivered for at least another 30mins or so. Luckily the guy came within the next minute, and I watched the guy open all the boxes and such. -
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Don't believe a word that comes out of Gamestop's mouthes. Normally, the "shipment" they are waiting for is from their own central distribution location that supplies all of their stores. No telling how long that center has had them. Normally, it's 1-2 weeks....just like I've said over and over again.
If you all want to tell me I'm wrong when I used to WORK in this industry, then fine. Don't believe me. I really don't care. Go ahead and continue to believe your release date conspiracies. Feel free to continue to over-analyze the process and how "unfair" it is.Last edited by SoxChamp; 02-21-2009, 03:01 PM.It's only a video game.Comment
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Gamestop will have the games in their stores most likely this Friday.I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.
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I work Loss Prevention at Wal-Mart and know our registers prompt not to sell a street dated title. Had to let an employee go trying to sell one early after a guy convinced him it had already released. Said he would cut him a deal and the guy ringing up got caught and was already being watched for other things. It's not worth a job and a company fine to sell a guy early. Why eveyone can't wait baffles me..Comment
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Funny, I used to manage a video store and we had releases 1-2 weeks in advance. I'm speaking from experience, not just out of my arse like most of you are.
Don't believe a word that comes out of Gamestop's mouthes. Normally, the "shipment" they are waiting for is from their own central distribution location that supplies all of their stores. No telling how long that center has had them. Normally, it's 1-2 weeks....just like I've said over and over again.
If you all want to tell me I'm wrong when I used to WORK in this industry, then fine. Don't believe me. I really don't care. Go ahead and continue to believe your release date conspiracies. Feel free to continue to over-analyze the process and how "unfair" it is.Comment
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That is good. I just pre order mine. Thank for the info.Braves Fan Since 1991
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Re: I heard something interesting at gamestop today..
Funny, I used to manage a video store and we had releases 1-2 weeks in advance. I'm speaking from experience, not just out of my arse like most of you are.
Don't believe a word that comes out of Gamestop's mouthes. Normally, the "shipment" they are waiting for is from their own central distribution location that supplies all of their stores. No telling how long that center has had them. Normally, it's 1-2 weeks....just like I've said over and over again.
If you all want to tell me I'm wrong when I used to WORK in this industry, then fine. Don't believe me. I really don't care. Go ahead and continue to believe your release date conspiracies. Feel free to continue to over-analyze the process and how "unfair" it is.
Sure, I would expect that the distribution centers would start receiving the game sometime soon after it goes gold. That should probably go with out saying, but as long as it's not in an actual store it doesn't really make any difference to any of us. It's not like I can go into a distribution center and pick up a game early that was accidentaly put on the shelf before the release date.
I've gone to buy games on the release date at gamestops, best buys, wal marts, mom 'n pop stores that have all told me to check back later in the day or the next day because the shipment hasn't come in yet. I'm pretty sure none of these employees have any reason to lie to me about this. I've also had a few experiences where I was told that they do have the game but can't sell it til the release date.
All that really matters is when the store actually receives the game. Because once the store gets the game in, there's the chance that an ignorant employee may put the game on the shelf early allowing us to reap the benifits.Now, more than everComment
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I haven't been in my EB or GS recently to look but what the OP may have overheard
was the date the store recieves the game. If anyone gets in thier EB or GS take a look at the release binder by register. It will have a date listed and another date in parentheses
Like (SD MMDDYY) indicating street date. These can very often be a week apart.
I suspect the employee was explaining when the game was arriving and perhaps not the date it could be sold.Comment
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yeah gamestop gets it early cause its street dated.. cant sell it to the third though.. but i got someone i know who works there who sells me street dated stuff early all the time.. so i'll be getting it next week.. cant waitComment
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I'm gonna speak out of my arse here and say that you're wrong.. sort of..
Sure, I would expect that the distribution centers would start receiving the game sometime soon after it goes gold. That should probably go with out saying, but as long as it's not in an actual store it doesn't really make any difference to any of us. It's not like I can go into a distribution center and pick up a game early that was accidentaly put on the shelf before the release date.
I've gone to buy games on the release date at gamestops, best buys, wal marts, mom 'n pop stores that have all told me to check back later in the day or the next day because the shipment hasn't come in yet. I'm pretty sure none of these employees have any reason to lie to me about this. I've also had a few experiences where I was told that they do have the game but can't sell it til the release date.
All that really matters is when the store actually receives the game. Because once the store gets the game in, there's the chance that an ignorant employee may put the game on the shelf early allowing us to reap the benifits.Madden 17
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Last year, in fact, I was in a Gamestop to pick up MLB 08 on release day. They had a bunch of boxes of 2K8 and the guy tried to sell me one...lol.
Anyway, when I explained it was "08, not 2K8" he said...oh, we haven't got our shipment in...should be any minute. I lingered, fiddled with the Guitar Hero setup for a minute and sure enough, there's Joe UPS with a box fulla Show...lol.
I'm not saying this is the norm everywhere, but it does happen this way (it's happened for me with other games too). Maybe it's limited to certain cities/regions (this was VA Beach), I don't know.Comment
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I'm sure this is mostly true, but I know for a fact that some stores don't get them delivered (from the distribution center, sony or wherever...I dunno) until release day.
Last year, in fact, I was in a Gamestop to pick up MLB 08 on release day. They had a bunch of boxes of 2K8 and the guy tried to sell me one...lol.
Anyway, when I explained it was "08, not 2K8" he said...oh, we haven't got our shipment in...should be any minute. I lingered, fiddled with the Guitar Hero setup for a minute and sure enough, there's Joe UPS with a box fulla Show...lol.
I'm not saying this is the norm everywhere, but it does happen this way (it's happened for me with other games too). Maybe it's limited to certain cities/regions (this was VA Beach), I don't know.Comment
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I just saw this and all I can really say is that the employee could say no. You can't fault a customer for going in to ask about a game, you WANT to sell merchandise, correct? Maybe if your company hired people with any sort of knowledge of the department they work, they would know about street dates and letting titles out early. Blame yourselves and your idiotic employees if you get slapped with a fine for breaking date.Comment
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Re: I heard something interesting at gamestop today..
Funny, I used to manage a video store and we had releases 1-2 weeks in advance. I'm speaking from experience, not just out of my arse like most of you are.
Don't believe a word that comes out of Gamestop's mouthes. Normally, the "shipment" they are waiting for is from their own central distribution location that supplies all of their stores. No telling how long that center has had them. Normally, it's 1-2 weeks....just like I've said over and over again.
If you all want to tell me I'm wrong when I used to WORK in this industry, then fine. Don't believe me. I really don't care. Go ahead and continue to believe your release date conspiracies. Feel free to continue to over-analyze the process and how "unfair" it is.
Hell, you can look back as early as this week. Street Fighter IV shipped basically on Monday night for a Tuesday release. Ask anyone who was constantly calling their store waiting for the shipment to come in.
Movies and Music both ship early and release on Tuesdays.Last edited by Proteus4; 02-22-2009, 09:26 AM.Comment
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Re: I heard something interesting at gamestop today..
The guy I was quoting was trying to make the case that "EVERYTHING" arrives a week or two early. And while that might be true for the distribution centers, it definitely is not the case for many stores. Like I said before, I've gone into plenty of stores on the release/street date only to be turned away because the still had not received the game. There's nothing to believe or not believe about that.. If I can't buy the game on the street date it's because the store doesn't have it.Now, more than everComment
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