Already? : Othor Games

» Mon May 14, 2012 11:09 am

So I guess ESO is already up for preorder.
No subscription details have been said at all.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:22 pm

Oh yeah? Where you find it?

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:51 pm

Thats really not unusual. Gamestop and other venders often put up games for pre-order long before any details have even been given to them. I don't trust a one of them, there is no guarantee that the price will remain the same or that you will get any special offers associated with pre-ordering the game.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:55 am

Oh yeah? Where you find it?

The largest video game retailer in the USA.

My mistake though.... I'm not sure if it's up for preorder. It just says Buy?

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:45 am

Heck, it could be a download and pay method.
There are several games out there that don't bother with actual copies in stores, just go to the site and subscribe.

Who knows, maybe TES:O will also take that form, in which case all those pre-orders will be for nothing.

» Mon May 14, 2012 8:38 pm

The largest video game retailer in the USA.

My mistake though.... I'm not sure if it's up for preorder. It just says Buy?

Uh.. is that Gamestop? Amazon? Bestbuy? I don't know who sells the most games in the US! Is it some kinda secret? Oh no worries - I'll just do some Googling.

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:47 pm

Uh.. is that Gamestop? Amazon? Bestbuy? I don't know who sells the most games in the US! Is it some kinda secret? Oh no worries - I'll just do some Googling.

Gamestop.
But yes, from what I see it's up for preorder!

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:43 am

Heck, it could be a download and pay method.
There are several games out there that don't bother with actual copies in stores, just go to the site and subscribe.

Who knows, maybe TES:O will also take that form, in which case all those pre-orders will be for nothing.

Even if a subscription is mandatory, most publishers send out hard copies for download.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:09 pm

I cant logon!

Are the servers down?

Can anyone else logon?

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:48 pm

LOL Gamestop has a very industrius employee getting ready well ahead of time

They heard it is coming out in 2013 so they put a mock up of the box online and put release date 12/31/2013!

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:27 am

I cant logon!

Are the servers down?

Can anyone else logon?

:biggrin:

I logged in just fine, check your connection.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:16 am

I find it quite humorous that only Gamestop has the release date.

Did anyone get the June copy of Gameinformer?

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:13 pm

Gamestop.
But yes, from what I see it's up for preorder!

Like I said, don't believe for a second that they got any info from ZeniMax on the price or what will be offered. You preorder at this point before ZeniMax has announced preorders, you are making a gamble.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:08 pm

Its not up for preorder on Amazon.com yet lol

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:53 am

As an Australian, I'm pretty clueless about how the American gaming shops work.
However, I do remember them putting a Sims 3 expansion pack up for pre-order, even though it hadn't been announced. It was all based on leaks. Strange ...

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:48 pm

Like I said, don't believe for a second that they got any info from ZeniMax on the price or what will be offered. You preorder at this point before ZeniMax has announced preorders, you are making a gamble.

I would never preorder something that only info of the game is on gamestop.
I'm definitely waiting for Zeni, or Bethesda to confirm the date.

» Mon May 14, 2012 6:29 am

This is a very dirty way game stores make money. They have preorders for every single game known to mankind, whether they have any information or not, hoping that you'll forget you gave them money, or lose the receipt in the year it takes for release.

» Mon May 14, 2012 7:24 am

As an Australian, I'm pretty clueless about how the American gaming shops work.
However, I do remember them putting a Sims 3 expansion pack up for pre-order, even though it hadn't been announced. It was all based on leaks. Strange ...

Anything to make some money now. Business is all about getting the money as soon as possible and hanging onto it as long as possible. Even if they had to refund everyone, they will have profited for the brief period they had the money.

» Mon May 14, 2012 4:27 pm

Anything to make some money now. Business is all about getting the money as soon as possible and hanging onto it as long as possible. Even if they had to refund everyone, they will have profited for the brief period they had the money.

Yep. And you had to come back into the store to get that refund, giving them another upsell opportunity to get it spent on another game.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:01 am

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/the-elder-scrolls-online/101905

» Mon May 14, 2012 2:21 pm

That's pretty normal. Once a game is announced, retailers immediately put it up for pre-order.

» Mon May 14, 2012 10:30 am

That's pretty normal. Once a game is announced, retailers immediately put it up for pre-order.

They certainly did not do that with GTA V. That only has a non gameplay trailer, and yet there is no page on gamestop for it.

» Mon May 14, 2012 5:11 pm

They certainly did not do that with GTA V. That only has a non gameplay trailer, and yet there is no page on gamestop for it.

Then that's definitely the odd one out. When I worked at Best Buy, I was used to seeing pre-order options pop up almost as soon as preview articles were written.

» Mon May 14, 2012 9:36 pm

Then that's definitely the odd one out. When I worked at Best Buy, I was used to seeing pre-order options pop up almost as soon as preview articles were written.

It's all just one confusing cluster.