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Grand Theft Auto V |OT| It's Time To Go Home
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So I didn't get my copy either from Shopto today...
What annoys me more is that they said they sent it on Saturday (Shipping e-mails and everything) which means 100% it should be here today, on the Monday.
So either they haven't sent it yet or they have told RM to not deliver it til Tuesday and both seem shady since they wouldn't have told customers that which leaves their customers wondering what the hell is going on.
I mean is it to much to ask for a little transparency?
What annoys me more is that they said they sent it on Saturday (Shipping e-mails and everything) which means 100% it should be here today, on the Monday.
So either they haven't sent it yet or they have told RM to not deliver it til Tuesday and both seem shady since they wouldn't have told customers that which leaves their customers wondering what the hell is going on.
I mean is it to much to ask for a little transparency?
brokenbeans
Banned
first class mail is 1-2 working days.
Literally every single time I choose first class, I get it the next day without fail. Even games that get sent out on Saturday.
This isn't a coincidence that it's GTAV and it's not here today.
Described perfectly, exactly how I feel!
Mr. Luchador
Member
No big deal, the game isn't released till tomorrow. I can appreciate how frustrating it must be though to know that some people received it early, while others have not. That level of inconsistency is a little odd and perhaps 'unfair'.
kev26b
Member
Same.... I am just sat with the san andreas soundtrack playing full blast. Radio X <3
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
The home stretch...
brokenbeans
Banned
Can Europe still pre load on PSN today?
dirtywhirlwind
Member
Just got back from preordering it. The GameStop exclusive edition. I guess that's a Nordic thing? It includes the steel book, blueprint map and a couple of digital content.
11 hours to go.
11 hours to go.
kev26b
Member
Yeah as far as i know.
....Goddamn. I'd never considered that. Woah.
Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
PUSHING THE BOX TO THE METAL
GlamFM
Banned
Flanimal Lover
Neo Member
Surely the fact they said it would get there for release day is pretty transparent. Not knowing every step in the delivery chain is not "shady" business practices.
On the bright side at least it should get to you by tomorrow.
Resident Evil King
Member
Was just about to play San Andreas for a few minutes before bed (it's just after 7pm here and I want to get a good night's sleep since I'll be picking up GTA V tomorrow morning)
Just as it was loading, I realized I was logged into the wrong account so I quit the game.
A few seconds later, the PS3 turned itself off. This happened while I was looking away from the screen, so when I looked back I realized it was off and the red standby light wasn't on, there was just nothing.
I disconnected the cables in the back and then tried to connect them back, the green light came on straight away (which is unusual as it should have been the red standby light) but then went off again.
Now when I try connect the cable at the back it barely goes in and the two connector prongs in the back of the console don't feel very secure.
It feels like I'd break it if I forced it in, but it can only go in like a fifth of the way, unless they're somehow meant to be like that? I even hear that little buzzing electrical sound when I try and put it in more like the connection is faulty or something.
Did my super slim PS3 that I bought new 7 months ago just fucking die less than 24 hours before GTA V comes out? Fuck.
Hmm, it's back on now but the cable at the back is barely able to go in to the connectors, it feels like it might switch back off any second... Anyone else had this issue? I'm wondering now if I maybe tugged on the usb charger cable (I was charging the controller at the time) without realizing and moved the console forward a bit causing the disconnection? When it switched off and there was no red or green light on the PS3, all 4 lights on the controller kept flashing for about a minute.
I had just deleted a game (Uncharted 1, 18gb) to free up space on the hard drive. I'd never done that before but can't imagine that would be relevant to the thing shutting down completely minutes later.
Oh well, it's back on now and hopefully won't mess up again as I would literally cry.
Just as it was loading, I realized I was logged into the wrong account so I quit the game.
A few seconds later, the PS3 turned itself off. This happened while I was looking away from the screen, so when I looked back I realized it was off and the red standby light wasn't on, there was just nothing.
I disconnected the cables in the back and then tried to connect them back, the green light came on straight away (which is unusual as it should have been the red standby light) but then went off again.
Now when I try connect the cable at the back it barely goes in and the two connector prongs in the back of the console don't feel very secure.
It feels like I'd break it if I forced it in, but it can only go in like a fifth of the way, unless they're somehow meant to be like that? I even hear that little buzzing electrical sound when I try and put it in more like the connection is faulty or something.
Did my super slim PS3 that I bought new 7 months ago just fucking die less than 24 hours before GTA V comes out? Fuck.
Hmm, it's back on now but the cable at the back is barely able to go in to the connectors, it feels like it might switch back off any second... Anyone else had this issue? I'm wondering now if I maybe tugged on the usb charger cable (I was charging the controller at the time) without realizing and moved the console forward a bit causing the disconnection? When it switched off and there was no red or green light on the PS3, all 4 lights on the controller kept flashing for about a minute.
I had just deleted a game (Uncharted 1, 18gb) to free up space on the hard drive. I'd never done that before but can't imagine that would be relevant to the thing shutting down completely minutes later.
Oh well, it's back on now and hopefully won't mess up again as I would literally cry.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Have you cleared the xbox 360's cache?
foomfoom415
Member
Amazon UK here, no GTAV for me today
In my ~eight years of living here I've never, ever received a game before it's release day.
I've only been in London for a couple months, but I found it shockingly easy to to find stores willing to sell me an early copy. I only noticed this after I'd already preordered from Amazon, so I'll have a second copy arriving tomorrow... But going forward, local stores are the way to go. I don't know if things are different outside of London though.
Militant17
Member
Going to pick my copy up in 2 hours. Can't wait to finally play this game.
SHADES
Member
Kinda pissed, was going to get on PS3 but the sentimental twat in me decided on 360 as this was going to be my last xbox purchase.
Deleting all data & re-installing, argh!!!
Yup clear cache as soon as the 1st crash happened, I've got a 120g HDD with 55gb free space.
360 version is sold out at Gamestop Spain, and Spain is a Sony country. I´ve never seen a hype like this . It´s insane, even people who don´t care about video games at all, are talking of GTA V. This going to be the biggest launch in history, I have no doubts at this point. I´d say more than 12 million copies in its first week. It´s crazy.
Haha. Yeah. In the mall where I got my copy, some kids asked me and other adults if we can buy them GTAV. Never happened before.
Lol, that usually just happens to me with booze and when I'm at SPAR around midnight.
PodcastFips
Member
Aw man, EVERY SINGLE small game store in my city is selling it already. There's 8 people with GTA V online on PSN right now.
And SCEA refuses to setup a preload...
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And SCEA refuses to setup a preload...
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I imagine London is probably the best place to be for early games. I'd have to get on a bus to even find a supermarket that might have broken the street date.
Amazon have always delivered on release day almost without fail, so I'm at least thankful for their consistency.
Yeah even my little brother who only plays COD and FIFA was talking about it.
this doesn't fill me with confidence.Shopto are saying on Twitter that they had three Royal Mail collections on Saturday - at 9.00, 10.30 and 12pm. I received their e-mail saying "Your Order has been packed and will be dispatched with the next ROYAL MAIL collection" at 1:46pm on Saturday. Since that's after their last collection, I guess mine won't be sent out till today.
Seems crazy when the order status had a photo of the sealed, labelled package on their site on Friday, time-stamped 13:52 - almost 24 hours earlier. *sigh*
Seems crazy when the order status had a photo of the sealed, labelled package on their site on Friday, time-stamped 13:52 - almost 24 hours earlier. *sigh*
Snkfanatic
Banned
Jealous of you all that will be playing tonight. I will have to wait till after work tomorrow....the torture!
flipswitch
Member
Can't wait to see the sales for this game and no doubt R* too.
Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
Xbox's and PS3's all over the world spontaneously combusting!
CANT HANDLE DAT POWER, GTA PUSHING DAT 2005/6 HARDWARE!
SJRB
Gold Member
Mandatory 8gb install.
flipswitch
Member
8gb mandatory.
It is indeed and this is something that has annoyed me about retailers dispatching on the 16th and saying they will 'try their hardest' and 'endeavor' to get the game to you by release date when in fact they are relying on a system that has a 1-2 day delivery estimate.
Royal mail says they aim to deliver 93% of first class mail the next working day, going on previous experience I would guess its more like 80%. There are factors that can alter your chances though, an item entering the system in the morning has a far better chance of getting there next day than say an item entering the system in the late afternoon/evening.
I'm fairly confident in my tesco order coming tomorrow as they dispatched very early this morning, but we shall see.
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