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Rockstar has 'requested that no UK retailer dispatch GTA 5 before September 16'
- Thread starter Sn4ke_911
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Sure, though a lot of people on the 17th won't be actually able to play the game, because they waited the last second to ship, is what i'm saying.
I guess it'll be impressive on paper, but a lot of folks who ordered online will only be pissed.
I don't understand their extreme fear of anyone playing this game a day or 2 before, who cares?
Robot Pants
Member
So do I.
ACKNOWLEDGE ME PLEASE!
No but seriously I know the place. And I'll more than likely be getting GTAV early as well.
I think you need to have made a purchase in the last 30 days with the card to purchase points after the credit card details being stolen problem they had like 4-5 years ago.
Ah ok thanks man. It gave me a vendor problem at checkout but I know it's not my actual card as I just used it after that to put funds onto Steam.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Mine dispatched this morning. Rockstar am cry.
I'm just gonna say this: Tuesday releases here in Germany always get out early here. I think pretty much everything I ordered arrived at like the Saturday before the official release. (Examples would be the Halo games or not too long ago Bioshock Infinite) I would not be surprised if a lot of people are already playing today.
I was speaking to someone who said the same about dispatch and they were sure it would arrive today. Guess they weren't kidding.
EDIT: Unless you're him.... I will laugh my ass off if this just happened....
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
It's the FIB
JackAubrey
Member
My Amazon UK order says "Dispatching Now." In theory it could arrive Monday, but I don't expect it too. We tend not to get much mail in our village on Mondays.
helloiamgary
Neo Member
My friend ordered his yesterday from Amazon, arrived this morning, so he promptly sent me a photo of it to rub it in. Lovely guy.
I've notified the authorities.
I've notified the authorities.
Pound_lb003
Member
I am the same.
Apart from the village part.
I can't imagine it'll be dispatched tomorrow evening.
I ordered a film last Sunday and it came monday.
JehutyRunner
Banned
So yeah, this just happened.
I ordered from Amazon, for what it's worth. (And for those who don't understand a Derry Irish accent - you racist fucks
- I say 'YEEEEEEEEEEES LEEEEEEEEEED' at the end of the linked Vine).
I ordered from Amazon, for what it's worth. (And for those who don't understand a Derry Irish accent - you racist fucks
- I say 'YEEEEEEEEEEES LEEEEEEEEEED' at the end of the linked Vine).TheLegendOfMart
Banned
>:|
Mine has been "dispatching now" since Thursday night, when did you pre-order, I did it in June.
Have you tried to see if they'll sell it too you?
Marvel
could never
I'll pop down later on today and see if they will xD it's happened before.
uncleniccius
Member
Dispatching now? I have Dispatching soon
Mine too, if only they had done that to dispatch them, but pretend they didn't do it until Monday.Mine has been on 'dispatching now' for ages
So yeah, this just happened.
I ordered from Amazon, for what it's worth. (And for those who don't understand a Derry Irish accent - you racist fucks
Why do Vines never work on my PCs? (using Firefox) is there a plug in i must download or what?
I see a static image and that's it.
Woe is me, and all that, but it looks as though Amazon UK will be shipping my CE per their dispatch estimate of the 16th (!). What this means for me, as an offshore resident, is 99% chance of the four to five day courier handling my oversized parcel.
Now, I could definitely have ordered the standard edition and had it a lot sooner, but I wanted to treat myself. Unless they don't have the CE in their warehouse, I can't understand why they weren't allowed to ship it on Friday, or today, to outlying regions.
There's protecting your high profile release, and then there's pissing off consumers for no apparent reason. The game was obviously going to leak a few days early, so stipulating the 16th for delivery was never going to safeguard anything.
Now, I could definitely have ordered the standard edition and had it a lot sooner, but I wanted to treat myself. Unless they don't have the CE in their warehouse, I can't understand why they weren't allowed to ship it on Friday, or today, to outlying regions.
There's protecting your high profile release, and then there's pissing off consumers for no apparent reason. The game was obviously going to leak a few days early, so stipulating the 16th for delivery was never going to safeguard anything.
JackAubrey
Member
I doubt anything will really come of it. Amazon is too big a customer for Rockstar to mess around with.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
So yeah, this just happened.
I ordered from Amazon, for what it's worth. (And for those who don't understand a Derry Irish accent - you racist fucks
Please do some random shit in both versions and compare framerate and IQ. Many here would appreciate getting a conclusive answer regarding any differences!
show me your skeleton
Member
i don't think they can be fined but they may not get as much stock from rockstar's distributors.
then again, that'd be like shooting themselves in the foot...
as an aside i think my copy will arrive monday but due to a lack of cash it'll be going straight back
Yes, this. Thanks in advance.
I couldn't display Vines on Firefox either, try this: type about:config in the address bar and hit Enter, then search for "media.windows-media-foundation.enabled" and set it to false.
Refresh that vine page (or restart Firefox, I don't remember)
Rizsparky
Member
Would be possible, i've had a few items shipped late of Fridays arrive on the following Monday.