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Uncharted 4 street date broken as thieves steal copies
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Right, but if retail doesn't have them yet, then how did that person trading it in get it? It was the theft.
No-ones saying CEX stole them, but the copies they do have are stolen.
CEX is a second hand store
So the stores that have leaked copies in America have also been sent stolen copies?
The CEX stores that have them haven't had the copies seized by the police either which would have happened after 3 days. Like I said, I work for CEX and those copies were added as pre release media, try looking on the website and see if you can find Uncharted 4... you can't because they were not bought in from a customer. But how is it people are getting them from there? Because the store can choose to sell their copies and break Street date agreement (will have consequences).
I also know of an independent store near me that already has copies but he doesn't sell games early as it's his own store.
Sony themselves NEVER made a statement saying CEX copies were stolen. They said the copies out in the wild were stolen and MCV updated their story and said CEX and EBAY copies are stolen. I can't speak for the Ebay copies but the copies at CEX are not stolen.
Edit: Franchise stores (as in non corporate) can be supplied by a manufacturer the same as Game, Asda etc can. What they choose to do with those copies are up to the store manager, if caught they will be black listed the same as any other retailer.
Chris Metal
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Yeah, that's what I originally said. He posted that they were legit. I still don't believe it... A manager would have to manually log the copies into the system when the items come in from customer or manufacturer. Like I said if they're as new from a customer, they could just log them as pre-release media without knowing any better if the products are still sealed.
SprachBrooks
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Terrible.
I believe the only thing we've seen about the ending is a leaked picture from the art book. The picture was of a page titled 'Epilogue' and showed completed models and concept art but there was no further information.
Buuuut... if all the copies available atm are stolen ones, as Sony claims, how is it possible that CeX are still selling them? Allegedly there's a criminal investigation going on and one would think that the police would confiscate every copy available in stores right now as evidence.
Copies have to be opened in front of the customer, by the customer if bought from a customer as per our operating procedure.
The copies in CEX stores are sealed and were transfered in under the Pre release media Category.
If something is BOUGHT in it would show up as a cash buy or a sale. Those copies don't and are shown as transfers. Which means they came from a legit source.
A manager can't just edit the details because our system doesn't work that way.
Exactly, as soon as a product is reported as stolen the police will come and seize it as evidence. That way CEX is covered by insurance.
SprachBrooks
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Updates? lol
GIANKRATOS
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Really? Thank god
lol I'm pretty sure he's kidding
SprachBrooks
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I doubt he'll find anything. Considering that CEX is a quite well known retailer who know this game is not due to be released until two weeks time why would they purchase copies of said game and then resell it? That'd make them complicit in a crime which isn't worth the £20 revenue.
GIANKRATOS
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And like I said, copies have leaked in the US as well... but Sony never sent stock so where did they get those?
Thieves air mailed them?
Have they? I'd like some proof of this.
A) Sony's PR message is just a bunch of PR bullshit
B) Her Majesty's customs officers really did seize a load of UC4 copies and sold them to people who sold them to CEX/on ebay
C) ???
Its in this thread somewhere. A few pages back I think.
Christ, of course Sony didn't say the copies CEX had were stolen. That's totally unprofessional as it implicates a company in criminal activity when it could've been the sole decision of an uninformed employee.
It's pretty clear that they were selling the stolen copies but Sony aren't just going to call out another company in a press statement.
It's pretty clear that they were selling the stolen copies but Sony aren't just going to call out another company in a press statement.
it's pretty clear they weren't, because the police has been informed and they're still selling them.
Sony sends copies of games to distributors, in which then they send those games to retailers/small businesses. It's up to the distributors' discretion on whether to send them to retailers early or not. A distributor can send games as early as 2 weeks or as late as 9 hours before midnight release. It's up to them really whether there are early copies or not, not as much as sony or whatever publisher.
packy34
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As far as I know they do allow it. They don't allow you to sell things that can't be delivered within 30 days of payment, however. If a game is releasing in under a month they generally allow it.
This is correct. Every game out there has been on Ebay days or weeks before release.
You actually have a good point. Also if Sony never sent copies out, how did a truck load get robbed? Usually trucks get robbed because thieves watch for those trucks on the way to the distribution centers.
Those copies had to be going somewhere.
Edit: Even so, those thieves need to be caught asap and thrown in prison. Fucking sickening to thing someone would harm another person just to rob copies of a game.
I think they (stolen copies) were going to the distribution centers because we haven't heard another UK business selling them early yet.
Businesses in NYC have begun to get copies in.
Reasons for distributors to send out copies as early as possible:
1. distributors don't have infinite storage.
2. They want to get their product out to as many of their clients as possible. (Happy clientele)
3. If they can sell more, they can get more from the publisher.
I'm sure they were talking about UK retail in that statement.
Have they mentioned not shipping to retail in the US yet?
There are posters a few pages back who say they are going to get copies from US today.
But yeah, that statement was about UK.
Lightning Count
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I'm not doing it anymore, I can wait like everybody else.
Lurgan1337
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Wow shit really did hit the fan.
I work in a retail video games store and right now we recieved a letter with special instructions regarding U4 launch. Stuff like they will start shipping it on 30.04 and no selling it before May 10.
I work in a retail video games store and right now we recieved a letter with special instructions regarding U4 launch. Stuff like they will start shipping it on 30.04 and no selling it before May 10.
Are you in the US? If they start sipping on April 30th, then even more leaks will happen.
AbandonedTrolley
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Well my days vacation has been authorised in work for May 10th. Grabbed the digital deluxe version from the US store for effectively £38.50 so will enjoy that when I wake up in the morning.
VeryNicePerson
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Brief summary of FoxesSocks' progression.
He's approaching the end of chapter 12, so he is past the parts that were shown during the preview events. He said that he's encountered a handful of branching dialogues so far. He's experiencing the "wide linear" aspect of the game. I quote:
"There's a lot of breathing room, plenty to explore."
He will share some spoiler free shots from places already shown, probably later tonight. (photomode shots too)
"There's a lot of breathing room, plenty to explore."
He will share some spoiler free shots from places already shown, probably later tonight. (photomode shots too)
alexrosell
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Uncharted 4: Among Thieves
Nice. Waiting for unspoiled shots.
The gaffer that have the game disappointed us
First thing you do is try to access the MP after the patch. At least try. See what kinda modes there are and stuff.
roger that.
AbandonedTrolley
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CEX?
stargateheaven
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I doubt they'll be caught now. They needed to act quickly. Any UK copy is stolen. But that soon won't be the case.
Chalupa Batman
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This has been suggested before and it really is the best because of its metaness and also the homage to the last Uncharted game Neil and Bruce worked on.
Lurgan1337
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unfortunately I'm in Russia :[
While we wait for Skele7on impressions, PS Access posted unboxing videos for Uncharted 4 Bundle and the Libertalia Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bzVPBHiko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4y8aHno13w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bzVPBHiko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4y8aHno13w
Did you call them up? Can't seem to find a number for my local branch
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