Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: GAME Pre-Orders

  1. #1
    DR
    DR is online now
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts

    GAME Pre-Orders

    So, I have my XBOX360 pre-ordered, does anyone know how it works?

    I've never pre-ordered before - how do they know they will have enough - meaning I am number 93 I think in the queue - pretty huge number for a single store.

    I don't suspect they will have enough surely?

  2. #2
    DR
    DR is online now
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    Reason is - my local store, has a min of 50 coming in (as I said - I am 93) they aren't opening until 7am (no midnight madness).

    However, we are guaranteed by Microsoft? Not sure how I can be - my contract is with GAME not MS.

    So - do I have to wait for that store to get 93 in? or am I safe if I get there at 7am?

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Location
    W Yorkshire
    Posts
    5,691
    Thanks
    85
    Thanked
    15 times in 13 posts
    • XA04's system
      • Motherboard:
      • MSI X570-A Pro
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
      • Memory:
      • Corsair 2x 8gb DDR 4 3200
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Serpent M.2 SSD & 4TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Palit RTX 2060
      • PSU:
      • Antec Truepower 650W
      • Case:
      • Fractcal Meshify C
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10
      • Monitor(s):
      • iiyama 34" Curved UWQHD
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 100mb Fibre
    I think even if you get there first, you will have to wait for the other 92 people to pick it up first.. I might be wrong, but that's why the other's preorderded... they didn't preorder to let other people jump in before them in the que.

  4. #4
    hi unreal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    East London & Birmingham City Uni
    Posts
    3,657
    Thanks
    14
    Thanked
    37 times in 30 posts
    • unreal's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Intel iMac 20" & Macbook
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0Ghz
      • Memory:
      • 4gb DDR667
      • Storage:
      • 1TB 7200 Int + 1.5Tb Ext
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ATi Radeon 2400XT
      • PSU:
      • 95W or something?
      • Case:
      • Intel iMac 20" Aluminium
      • Operating System:
      • OSX Snow Leopard (Win 7 x64 on Macbook Bootcamp)
      • Monitor(s):
      • 20" @ 1680x1050 & 27" 1080p HDTV
      • Internet:
      • O2 10mb
    Quote Originally Posted by XA04
    I think even if you get there first, you will have to wait for the other 92 people to pick it up first.. I might be wrong, but that's why the other's preorderded... they didn't preorder to let other people jump in before them in the que.
    Yeah I think that too...

    Looks like you may have to face the worst this X-Mas David But apparently Microsoft are constantly shipping in new Xbox's?

  5. #5
    Going Retro!!! Ferral's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    North East
    Posts
    7,848
    Thanks
    550
    Thanked
    1,413 times in 871 posts
    • Ferral's system
      • Motherboard:
      • ASUS Z97-P
      • CPU:
      • Intel i7 4790K Haswell
      • Memory:
      • 12Gb Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 Mhz
      • Storage:
      • 120Gb Kingston SSD & 2 Tb Toshiba
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro 4Gb
      • PSU:
      • Antec Truepower 750 Watt Modular
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Focus G Mid Tower
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 64 bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • 28" iiyama Prolite 4K
      • Internet:
      • 80Mb BT Fiber
    I wouldnt be surprised if it was a first come first served basis. As you will know also, preorder gives the store an idea of how many they need to be getting in, so it all depends how many units are available instore on launch day. It may be worth contacting the store to find out how they are actually doing it and see if they know how many units they are actually getting in.

  6. #6
    Fun not Frags Geist's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    658
    Thanks
    34
    Thanked
    27 times in 24 posts
    I work for one of the game stores in Edin and we still havnt bn told how many or what type of the 360 we'r getting it yet. We'v bn told by sony (or the sony rep not sure which) that we'll have enough to cover our preorders and have 'afew' to sell. no idea if that means 2 or 20 tho If you preorder anything whats Ment to happen is the store gets an extra copy in and then the store should put is aside or slap ur name on it or something.

    Not sure how long we'll hold the consoles for its normaly down to the managers discretion. But with this I'd imagine that you'd be given a day, maby 2, to go in and collect it.

    Alot of people who preorder dont go back to collect things, or cant make it for launch etc. etc. So altho you're 93 on the list not everyone will turn up
    - Cantankerous -
    - GSV - MarlinsUK - TNGC -

  7. #7
    DR
    DR is online now
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    The think is neither has my local game - trouble is there is 3 in Swindon.


  8. #8
    Beard hat ftw! steve threlfall's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    West Midlands
    Posts
    6,745
    Thanks
    302
    Thanked
    195 times in 124 posts
    • steve threlfall's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Gigabyte Z77-D3H
      • CPU:
      • Core i5-3570K
      • Memory:
      • 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
      • Storage:
      • Samsung 830 256
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Radeon HD6870
      • PSU:
      • Corsair HX750
      • Case:
      • Antec P280
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2407 WFP 24" Widescreen, Rev A04
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 120/12 mb
    Bang on the window at 6:45 and slide a 20 onto the counter while whistling and furiosuly winking, you'l get one

    Seriously if it works the same as the psp then then they should have a console for every deposit they have taken (unless they have said otherwise at the time)

    If Microsoft cant make enough of these then what hope is there for anyone else

  9. #9
    HEXUS.social member Agent's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Internet
    Posts
    19,168
    Thanks
    735
    Thanked
    1,607 times in 1,045 posts
    Did you pay £20 ?
    If so, you've got one. Dont worry.

    Cant post more as ive got to dash. PM me or ring and ill fill you in more.
    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

  10. #10
    DR
    DR is online now
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    Well the good news is they have 103 coming int so I am fine...

    Now, what games...

  11. #11
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2004
    Location
    \o/<oO(woo hoo)
    Posts
    1,480
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Quote Originally Posted by XA04
    I think even if you get there first, you will have to wait for the other 92 people to pick it up first.. I might be wrong, but that's why the other's preorderded... they didn't preorder to let other people jump in before them in the que.
    I cant see a point in doing that, Say they are going 100 in stock and 90 have already been allocated.. why would they have to wait for persons 1 - 89 have to collect theres before you. surely if they already have stock allocated then they can give out to the people who have pre ordered without doing it in order 1 - 90?
    Quote Originally Posted by Noni
    What the hell does "WTH" mean

  12. #12
    DR
    DR is online now
    on ye old ship HEXUS DR's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    HEXUS HQ, Elstree
    Posts
    13,411
    Thanks
    1,058
    Thanked
    831 times in 372 posts
    We were talking as if they got 50 in and one was above 50 in the pre-order list

  13. #13
    Smoke Me A Kipper! Slick's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Edinburgh
    Posts
    1,064
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Geist
    I work for one of the game stores in Edin and we still havnt bn told how many or what type of the 360 we'r getting it yet. We'v bn told by sony (or the sony rep not sure which) that we'll have enough to cover our preorders and have 'afew' to sell. no idea if that means 2 or 20 tho If you preorder anything whats Ment to happen is the store gets an extra copy in and then the store should put is aside or slap ur name on it or something.

    Not sure how long we'll hold the consoles for its normaly down to the managers discretion. But with this I'd imagine that you'd be given a day, maby 2, to go in and collect it.

    Alot of people who preorder dont go back to collect things, or cant make it for launch etc. etc. So altho you're 93 on the list not everyone will turn up
    Which game do you work for in Edinburgh, is it the Princess St. store? If you're likely to get some to sell on the day I'll come down, what time will you be opening?

  14. #14
    Fun not Frags Geist's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    658
    Thanks
    34
    Thanked
    27 times in 24 posts
    It is Midnight for an acouple hours on Thurs, then 8am i think. I'll find out tomorow what we'v bn told about numbers. But we are ment to be getting some in extra, prob the core version tho. i'll post after work tomorow and let u know Any extra would be first come first serve.
    - Cantankerous -
    - GSV - MarlinsUK - TNGC -

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. ATI Catalyst 5.8 released
    By =TcQi= in forum Graphics Cards
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 18-08-2005, 12:35 AM
  2. Hexus Horde Guild Roster
    By Scientist in forum PC
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-06-2005, 01:35 PM
  3. Doom III.
    By Stewart in forum Reader Reviews
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 25-05-2005, 02:14 AM
  4. Deer Hunter 2005 Season (Atari PC Game)
    By Zak33 in forum Reader Reviews
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 22-04-2005, 12:06 PM
  5. Catalyst 4.2
    By Ferral in forum Software
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 12-02-2004, 11:22 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •