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Subject: Halo 3 preorder details

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

Well I went to EB in Perth City, Western Australia today (05/27/2006). Was going to buy Hitman: Blood Money but it appears that its been delayed by 5 days
So hoping by chance that I could, I went up to the guy and asked if I could preorder Halo 3. It was my lucky day, he said that its scheduled for December 2006 and that RRP would be around $120AU. I didn't buy that and new that even PD:Z limited sold for $99.95 AU. So I put down a deposit of $99 and left a very happy man. American EB's should be doing the same I imagine...
BTW: TGP unless your receiving a free copy, if your seeing this you might wanna head down to Hay St, as I'm pretty sure their the only store in WA that do Midnight launches

EDIT: Forgot to tell you guys.When I preordered it the guy asked me what platform I wanted it for, slightly confused I replied with Xbox 360 (I thought maybe he was a bit lost). But now I'm thinking if they've got it on Vista

[Edited on 5/27/2006]

  • 05.27.2006 10:04 AM PDT

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1 your being ripped off
2 the official release date is 2007

  • 05.27.2006 10:12 AM PDT
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Sorry to tell you but EBs everywhere have had Halo3 for pre-order since last year. They just keep shifting the date. Basically you just gave your EB your money to hold for probably 18 months, but hey you are guarateed a copy... not that that is ever a real issue (I didn't pre-order Halo 2 and just walked in on November 18th and picked up a copy).

Bungie has made it pretty clear it will be 360 only at first. This is another indication that EB (and other stores) just make stuff up.

  • 05.27.2006 10:18 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

1) This is in AU(Australian dollars, one of our dollars only buys 75 UScents)
2)Yeah I thought so but the guy at EB reckons December 2006

  • 05.27.2006 10:19 AM PDT

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i agree with Mat, bungie isnt going to say 2007 when it really comes out 2006

  • 05.27.2006 10:19 AM PDT

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...if you didnt read what i said read it again!

Posted by: Jimmy01
Do none of you have a sense of humour?
We do, this just isn't funny.

I preordered my Halo 3 about 1 month ago... They looked at me like i was retarded and said: 'You do no that it isnt released until 2007?'
I said, yea... so can i preorder it then?

They said :yes

So UK has it released for 2007... just as Bungie said, AND just like the trailer said.

I think that you got conned...

  • 05.27.2006 10:21 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

Well Aussie EB's just got it yesterday. I have no idea why he said December 2006.

  • 05.27.2006 10:24 AM PDT

Posted by: Eyeshine
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...if you didnt read what i said read it again!

Posted by: Jimmy01
Do none of you have a sense of humour?
We do, this just isn't funny.

maybe to lure people into a full sense of security so that they will spend 120 AUdollars and preordering it with the hoe that it is preordered this year.. then they will put the date back.....

  • 05.27.2006 10:25 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

Im lucky i only put 99 in for deposit then

  • 05.27.2006 10:26 AM PDT

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You still aren't guaranteed a copy, if they don'r recieve enough in the shipments to cover their rampant preordering.

All you're doing with the preorder this early is essentially giving EB investment money.

They cannot guarantee you a copy of the game at this time, no retailer can, considering (god forbid) Bungie still has a year in which anything could happen, even the games cancellation.

I wouldn't bother with a preorder until a release date is finalized, or at the minimum Bungie and/or Microsoft ships the retailers promo kits.

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  • 05.27.2006 10:27 AM PDT
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that isnt true. I pre-ordered my copy of halo 2 probably a year and a half before it came out. so pre-ordering does gurantee your copy

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  • 05.27.2006 10:35 AM PDT

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Posted by: St Lz2114
that isnt true. I pre-ordered my copy of halo 2 probably a year and a half before it came out. so pre-ordering does gurantee your copy


It absolutely does not.

If your store had gotten a partial shipment, or if Halo 2 had been cancelled, where is your guaranteed copy? Now don't be silly.

All a preorder is a guarantee to, is that IF the game comes out, and IF the store gets enough copies, that you'll get a copy.

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Posted by: whoppersandwich
Well I went to EB in Perth City, Western Australia today (05/27/2006). Was going to buy Hitman: Blood Money but it appears that its been delayed by 5 days
So hoping by chance that I could, I went up to the guy and asked if I could preorder Halo 3. It was my lucky day, he said that its scheduled for December 2006 and that RRP would be around $120AU. I didn't buy that and new that even PD:Z limited sold for $99.95 AU. So I put down a deposit of $99 and left a very happy man. American EB's should be doing the same I imagine...
BTW: TGP unless your receiving a free copy, if your seeing this you might wanna head down to Hay St, as I'm pretty sure their the only store in WA that do Midnight launches

EDIT: Forgot to tell you guys.When I preordered it the guy asked me what platform I wanted it for, slightly confused I replied with Xbox 360 (I thought maybe he was a bit lost). But now I'm thinking if they've got it on Vista


I am British and I have to say you Aussies sure make for a few good laughs...what a mug.

  • 05.27.2006 10:44 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

Thats what you get with ex-convicts...

  • 05.27.2006 10:47 AM PDT
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I mean he puts down all that money up front, gets the wrong release date, has the salesperson ask him for which platform it doesnt get any better than that!! ROFLMAO!!

I really must copy what he has said and post it in all the other forums hahaha!!

Also that shop must really be happy, I mean they just got $99 for nothing, I am sure they are making some nice interest on that till next year.

Lastly ever stop and think that you could have put a deposit down for the NORMAL version? There is bound to be a ltd edition version...hahaha!!!

  • 05.27.2006 10:51 AM PDT
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Listen people, the game stores all have a store manager. Now that store manager has to fulfill a certain quote of pre-orders. If he doesent, he is screwed. So he is pretty much going to say anything to get hold of your money.

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Posted by: Frozen
Listen people, the game stores all have a store manager. Now that store manager has to fulfill a certain quote of pre-orders. If he doesent, he is screwed. So he is pretty much going to say anything to get hold of your money.


Dont know what country you are from but in the UK we dont have to put a deposit down on games, we pre-order i.e. with GAME or Gamestation stores and thats it.

  • 05.27.2006 10:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: St Lz2114
that isnt true. I pre-ordered my copy of halo 2 probably a year and a half before it came out. so pre-ordering does gurantee your copy


It guarantees a copy, but at the store's discretion. My buddy pre-ordered his 360 through Gamestop in May of '05 and didn't receive it until mid March 06, 4 months after I got mine. And I didn't even bother with the pre-order.

And why would you need to preorder Halo 3? Where there shortages of Halo 2 games at any time, ever? Halo 3 isn't gonna be one of those question mark titles where stores are going to be worried about ordering too many.

  • 05.27.2006 10:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: SuperSaiyan4
I really must copy what he has said and post it in all the other forums hahaha!!


Do that, and I'll ban you for spamming.

  • 05.27.2006 10:53 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

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Posted by: SuperSaiyan4
I really must copy what he has said and post it in all the other forums hahaha!!


Do that, and I'll ban you for spamming.


Now that is why Brits make me go ROFLMAO

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Posted by: SuperSaiyan4
I really must copy what he has said and post it in all the other forums hahaha!!


Do that, and I'll ban you for spamming.


So your going to ban me for posting that on OTHER forums? I didnt actually mention the Bungie forums did I? I think somones a little too quick on the trigger there...

  • 05.27.2006 10:57 AM PDT

Posted by: LIME31
I got his sarcasm...one person has to implement sarcasm and then you get a pile of terrorist chipmunks crashing your party, not fun at all..

C'mon lets not flame teh mod. Remember that at any time he can unleash ninjas

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Posted by: whoppersandwich
C'mon lets not flame teh mod. Remember that at any time he can unleash ninjas


I aint flaming the mods, he threatened me however i must admit i wasnt very clear on what i meant as in all the other forums so he though as in on the bungie forums...

And what are these ninjas of which you speak?

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Posted by: SuperSaiyan4
And what are these ninjas of which you speak?


you do know that we are on a forum and not a formal dinner party right?

  • 05.27.2006 11:04 AM PDT

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