Comment on Do you preorder games?

whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• W3dd1e@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Wtf. Of a physical copy? You got screwed more than most people in the comment section.

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  • fishy@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can’t specifically remember what games, but this definitely happened to me at toys r us several times. Back in the physical copy days you had to pre-order big releases most of the time and the pre-order was usually held but they often oversold because the distributor didn’t send all the copies they’d ordered.

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    • whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It was toys r us for me too, I was able to get a copy a week later but there’s no point to preordering if they don’t honor the reservation & when you’re a kid that week feels like forever so it sticks pretty brightly in memory

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  • Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I had this happen with the switch originally. Pre-ordered the lets go pikachu&eevee switch, they ended up receiving far less than the company expected. Employees were the first on the chopping block since they worked there. Absolute bullshit.

    They did end up making it right and I had first pick from the next shipment, but it made my blood boil.

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