Gamestop - Bioshock Limited Edition pre-order (lots of neato stuff)

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I know this isnt technically a deal per se but I thought this Limited Edition pre-order looked cool and it comes with lots of little trinkets:

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=200317

Price = $69.99

What you get:

The GameStop Exclusive Bioshock Limited Edition includes:

Bioshock the game
Bioshock "Big Daddy" Figurine
Soundtrack CD featuring music of BioShock plus remixes of period music
Behind the scenes DVD

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[quote name='Sockey']Will they have the limited edition available to buy in store even if you don't preorder it? I would assume that they would, but I just want to make sure.[/quote]

I've been to some GameStop/EBGames that had copies of CE's (NG:S) and told the company line: "Sorry we can't sell any since you didn't pre-order it."

On the other hand, there are also stores which I've had no problem with, so it really is a case-by-case basis.

For NG:S and most other games, you can usually find the CE in stores one week after release. After that, they're usually gone.
 
Yeah it's gonna be hit and miss. When Oblivion CE came out, the first EB I went to was completely sold through in pre-orders. The manager was kind enough to call another nearby store and they had probably 5-7 CEs extra.
 
[quote name='graf1k']Yeah it's gonna be hit and miss. When Oblivion CE came out, the first EB I went to was completely sold through in pre-orders. The manager was kind enough to call another nearby store and they had probably 5-7 CEs extra.[/QUOTE]

Yeah IDK why the fuck they're so concerned with whether or not you pre-ordered the game. YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY, but yet they don't want it.

And as far as I know, NO game retailer is dumb enough to only get enough copies only to cover pre orders.
 
There's always a chance someone cancels their preorder for the LE, or can't come up with the scratch for it.

I'd say there is a good chance of finding 1-2 extra per store the first week.
 
Was in an EB earlier and saw the CE (no they wouldn't sell it to me). Looks nice. Sountrack is listed as Moby EP. I know elsewhere EP means short and the disc itself looked to be of the Gamecube size (picture on box, the store didn't open up any).

The Big Daddy figure is sweet. Watch out though, of the 20 CEs they got in, 2 of them had broken arms. Both had the drill broken off at the elbow on the right arm. Both in the exact same spot too.
 
[quote name='Ziv']The Big Daddy figure is sweet. Watch out though, of the 20 CEs they got in, 2 of them had broken arms. Both had the drill broken off at the elbow on the right arm. Both in the exact same spot too.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the heads-up. I bumped my pre-order up to the limited after playing the demo. This is definitely GOTY material and the CE stuff is worth the extra cash.

Interest is really picking up in this game, so if you want the CE, would be wise to pre-order to avoid disappointment.
 
Not trying to alarm people but speaking with a few of my friends that work at gamestop there are going to be issues. The big daddy figurine is breaking. One store had 75% broken by ups in shipping. They are offering $10 off broken big daddy ones . :whistle2:( I heard the issue is widespread.
 
[quote name='almasy82']Not trying to alarm people but speaking with a few of my friends that work at gamestop there are going to be issues. The big daddy figurine is breaking. One store had 75% broken by ups in shipping. They are offering $10 off broken big daddy ones . :whistle2:( I heard the issue is widespread.[/QUOTE]

oh noes

they were probably made in China

w/out that item the CE is much less attr

hmmm, but now the Ebay prices for in tact versions will skyrocket!!

bam!

i love the black market
 
The only reason I decided to buy the game over renting was because of the figurine so it better not be broken.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Yeah IDK why the fuck they're so concerned with whether or not you pre-ordered the game. YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY, but yet they don't want it. [/quote]

Mind you, I don't work for EB Games/Gamestop so I can't say this is for certain. When it all boils down to it, why would a smart person ask for money up front on an item? It would be to have it go into a interest bearing account. That helps to drive up profits obviously. You guys personally won't like it, but being that I work for a bank... I think it's a pretty smart idea.
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']oh noes

they were probably made in China[/QUOTE]

Guaranteed. Probably *soaked* in lead paint, too. So, to resurrect the Pro Tip gag: Parents, don't let your toddlers teethe on your Big Daddy figurine.
 
Ugh. Hopefully the Gamestop I preordered at will have a good pile of unbroken ones. Though if they knock $10 off for a broken one I might buy that instead and attack it with glue. Not like they're articulated anyway. I set aside my cheapness due to how awesome the game looks, but if I can save $10 for a quick fix then what the hell.
 
If my Big Daddy figurine is damaged in the littlest way, I'm gonna choke a clerk.
I mean the Big Daddy is the main driving point of the CE, if it's broken, then it's almost pointless. I'm gonna call my GS tomorrow to make sure.
But if it's broken I'm sure GS will replace them right?
 
[quote name='Scobie'] Parents, don't let your toddlers teethe on your Big Daddy figurine.[/QUOTE]

I wish Willie Nelson would sing that sentence, record it, and release it as a PSA.
 
This surely can't be a gamestop exclusive deal because I work at an independent video game store and we're carrying the exact same bundle.
 
[quote name='SL4IN']This surely can't be a gamestop exclusive deal because I work at an independent video game store and we're carrying the exact same bundle.[/quote]
Key word most likely being 'independant.' Chances are 2k allows independant stores to get the bundle since they'll have little to no publicity available except for some flyers on windows. The 'exclusivity' agreement most likely meant that Gamestop didn't want any other big stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, etc getting the same thing.
 
[quote name='SqueeMK2']Ugh. Hopefully the Gamestop I preordered at will have a good pile of unbroken ones. Though if they knock $10 off for a broken one I might buy that instead and attack it with glue. Not like they're articulated anyway. I set aside my cheapness due to how awesome the game looks, but if I can save $10 for a quick fix then what the hell.[/QUOTE]

I was thinking the same thing. Ten off is too good to pass up.

But my advice to GS: pass all the broken LE's to Big Lots :D
 
[quote name='almasy82']Not trying to alarm people but speaking with a few of my friends that work at gamestop there are going to be issues. The big daddy figurine is breaking. One store had 75% broken by ups in shipping. They are offering $10 off broken big daddy ones . :whistle2:( I heard the issue is widespread.[/quote]

Such a sad issue.. But If they offer $10 off of a LE, It costs as much as the regular edition, So If I get one with a broken arm (For $60) I'll just epoxy the figure back together.
 
I was luckily able to pre-order the LE Bioshock at Gamestop today. The employees were very helpful, and even though the computer said they were closed out on pre-orders for the LE, they still guaranteed me a copy.

They said they had them in the back, and from what they said about the LE, it's looking even sweeter up close.

I can't wait to get my copy!
 
[quote name='TrueBlueLS']Mind you, I don't work for EB Games/Gamestop so I can't say this is for certain. When it all boils down to it, why would a smart person ask for money up front on an item? It would be to have it go into a interest bearing account. That helps to drive up profits obviously. You guys personally won't like it, but being that I work for a bank... I think it's a pretty smart idea.[/QUOTE]

Ok...but why not take on pre-orders and also sell copies to customers who didn't put down $5 on it? They can easily do both.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Ok...but why not take on pre-orders and also sell copies to customers who didn't put down $5 on it? They can easily do both.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure you'd be pissed if you reserved a game and they sold that copy you reserved to someone who didn't.

Not to say that most stores don't do this.
 
Not much else can be said from me that hasn't been covered about 50 times, but this is one LE I am actually glad to be paying for. Especially if it does come packed in a box like that with the future GOTY.

Sure it's a hefty price but all be damned if this isn't one of the coolest preorder perks around, that Big Daddy figure will be nice looking on display as well.

I actually preordered it in-store a week ago, so I wouldn't have to deal with the expensive overnight shipping and that I could trade-in some stuff to cover some of the costs, so I am just wondering, is anybody having any luck preordering the LE from the actual B&M stores as of now, or are the stores mostly out of shipments of the LE for preorder?
 
[quote name='ZeroForte']I'm sure you'd be pissed if you reserved a game and they sold that copy you reserved to someone who didn't.

Not to say that most stores don't do this.[/QUOTE]

Holy crap.

I swear people didn't read my post.

In my original post I said why not have enough to cover pre-orders, but also a few copies for customers who didn't. Is this not a reasonable request or something?
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Holy crap.

I swear people didn't read my post.

In my original post I said why not have enough to cover pre-orders, but also a few copies for customers who didn't. Is this not a reasonable request or something?[/quote]
For Gamestop it is. Game stores dont make much profit on New games. over 90% of their profit comes from Preorders and Used games. The less they order of a new game, the more people feel like they have to preorder games in advance, thus giving Gamestop tons of $5 preorders. think about how much those $5 preorders add up to and it is easy to see why Gamestop pushes preorders and under order products. The less amount of New games they have to keep instore waiting to sell because a lot of people who really wanted to buy a particular game already spent $5 ahead of time.

Plus Gamestop also expects a large number of preorderd games to come back and be traded in to sell again at a almost new price.

It may not be right, but it is logical.
 
thanks for the heads up on the figure. I'll have to hit there early. The figure is the selling point, I don't want some broken p.o.s.
 
yeah, i'll be pretty angry if my figure is broken. although depending on how bad it looks, $10 off may seem fair if i can just fix it with glue.
 
[quote name='JDUB X']For Gamestop it is. Game stores dont make much profit on New games. over 90% of their profit comes from Preorders and Used games. The less they order of a new game, the more people feel like they have to preorder games in advance, thus giving Gamestop tons of $5 preorders. think about how much those $5 preorders add up to and it is easy to see why Gamestop pushes preorders and under order products. The less amount of New games they have to keep instore waiting to sell because a lot of people who really wanted to buy a particular game already spent $5 ahead of time.

Plus Gamestop also expects a large number of preorderd games to come back and be traded in to sell again at a almost new price.

It may not be right, but it is logical.[/quote]

I still don't understand this logic. I mean, when you pick up the game, that $5 dollars is taken off the cost right...so how are they "adding up" pray tell? Sure, I'm certain some people forget their pre-orders/are too lazy to get them - but how big of a % do you think that is?
 
[quote name='Megaten']I still don't understand this logic. I mean, when you pick up the game, that $5 dollars is taken off the cost right...so how are they "adding up" pray tell? Sure, I'm certain some people forget their pre-orders/are too lazy to get them - but how big of a % do you think that is?[/QUOTE]

I believe what he's talking about is the "money today is worth more than money tomorrow" factor. Gamestop is able to stash that money away, earn interest on it, etc. Not only that, but they can then have better future sales projections, which increases their appearance to investors. Same with concert tickets...there's a reason why they go onsale months before the concert. That's a free loan to the promoter, just as preorders are to Gamestop.
 
Just called the GameStop I pre-ordered the CE at and they told me that none of their CE figurines are broken. Yay!

They also said they only have enough for pre-orders and won't have any for walk-ins.

Better order online I guess...
 
[quote name='JDUB X']For Gamestop it is. Game stores dont make much profit on New games. over 90% of their profit comes from Preorders and Used games. The less they order of a new game, the more people feel like they have to preorder games in advance, thus giving Gamestop tons of $5 preorders. think about how much those $5 preorders add up to and it is easy to see why Gamestop pushes preorders and under order products. The less amount of New games they have to keep instore waiting to sell because a lot of people who really wanted to buy a particular game already spent $5 ahead of time.

Plus Gamestop also expects a large number of preordered games to come back and be traded in to sell again at a almost new price.

It may not be right, but it is logical.[/QUOTE]

First off, thanks for taking the time and actually reading and understanding my post. Your reply is the first legit one yet.

I know most stores don't make much money off of any kind of media; CD, games and moves because the mark-up on that stuff sucks. And I understand the whole pre-order money to earn interest idea. That makes enough sense.

But...still. If you don't pre-order, you can't get it on day 1. But you can get it the next day or a couple days later on their next shipment? WTF is the difference? That's what I'm asking. They KNOW people are going to buy the damn game, it's just a matter of when. Certain games don't sell as well as others obviously, so in those instances I can understand why they order only a certain quanitity. I just hate how they act like every game is some kind of rare commodity, but then sells the game by the assload when their next shipment arrives. It' just dumb. Customers want to give them money....but they won't take it. That's the illogical part.
 
[quote name='roland13x']I believe what he's talking about is the "money today is worth more than money tomorrow" factor. Gamestop is able to stash that money away, earn interest on it, etc. Not only that, but they can then have better future sales projections, which increases their appearance to investors. Same with concert tickets...there's a reason why they go onsale months before the concert. That's a free loan to the promoter, just as preorders are to Gamestop.[/quote]

Exactly free money, free loan, this is why i never pay more than $5 for a pre-order. Im not giving up my money for them to use and me have nothing to show for it other than a reservation. Its like a Savings bond. you spend $25... No you loan $25 to the government and in return if you wait long enough (7-14 years or whatever it is now) you get double in return, sure it sounds like saving, but you really are just giving out a loan. Its Life
 
Just went down to my local Gamestop and preordered the LE.

I was working with the Store Manager there. He hadn't gotten his in yet, but I asked if he had heard about the broken arm problem, and he said he had, and that 2k was going to have a replacement program for them.

I didn't inquire about a discount, but he seemed pretty sure about 2k replacing broken ones.

Hope that helps!

-Scott
 
[quote name='Scottish']Just went down to my local Gamestop and preordered the LE.

I was working with the Store Manager there. He hadn't gotten his in yet, but I asked if he had heard about the broken arm problem, and he said he had, and that 2k was going to have a replacement program for them.

I didn't inquire about a discount, but he seemed pretty sure about 2k replacing broken ones.

Hope that helps!

-Scott[/quote]Nice to hear, since I know that it's the main reason why I've preordered the LE months ago. I'm sure they're not happy about broken in shipment ones, either.
 
I heard an ugly rumor you can't get the LE online anymore, is this true? My wife was willing to buy it for me but I don't want her to have to run around to various GameStops in the process.
 
[quote name='lunker']I heard an ugly rumor you can't get the LE online anymore, is this true? My wife was willing to buy it for me but I don't want her to have to run around to various GameStops in the process.[/QUOTE]

Why don't you call around and see if any of your stores are still accepting pre-orders in-store?

And yes online pre-orders are done for it.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Why don't you call around and see if any of your stores are still accepting pre-orders in-store?

And yes online pre-orders are done for it.[/QUOTE]

Bah. Curse my laziness for not pushing her to do this earlier. :( I'll make the round of calls, thanks.
 
I used to manage a Gamestop and the way pre-orders work is that the pre-order SKU is taken out of the POS when the shipment of games is received.

They can still enter pre-orders manually if they have extra copies of the game that aren't reserved though, it's just a little more complicated.
 
Thank you OP, you just saved me $$$, hold on a minute, why is this a deal? This is MSRP... oh boy, don't tell me this is a deal because the game will be hard to find? :roll:
 
i need better pics of the figurine.... because after seeing CC is going to have it for 49.99, you have to ask your self is it worth 20$ more?
 
[quote name='vgmben']i need better pics of the figurine.... because after seeing CC is going to have it for 49.99, you have to ask your self is it worth 20$ more?[/quote]
Word, of course only with a pricematch from the CC ad we cant see early. ;)
 
I just checked the website and it still looks like you can order it. My question is though has anyone ordered through EB/Gamestop and used the value shipping option?

Experiences? The reports here of broken figurines have me worried they won't package it correctly and I'll be pretty much guaranteed a broken figure.
 
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