Comments on: Gamestop ditches GT 5 midnight launch, thinks game’s not big on hype

By: Temposaur

Temposaur — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:43:45 +0000

In nordic Europe, Gamestop ditched also the midnight selling, and actually started selling GT5 _a_day_before_ the launch day.

I think Sony will somehow notify them.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 06:43:19 +0000

No midnight release here in Tacoma, wa. Despite the fact that the manager is a huge GT fan… I’m sure he’ll be home early playing HIS. Luckily, the local store employs only knowledgeable, true gamers. Never had strange looks, or stumped sale associates here.

By: Howard S.

Howard S. — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:43:38 +0000

Same story here in maryland i called all 20 of the gamestop locations listed for my area and not one of them said they were doing a midnight launch most of them said it was because not enough pre orders the others didnt even know it was coming out the 24th. They said it still wasnt coming out till january but on the other hand i did get lucky one of the gamestops said i could pick up the game today the 23rd if i had it pre ordered so i went right then to pre order and got the game at 10 am this morning a day early which made it so much better then a midnight release. and thats the only reason i went to gamestop because im a huge nascar fan and i wanted the joey lagano car along with the mcclaren. but the code is not valid untill tomorrow. but as soon as i bought it they called my houser and left a message saying they shouldnt of sold it but i already had it but to not go online with the game because sony could ban my account. for them selling me a game early apparently

By: k W

k W — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:29:21 +0000

haha, similar experience…”hi, excuse me, do you have gran turismo 5 prologue?” “ummmm, let me check in back…couple minutes later…you said Grand Turasmo?” I laughed and went to BestBuy.

By: Renai Kakume

Renai Kakume — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:34:24 +0000

In reply to LarryL. I had that exact kind of situation from GS from Colorado to California. Game Stop should just stop selling Sony products all together if they are going to be that ignorant to life. I can understand if they knew something about anything game related, but there was only 1 person at a GameStop that I been to that was actually educated, and had a since of gaming knowledge. But that only comes once in a blue moon. That's why I only go to amazon.

By: LarryL

LarryL — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:11:21 +0000

Yup……here in Rhode Island all the gamestops cancelled the midnight launch. The company is complete scum when it comes to supporting PlayStation gamers. I called the GS I have GT5 pre-ordered at yesterday to ask if they were having a midnight launch and the girl says “GT5 isn’t coming out until January 1st”, I asked to speak to a manager who knows what they’re talking about and she says she IS a manager. LOL…..idiots. Not a single informed gamer works at any gamestop in Rhode Island.

I called agaim tonight to see if I can pick up the game 1st thing in the morning, and another girls asks me “What system are you getting Gran Turismo 5 for”……..you gotta be kidding me.

I almost completely stopped shopping at gamestop at the beginning of this hardware generation for how they treated me as a PS3 gamer, only buying brand new game there and only if they had a pre-order bonus I wanted. But after all the BS they’ve been pulling with GT5 (there’s alot more than the 2 examples above), I’m never buying anything there again, regardless of pre-order bonuses.

By: Celidus

Celidus — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:41:43 +0000

Just another nail in Gamestop’s coffin for me. I’ll buy Gran Turismo 5 at the Walmart next door to Gamestop. It’s just too bad that other dumb sheep… er I mean gamers can’t see what Gamestop really is and will continue to shop there. Well, I guess they get what they deserve.

By: bigevil

bigevil — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:04:55 +0000

I know the gamestops in California aren’t having midnight launches because there is not enough demand for it. It’s not worth paying the employees and keeping the store open so that 10 people can come pick up their game.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:47:55 +0000

I live in san antonio. i was surprised as well that they arent going to have a midnight release. i called them and they said th ey havent heard anything about doing one. kinda sucks… i do think its dumb not to have a midnight release.

By: evercast

evercast — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:50:35 +0000

Our GameStop isn’t having a midnight launch because of Hours and the fact that its so close to thanksgiving.