Early access and captians edition preorder
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Some of these places say the game will ship the 24th with estimated arrival of the 27th through the 30th. Is instore game stop really the only place to pre-order the captians edition to be sure you get in on the 24th?
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Thus why I exclusively buy digitally
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@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
Thus why I exclusively buy digitally
Same. I dont care about hats and steelbooks, i dont have to stand in lines and i never have to worry about my game being late.
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Ordered mine from Target, they said between the 27th and the 30th. No big deal, they're running a buy one get one 50 percent off sale on games and movies, so the bargain is worth it, plus I had a couple of gift cards.
Still enjoying 22, and actually jumped back into 19 yesterday, tons of stuff I still need to do.
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My first full year of DD I ordered the steelbook (Jackie Robinson). It was delivered on the day of early access. The benefit of buying the digital version is that you get more bonus items and early access at midnight. You just need to weigh what is more important to you.
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@Beasnizzle10_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
Some of these places say the game will ship the 24th with estimated arrival of the 27th through the 30th. Is instore game stop really the only place to pre-order the captians edition to be sure you get in on the 24th?
Depending on the store it'll ship ahead of release in time to get to your door on the 24th... these retailers typically will overnight it to you via UPS, FedEx or USPS and before close of business on the 24th you should have the game. The only guarantee to play at midnight eastern is to preorder it digitally or purchase it at midnight for the edition(s) that are available to play on 3/24. Another option is if pickup is available and if the store allows you to pick the game up on 3/23 which used to be "midnight release".
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@wdc1961_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
Ordered mine from Target, they said between the 27th and the 30th. No big deal, they're running a buy one get one 50 percent off sale on games and movies, so the bargain is worth it, plus I had a couple of gift cards.
Still enjoying 22, and actually jumped back into 19 yesterday, tons of stuff I still need to do.
That SHOULD update once they actually ship the game... if you ordered the Captain Edition.
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The thing to keep in mind is that, historically, the servers have been horrendous the first couple of weeks of play. Even though they do a tech test, it seems there has to be a lot of tweaking performed in the first couple of weeks.
The bad thing about ordering a non-digital version is sitting by the window watching for FedEx to show up so you can run to your console, install it, install the updates, and then play. It's like watching water boil
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
The thing to keep in mind is that, historically, the servers have been horrendous the first couple of weeks of play. Even though they do a tech test, it seems there has to be a lot of tweaking performed in the first couple of weeks.
The bad thing about ordering a non-digital version is sitting by the window watching for FedEx to show up so you can run to your console, install it, install the updates, and then play. It's like watching water boil
Yeah all these games have this issue... I know I was going through it when I was trying to get on the PS5 version of NBA 2K23, I ended up playing a little on PS4 version since it was dual entitlement and then I went to sleep and played a little on the PS5 version before I had to get ready for work just to get a feel for the game. I already got approved for days off for the 14th (WWE 2K23) and 24th (MLB The Show 23) so I hope that I'm not spending too much time on those days trying to connect to servers because that would suck.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
The thing to keep in mind is that, historically, the servers have been horrendous the first couple of weeks of play. Even though they do a tech test, it seems there has to be a lot of tweaking performed in the first couple of weeks.
The bad thing about ordering a non-digital version is sitting by the window watching for FedEx to show up so you can run to your console, install it, install the updates, and then play. It's like watching water boil
I don't remember any issues this year with Early Release. But I do remember the servers crappy out a month or two into the season.
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@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@Blind_Bleeder said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
The thing to keep in mind is that, historically, the servers have been horrendous the first couple of weeks of play. Even though they do a tech test, it seems there has to be a lot of tweaking performed in the first couple of weeks.
The bad thing about ordering a non-digital version is sitting by the window watching for FedEx to show up so you can run to your console, install it, install the updates, and then play. It's like watching water boil
I don't remember any issues this year with Early Release. But I do remember the servers crappy out a month or two into the season.
There were some issues during early access but after the official launch date, they got really bad. I hope a lot of people join the tech test and stress those servers to the max so it will alleviate some of the issues after launch.
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I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
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@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
How will you be able to access it if you don't have a disc to play it?
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@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
How will you be able to access it if you don't have a disc to play it?
Email voucher?
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@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
How will you be able to access it if you don't have a disc to play it?
Email voucher?
What I'm saying is that you would either need a psychical copy or digital copy to play the game. And what's to stop someone from pre-ordering a disc version to get the voucher than cancelling the order?
I'd you want early access, and don't want to take the chance of waiting for a disc version to be delivered, then just buy a digital version.
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@Blind_Bleeder said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
@Blind_Bleeder said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
The thing to keep in mind is that, historically, the servers have been horrendous the first couple of weeks of play. Even though they do a tech test, it seems there has to be a lot of tweaking performed in the first couple of weeks.
The bad thing about ordering a non-digital version is sitting by the window watching for FedEx to show up so you can run to your console, install it, install the updates, and then play. It's like watching water boil
I don't remember any issues this year with Early Release. But I do remember the servers crappy out a month or two into the season.
There were some issues during early access but after the official launch date, they got really bad. I hope a lot of people join the tech test and stress those servers to the max so it will alleviate some of the issues after launch.
this will be my first year back doing tech test in some capacity but even then I don't think that amount of traffic will ever prepare SDS for whats to come at Early Release and Official Launch because a lot of players will forego the test to play their other games until the game officially comes out.
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@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
You are probably thinking of pre-order bonuses. Typically the generic preorder bonus code would get sent to you via email or it would be printed on your receipt when you pick up the game, depending on the retailer you purchased from. If you preorder you will get the game sometime that day (either the 24th or 28th) but no guarantee for it to be in your hands at midnight unless your preorder is a pickup order and the retailer makes it available for you to pick it up the night before or during a "midnight release" event. If you have it shipped the retailers are usually good about shipping it "Overnight" on the Thursday 23rd (or Monday 27th) in order for it to reach you sometime on Friday 24th (or Tuesday 28th) if you placed the order in time for it to ship out that day.
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@Taco-Man14782_XBL said in Early access and captians edition preorder:
I thought you get some type of voucher sent to you to get access to the game early if you get the physical editionā¦ no?
The only physical version that gets early access is the Captain's Edition. And yes: it comes with a voucher for all the packs & stubs.
