So how you gonna get this game?

[GoodGame]

There's three options: digital download, physical by mail, or physical by store.

I'm leaning towards getting the base game physically through Newegg and figure it'll be 3 days. Amazon is offering some Amazon prime insta-ship pay service as a cancelable trial basis, so that's another option to getting it fast physically.
Other options are Direct2Drive, et al. I've been getting 250kb/s through them lately, though not sure that this won't be such a monster that that'll still be a 3 hour download, and assuming the reg keys work. Once in a while I get junk ones that work for one use. Use em up and cry to tech support.
I'm curious how good EA's direct download service is. Anyone use them?

Another option is a pre-order hold at like Circuit City, EB, et all. Those don't go so perfectly I imagine.


So how will you get? Or will you just take valium and get it a month or so after release to avoid the loonies fighting in the stores?

 

[Leonel]

I'm going to go to the mall and pick up my copy. I personally find it faster than waiting for the mail or downloading a 6gb program. I mean by the time I finish downloading it, I'll have already gone to the mall, waited in line, picked it up, come back home, install it on my PC and Mac and have already reached the tribal stage.

 

[Tboy]

Amazon for this lazy boy.

Irritatingly, they're introducing this in September - right when I have to get back to work! So cruel...

 

[Popcornlord]

I'm going to go to the mall and pick up my copy. I personally find it faster than waiting for the mail or downloading a 6gb program. I mean by the time I finish downloading it, I'll have already gone to the mall, waited in line, picked it up, come back home, install it on my PC and Mac and have already reached the tribal stage.

Same with me.

 

[a space oddity]

I've pre-ordered the Galactic Edition yesterday at Consoleshop.nl, since that's the one Dutch site where I found it. I know that the game will let me choose English as the preferred language, otherwise I would have imported. I realized that I want a physical disk, and with the amount of time I invested on the Spore blog, I felt I owe myself the collectors' edition.

 

[mrt144]

Im going to the store to pick it up. Depending on the way the game checks for the disc and accesses it during gameplay I might be inclined to buy a 2nd copy so my GF and I can play at the same time, me on my laptop and her on my desktop.

 

[Eclipse-X010]

I will go to the store since I really don't want to wait for amazon to take days delivering it when the store is just ten minutes away from my house.

EDIT: and my computer is very slow at downloads that exceed 10mb.

 

[salty mud]

I've pre-ordered mine from Amazon.co.uk. Day of release arrival for me!

 

[Lord_Iggy]

I pre-ordered from the EA Store. Does anyone know if they send out the pre-orders before the release date so that they arrive on time? I'm in Canada, so they say 5-10 days delivery.

BTW, I know exactly what people are saying about Spore's release date. I'm starting Second Year IB School at the beginning of September.

BTW2, does anyone know when this subforum was created?

 

[Chieftess]

I pre-ordered from the EA Store. Does anyone know if they send out the pre-orders before the release date so that they arrive on time? I'm in Canada, so they say 5-10 days delivery.

I know some stores get their shipments on set days (i.e., Tuesday, or Thursday). Some do get them the day before, but they're not on the shelves yet. I remember one game, people who pre-ordered it could get the game one day before the official release date. (I think that was FF7).

BTW, I know exactly what people are saying about Spore's release date. I'm starting Second Year IB School at the beginning of September.

BTW2, does anyone know when this subforum was created?

About a week or so ago.



Anyway, I used to get my games (way back in the day. ) from Toys'R'Us. Imagine my surprise when the other year, the local Toys'R'Us became Babies'R'Us. (selling baby equipment) Granted, Toys'R'Us's game selection has dwindled since 1996 (from maybe 4 long isles, to one isle, to one corner of the store, to one small wall...), then I started going to EB.

I might go to the Gamestop at the top of my street.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Im going to go pick it up the morning it comes out since its a Sunday and I don't have school. Im being told by my insider at the local Fry's that it will already be on the shelves at opening

 

[Perfection]

I already have it.

 

[salty mud]

I already have it.

You always have to ruin everything, don't you?

 

[Eclipse-X010]

I already have it.

Why is my country never the first to get anything,

even games and tv shows made here seem to be released in other countries first, it's so annoying.

This is assuming of course, you have it because it was released wherever you live and not because you or a family member work for Will Wright or someone important.

 

[salty mud]

Why is my country never the first to get anything,

even games and tv shows made here seem to be released in other countries first, it's so annoying.

This is assuming of course, you have it because it was released wherever you live and not because you or a family member work for Will Wright or someone important.

I believe he is, as best as I understand it, taking the piss. Don't worry.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

I'm going to get it at EB. My uncle gave me an EB Games gift card last Christmas which I've been saving specifically for Spore. And recently I discovered it was for $100, so I'm also going to pick up NHL 09 at the same time, since they are being released within two days of each other. Two games for absolutely nothing!

Although, I doubt that will cover both. Spore being $59.99 and NHL 09 will probably be quite expensive too.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Why is my country never the first to get anything,

even games and tv shows made here seem to be released in other countries first, it's so annoying.

This is assuming of course, you have it because it was released wherever you live and not because you or a family member work for Will Wright or someone important.

As far as I can tell, Perfection was trying to be funny. The earliest anyone is going to have it is next weekend.

 

[Hitti-Litti]

I think I'll buy it from a store.

I just realized that I need more money. I have to buy this, the next PES for PS2 and the next Football Manager as well...

 

[salty mud]

Surely Spore is more important than any of them.

 

[Hitti-Litti]

Well, it depends what ratings do FM09 and PES 2009 get, though Spore comes out before those so I think I'll pick it up first.