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[Beamup]

I just pre-order the game from Amazon.com. There web site stated that the game will be available June 30. There e-mail confirmation said that the shipping date will be between July 09 and July 16 for an arrival between July 14 and July 24 (I got free shipping) for a total price of $49.99.
It's a long time considering that Aspyr ship the game yesterday to the merchant, but I suppecting that Amazon is playing it safe, the game will probably arrive before that, will see.

It's because you chose the free shipping, I expect. That not only ships by a slower method, it gets a much lower priority in packing it up and sending it out. My copy, for example, is supposed to ship by Thursday - via 2nd day air.

It may also be that you're going to get a copy from a second shipment, but IMX the Super Saver shipping is ~2 weeks slower than anything else. Which is quite consistent with your report.

 

[Cougarcat]

I preordered the game on June 7th, and my copy's expected to ship June 27th--July 5th. I *always* choose super saver shipping, as I find my package ships in a day or two, and I get it three days after that. Amazon's delivery estimates are way too conservative.

 

[Thierryr]

I just chage to standart shipping, the estimate shipping date is 07/05 to 07/12 with arrival on 07/07 to 07/17. I'm suspecting that this game might be popular sale that's why it will ship so late. Amazon rank is impressive:

"Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4 in Computer & Video Games (See Top Sellers in Computer & Video Games)
Yesterday: #6 in Computer & Video Games"

May be they are going to sale a lot (I hope).
Thierryr

 

[Beamup]

I preordered the game on June 7th, and my copy's expected to ship June 27th--July 5th. I *always* choose super saver shipping, as I find my package ships in a day or two, and I get it three days after that. Amazon's delivery estimates are way too conservative.

My experience is very different. Several times I've ordered something super saver from Amazon, and had to wait literally weeks while everybody else was getting their copies - including people who had ordered from Amazon much later than me. It's near universal IMX - their estimates have also been spot on 100% of the time I've ordered from them. (Aside from them making up release dates, of course.)

And in this particular case, going from super saver to 2nd day moved up my estimated ship date by more than a week - and arrival time by more than two.

 

[Thunderfall]

It's because you chose the free shipping, I expect. That not only ships by a slower method, it gets a much lower priority in packing it up and sending it out.

That's true. In my experience, if you choose free shipping, it usually takes 3 or 4 days before they start to ship the item. For faster shipping options such as 2 day, they usually pack it the same day or the next day.

If you buy stuff often from Amazon.com, their Amazon Prime program is a great deal. The membership costs $79 a year and you get free 2 day shipping on most things and reduced cost overnight shipping. You can also share the membership with 4 other members from the same household.

 

[Thierryr]

I just chage to standart shipping, the estimate shipping date is 07/05 to 07/12 with arrival on 07/07 to 07/17. I'm suspecting that this game might be popular sale that's why it will ship so late. Amazon rank is impressive:

"Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4 in Computer & Video Games (See Top Sellers in Computer & Video Games)
Yesterday: #6 in Computer & Video Games"

May be they are going to sale a lot (I hope).
Thierryr

I usually don't quote myself...
I check my order at Amazon and the ship date change to June 30 for an arrival between July 07 and 10.
I'm getting excited
Thierry

 

[Leighgion]

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