Nope. I can set my alarm for 8am. Not midnight, or then 4am or 8am. Or midday.
I am. I have a PS5 pre-ordered but I'm still undecided between that and the Series X. So I'll pre-order both and cancel one nearer the time.
Refreshing sites. Dodgy links. Waking up at 4am to find catalogue codes. Real fun.
Gamestop Ireland confirmed my 'pre pre-order' from last December is still valid and would have me near top of their list - just obviously down to allocation now.
Surely that will just lead to websites crashing more as everyone is going on at the same time?
Nah. People will split around. Amazon is my target and they should hold up. Game and Smyths will probably be busy as they offering that All Access.
You think it’ll be sold out on launch date if I don’t bother pre ordering? I live in Nothern Ireland. I might pick one up until I wait on a 3080. Want to play black ops 2
Probably will sell out on day one. Xbox one did and this is a way better console than that.
Like you mean if I go to game, Argos, Currys etc I’ll be able to nab one without pre-ordering? Do I have to pay everywhere to pre-order? I’m seriously out of money between buying pc-parts, waiting on a 3080, looking a new iPhone and a MacBook.
You don’t need to pay at Amazon, GAME online, Smyths and ShopTo. Game and Smyths also offer the £28.99 monthly plan with two years gamepass.
Order it from Microsoft man. I don't trust Amazon one bit. The sellers on there are shady as feck. Even if it's direct from Amazon, they have that many returns I'm certain they don't check them and send them straight back out, unless there's damage on the box.
Okay I will do that then. Cheers.
They know how to look after their customers
Personally speaking, apart from Amazon’s customer service, I’ve never had a problem with them. I also check which vendor I’m buying from. Make sure it has lots of positive ratings like eBay.
I've actually found their customer service great. It's more the sellers that I don't trust and Amazon doing anything about the dodgy ones. Half of the shit on there is dropshipped, and there's definitely sellers selling second hand/refurbished items as new. With Amazon themselves I've had a few issues with open box stuff that's clearly not been checked upon returning before reselling.
Yeah I think I just received a £260 motherboard which might have been opened. It was down from £280 so I’m wondering do they drop prices if they have a build up of returned products. Not sure. Looked open but didn’t look used or taken out of the box.
Returns mainly. New consoles, so don’t know what’s going to happen with reliability. If it fails within the first 12 months you can deal with Amazon rather than MS. The only downside is they don’t use DPD.
Returns are very good. I bought i5 returned it. Bought i7 returned. Bought i5 again.
What don’t you like about them?
Not me, sadly. I feel a bit disappointed by the lack of a launch title, but beyond that, I have around £250 worth of Microsoft Rewards points and you only get 90 days to redeem the vouchers when you cash in. If I cash them in and miss out on a pre-order from MS then I'm stuffed.
Here's what I like, the trigger stops are good for FPS games and I like the idea of a good built in battery. I like the standard controller better for everything else.
How do you get so many reward points?
Having no life.
Paddles are great for fps when you get used to them. The rest is like everything else, except it feels way better.
Do you play many FPS games?
Yeah that seems sensible. If I wasn't such a geek for new consoles I'd wait myself, as I think in general launch consoles don't often come with great launch titles (PS5 has a few for release day but nothing groundbreaking I don't think).
Oh yes. I play COD far more than any other game.
I think you've been soured on it mate. Obviously it's subjective but it's pretty much universally loved and highly regarded in terms of quality, accessibility, comfort, control etc.
