Halo 3 Preorders Reach Over Four-Million

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Ditto. I have yet to pre-order mine as well. I don't know why, I just keep putting it off. Someone convince me (with a good reason), please? :)

I can't justify the cost of Legendary edition and hence still sitting on the fence. :blush: Having hard time deciding between Limited & Legendary. :p

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I already pre ordered H3 months ago. I would belive that 4 mill has been ordered, I was thinking it might be more since there are 10 mill 360 owner and lot of people who don't even own 360 has ordered it the that's just 20 to 25% of 360 owner had preordered.

You make that seem like a small figure...

Anyway no, I havent been stuffed yet and will preorder when theres actually details on what it is I'm preordering. I'll wait for some actually release quality screen shots or something. Also so far EB localls only advertised the legendary one which at $200AU is beyond what I'm prepared to pay for it anyway. I'll consider a limited when details are announced. But for $200 I'd be wanting more concrete details than the game will ship in a head shaped case.

To be honest 4million seems to be stretching it to me. If what that guy said about America having 5million Xbox's in circulation then I'm even more inclined to call that 4million figure BS. I'd have very very serious doubts that even over 20% of people have preordered yet (as in general public, which I dont feel is represented so well by the ratios here) and I cant see the orders from non xbox owners being in the region of 1 - 2million or whatever. Don't get me wrong 4million doesnt sound totally unrealistic figure for this game down the track but I think it's too early for the figures to be that high.

Need to go preorder from GAME...but for some reason, voices are telling me not to.
I see no reason why you couldnt wait. The games not due till the end of the year and its not like the release couldnt slip. I think people have jumped into this game farrrr to early. Werent they taking preorders about October last year, a full year before release? Unless you want a fancy edition like the legendary then I see no risk waiting for the preorder. Hell I'm sure there will be more than enough copies on store shelves come release day. Edited by Smigit
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woo hoo- woot cincinnati

anywho, i always goto bestbuy, they usually only allow so many pre-orders then have stash for non-pre orders...i dont like the idea of giving me money to a store months in advance and have what happend with GOW at gamestop

i walked into a BB at about 3pm on the day H2 came out and there were tons of games....its alot easier to mass produce a game compared to a console

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its a die hard halo and gamer thing we are the hardcore types. I have more money in games in my house then most make in a year. so its hard to grasp for some people.

i would consider myself a hardcore gamer as well. i've shelled out a lot of money on consoles and games, but i still don't see the appeal in getting the extras that come along with a limited edition. i buy a game to play the game, not to see extras or have a nice little toy that will gather dust on my shelf. so please, elaborate a little more. :)

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i would consider myself a hardcore gamer as well. i've shelled out a lot of money on consoles and games, but i still don't see the appeal in getting the extras that come along with a limited edition. i buy a game to play the game, not to see extras or have a nice little toy that will gather dust on my shelf. so please, elaborate a little more. :)

It's really just a "you're either into it or you aren't" kinda thing. Everyone has their own little thing they get excited over that a lot of other people probably don't care about.

I haven't yet preordered. I probably will during the summer sometime. Planning on getting the Limited Edition.

-Spenser

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It's really just a "you're either into it or you aren't" kinda thing. Everyone has their own little thing they get excited over that a lot of other people probably don't care about.

fair enough explanation. to each his own then. :)

honestly i would have considered getting the legendary edition if the helmet was big enough to wear :laugh:

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not to be rude or anything, but why? i've never really been one to get excited over special/limited editions of anything, so maybe you can enlighten me about why people in general buy them. :)

Don't get me wrong, I'm probably in the same boat as you. If this was any other game, I wouldn't buy it. However I enjoy the Halo games a lot and it's been such a big influence to me and other games in the genre and it's something I just want to remember and look back on. The Master Chief bust is a collectors item, not the average purchase a gamer would make.

I'm sure everyone has their reasons though for buying it :)

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Better for me then, no one will buy Mass Effect but me.

Mass Effect will blow Halo 3 out of the planet.

Speak for yourself bub! I can't wait for Mass Effect. A Sci-Fi ADULT themed RPG from the makers of some of the best PC and Console RPG's of all time? I'm there.

Plus, while I can't wait to play Halo 3, I never pre-order my games. I don't know why people go ape poo poo for pre-orders really. I mean sure, if you are at a busy store and there won't be any copies for weeks after it comes out, a pre-order might work for you, but other than that...unless you get extra content I don't see the point really. That's just me though.

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Don't get me wrong, I'm probably in the same boat as you. If this was any other game, I wouldn't buy it. However I enjoy the Halo games a lot and it's been such a big influence to me and other games in the genre and it's something I just want to remember and look back on. The Master Chief bust is a collectors item, not the average purchase a gamer would make.

ah, that's the kind of response i was looking for, and it certainly makes sense. hope you enjoy your legendary edition :)

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Some people are simply into collecting. Ever wonder why some people collect Hummels when they just sit their and do nothing? Sure, they're worth money but it's all about a person's tastes. My mom has a crapload at her house but I certainly don't. :p

I enjoy decorating my house with things I'm a fan of. That's one reason I pre-ordered the Legendary edition. Also, the price didn't seem so bad compared to the Limited edition especially when you compared what each package gives you.

Now that they've raised the estimated price from $ 100 for the Legendary edition to $ 130, I'm not as excited as I was but it still seems like a cool deal for the fans. With the bundled content and the helmet mold, I think it'll be a nice addition to my gaming collection.

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Speak for yourself bub! I can't wait for Mass Effect. A Sci-Fi ADULT themed RPG from the makers of some of the best PC and Console RPG's of all time? I'm there.

Plus, while I can't wait to play Halo 3, I never pre-order my games. I don't know why people go ape poo poo for pre-orders really. I mean sure, if you are at a busy store and there won't be any copies for weeks after it comes out, a pre-order might work for you, but other than that...unless you get extra content I don't see the point really. That's just me though.

I agree somewhat. I preorder most games I'm interested in. One of the advantages of living in Europe (shock horror) is we get to read reviews from USA before the game arrives here. That gives myself time to decide if I want to keep a preorder or make one. Another advantage being games are cheaper online too :yes:

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Ditto. I have yet to pre-order mine as well. I don't know why, I just keep putting it off. Someone convince me (with a good reason), please? :)

Same as me haha, I never get around to preordering games :(

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