GTA V copies sold early, Rockstar 'investigating'
The early copies were allegedly shipped by online retail giant Amazon, according to pictures of the game that have been posted online on Saturday.
It is not unusual for Amazon to ship games just ahead of their release dates to ensure their arrival on the release date itself. In this case, copies of GTA V appear to have turned up in customers' mailboxes four days early.
Rockstar has said it's investigating. "We are in the process of investigating early 'sales' to determine how and why that is occurring," the publisher told Games Industry.
Sony confirmed earlier today that pre-loading of the PS3 Grand Theft Auto 5 through the PlayStation Network has been delayed until September 16.
The delay follows the leak of GTA 5 details through a PlayStation Store error. In August gamers who pre-ordered the game via the EU PlayStation Store were apparently accidentally given access to files that revealed game details, which were inevitably posted online.
Rockstar has confirmed a US and European GTA 5 release date of September 17 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game will launch in Japan on October 10.
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MNISKPosted:
james73765636 Amazon are f*cking stupid. Whenever you pre-order from them, your game arrives late. Now they're sending games out 4 days early.
Absolutely ridiculous.
completely agree haha! ive preordered all my games from amazon for the last few years and not one of them has came on time, theyve always been at least a day late! and now the one time i dont pre order with them they send it out early!
MNISKPosted:
Droiidz If they don't like amazon shipping the game early they should not provide them with the game that simple.
they didnt expect them to ship it early, they had signed an agreement not to ship before the 16th
DinePosted:
If they don't like amazon shipping the game early they should not provide them with the game that simple.
KillzonedPosted:
james73765636 Amazon are f*cking stupid. Whenever you pre-order from them, your game arrives late. Now they're sending games out 4 days early.
Absolutely ridiculous.
And this sir, is why I don't pre-order Online.
james73765636Posted:
Amazon are f*cking stupid. Whenever you pre-order from them, your game arrives late. Now they're sending games out 4 days early.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Third_EyePosted:
I don't get why they cant' just realize Amazon shipped early and the games may have happened to come really fast. Better the people getting it early legit then through downloading an illegal leak, right?
DissPosted:
MarcSnM wen ever i pre order from amazon it comes late now there shipping early
Any time I've bought a game online, it's came late too. Main reason why I don't do it anymore.
I guess a few lucky people will be really happy, I've already seen someone on the game.
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