Best place to Pre-order Online

Velcrow

Can any one recommend the best place to pre-order xbox games online

Will it arrive on / close to the release date or a week after?

"The Orange Box" and "Halo 3" are the ones I am after.

Thanks in advance - Velcrow

Antigone05

i presume you mean Halo 3.

online in general isn't a great place for pre-ordering. if you want something on the day your going to have to venture outdoors.

Velcrow

Thanks Antigone53,

I know "outdoors" is an option - but I just want to avoid the "Northern Rock" experience

Yes Halo 3 .... It would be fun to try and pre-order Halo 2

koneko

UK post is completely unreliable right now with the postal strikes, I had one package arrive after 4 days, but two others I'm waiting a month for now and still no sign of them.

Buying from Smyths (and sometimes HMV or Virgin) is nearly the same as online prices sometimes anyway, if you want something close to release date it's not worth the hassle right now to save a few euro, and wait so much longer.

Antigone05

yeah and there are no Irish companies out there that have a good online shop for games. i mostly use Asian or Canadian sites if im ordering a game, but with the knowledge that i will have to wait longer.

Halo 3 might sell out in certain retailers but not them all. go to places like Harvey Normans or DID where they sell games where people would think they wouldn't.

i think HN are selling it for 56euro

Velcrow

Thanks - The great outdoors it is?

I know there is so much hype for Halo 3 but my bet is with Team Fortress 2 in the orange box...

mcgovern

Play.com, sendit.com and blahdvd.com tend to be the best and most reliable in my experience. Usually they will send the game a few days before release so you have it within a week or so of release.