There's more drama surrounding Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's collector's edition than a Hideo Kojima game itself. Reports are piling out of sites like Reddit and NeoGAF regarding delays to the bumper box set, which includes a copy of the game alongside a bionic arm and various other bits and bobs that have almost certainly been overpriced.
Here's the thing: it sounds like dozens upon dozens of people are not going to get their set on release day next week. The reason for the delay is not entirely clear yet, but some reports state that the Diamond Dogs lock on the exclusive packaging has not been properly manufactured. We're not sure on the source for that so take it with a pinch of salt, but we can believe it.
This isn't the only problem, though, as those who have received their bundles claim that they don't include the game's promised DLC codes. This means that all of the extra costumes and weapons advertised with the collector's edition are absent. Retailers are apparently going to email those over at a later date, but who knows how long this will take?
And just to add insult to injury, UK retailer GAME has had to cancel a slew of orders for both the standard and premium editions of the title following a processing error. "Our customer service and store teams are currently working to contact all those impacted and refund any over payment," a spokesperson said. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
Meanwhile, we're still waiting for our press copy to arrive...
[source reddit.com, via neogaf.com, vg247.com, facebook.com, mcvuk.com, vg247.com]
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"When the world calls for pre-orders, we don't answer."
Glad I ordered my copy from trusty ol' Amazon. It may not come with any of the bells and whistles of the Collectors Ed, but it comes with the game, and I can near as guarantee that I'll have it on day 1. That's all that really matters to me! I will be gutted if it is delayed for some reason, as it'll mean I've booked time off work for nothing!
mines been shipped so ill get mine on release day, just hope all my codes are there.
Dem Bonic Arms tho ;(
Got my day one edition today, haven't played much so far but what i have played is really special
Yep, glad I just ordered the Day One edition and nothing too fancy - had mine for a few days now.... <3 SimplyGames
if they cancel my pre order this would be third in a row collectors canceled from Game due to some error from their side! seriously is it running by a bunch of idiots? a year ago they have decided to deduct 150sterlings off my visa and when contacted them have told that it was a genuine mistake and they had to refund me (refunded me some 140sterlings instead) witcher 3 CE was cancelled and MK Collectors also cancelled from their end! MK had contacted me before but Witcher till this very day without an email to why they canceled. Luckily I have bought the CE from other stores. If this happens again with MGS I'm boycotting GAME
Only getting the standard edition but I would definitely like to watch the BTS Documentary from the CE.
@RawWilson1 Have you seen the JPN edition? That one has a full scale arm instead of the half scale version.
I read there were all sorts of problems that still boil down to Konami erasing Kojima's name and the name of Kojima Productions. Supposedly DLC vouchers were taken out manually one by one because of them mentioning Kojima.
Because I order quite a lot for family and friends I had 5 cancellations already: 3 One CEs which seem to be totally cancelled in Belgium and Holland, 1 PS4 CE got cancelled and I even had a PS4 Limited Edition that got cancelled, but I managed to get another order in somehwere else thankfully.
There is one employee of a fairly large retailer I spoke who said their company is having their lawyers on it. Konami has very strict rules about breaking street dates and will fine you mercilessly and threaten to sue, but whenever they breach contracts and leave retailers and customers completely in the dark about it, they're like: oops.
Language -Tasuki-
Glad I'm too broke to get it then.
Must be Karma since so many Scalpers ruined everything for me, preventing me from getting one. Oh well, I'm getting a day one edition at least.
Kyle and I have got our copies already.
I personally now love pre ordering who the tables have turned gwah ha ha haaaaa. To be fair I've been smashing in Rocket League with DangerMouse and platinumed Sound Shapes - today is a boss day.
@Boerewors where do you buy online.i find the cheapest at kalahari....
@Chaosman
You mean Takealot Can't get used to that name...
No, the reason that I order for friends and family is that I am in Europe for about 5 months a year for business. Since our company is shipping goods anyway and we're a "tech- company" (UAVs/ drones) , I often times throw in some consoles and what not as well. Consoles are still overpriced in SA unfortunately and don't even get me started about games. I usually buy my relatives and friends a PS4 or One with some games for the money they would otherwise get a Ultra Slim PS3. And more often than not I also update all consoles and software overseas, else it would take weeks for some
It's a bit of a hassle, but what can I say: I'm passionate about that hobby of ours!
Huh glad amazon didn't offer the E3 discount on the collectors edition then or I'd be boned.
Wish I got the Japanese version so I can put my Pip-Boy on it 😅
And Amazon likes to make me wait around all day before I can play my pre-ordered game. Idk why but it better not happen Tuesday!
2015 game, 2005 problems.
Luckily, I've had no problems with my PS3 version order. Sure, it's probably because no-one wants it, but that's beside the point!
had an email today saying my package has been delayed because they haven`t received it from game. they were going to deliver it today too. :@
I ordered day one edition from simply games and got it on Thursday, couldn't believe it...
@Ash_uk1 I had the same problem! Called up GAME and they told me it was a mistake on DPD's part and that I should still expect it to be delivered by release day at the latest
@mr_sam123 exactly what they said to me too.
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