I was pursuing the isles at my local target today and saw this sitting the the 360 section.



It was just sitting with the other consoles right out in the open. I'm assuming it's for sale, though I didn't want to ask for fear of alerting the store to it's possible breach of street date and thus losing the opportunity for others the pick one up. In the off chance they're just toying with us by throwing em in the case, I apologize...But it's still pretty fun to stare at...Longingly...

(The Target in questions is the one on 330 Turnpike Rd, Westboro MA)

Not really a deal...but damn, I would have bought it in a heartbeat...!

where's the deal?

Originally Posted by Grisom I was pursuing the isles at my local target today and saw this sitting the the 360 section. It was just sitting with the other consoles right out in the open. I'm assuming it's for sale, though I didn't want to ask for fear of alerting the store to it's possible breach of street date and thus losing the opportunity for others the pick one up. In the off chance they're just toying with us by throwing em in the case, I apologize...But it's still pretty fun to stare at...Longingly... (The Target in questions is the one on 330 Turnpike Rd, Westboro MA)

I remember going to that Target. I say you buy it and flip it!

If they allowed you to buy it for whatever reason and you started playing COD:MW2 wouldn't MS ban you from live? I think I remember reading something like that happening with Halo 3. Anyone know?

Nope, legit game users wont get banned, i personally got quite a few games early from a local game store. And if you did, you probally would have a serious case against microsoft.

Also, got a feeling that 360 wont sell, i remember a few local targets had GTA:Chinatown Wars like 3+ days before release for PSP (They did the same thing with Gran Turismo, and Gears of War 2), and whenever they try to ring it up at the register, it wont allow them to sell it.

for god's sake, go back and buy it!

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Originally Posted by Collectorguy00 If they allowed you to buy it for whatever reason and you started playing COD:MW2 wouldn't MS ban you from live? I think I remember reading something like that happening with Halo 3. Anyone know?

NO NO NO. That was only people that pirated it, they would never ban you for playing a game early.

Originally Posted by the_punisher NO NO NO. That was only people that pirated it, they would never ban you for playing a game early.

Ah, ok, that makes more sense. I thought that would be a little extreme but I never really researched it.

Originally Posted by Grisom I didn't want to ask for fear of alerting the store to it's possible breach of street date and thus losing the opportunity for others the pick one up.

They'll most likely find out about it when they try to sell it to those other people.

^^Also, how are they going to tell the difference between a pirated copy and a legit copy before the street date? It's illegal either way.

Originally Posted by dgwillia006 Nope, legit game users wont get banned, i personally got quite a few games early from a local game store. And if you did, you probally would have a serious case against microsoft.

How's that?

This is impossible.

But seriously, if you could buy that thing, and toss it on ebay, you could probally make a massive amount of profit from someone who is desperate to get it early. I mean....if people pay 1000+ dollars for Uncharted 2 LE, i dont see why that wouldnt work.

Someone breaking release date.

Originally Posted by the_punisher NO NO NO. That was only people that pirated it, they would never ban you for playing a game early.

YES SIR! O_O
They can also track where games and consoles have shipped so if you bought it and started playing it, they would see that it's already shipped to your area. If they did ban you though and you had a receipt, they would unban you and provide you with pop tarts.

Originally Posted by USB Cable YES SIR! O_O They can also track where games and consoles have shipped so if you bought it and started playing it, they would see that it's already shipped to your area. If they did ban you though and you had a receipt, they would unban you and provide you with pop tarts.

Great, i love pop tarts.



Mmm.

Originally Posted by Survivalism ^^Also, how are they going to tell the difference between a pirated copy and a legit copy before the street date? It's illegal either way.

It's not illegal to sell before street date. Microsoft would just rather you not, and will probably stop shipping early to any retailer who does it regularly.

But Microsoft's preferences aren't law, you're not breaking a law by buying a game early.

Pirating a game, on the other hand, is obviously illegal.

Lol Microsoft Pop-Tarts, wonder if you have to pay a fee to take each bite XD.

And seriously, anyone who hacks/pirates thier 360 then whines about getting banned is an idiot.

I'm seriously contemplating this just to get MW2 early... Gonna check out my local Target tomorrow after work.

Originally Posted by nietzsche74 This is impossible.

Uh, why? Target did the same exact thing with the RE5 console bundle.

I think he was being sarcastic. These arrived at most retail stores today. This and the prestige edition, anyway. Still haven't received the regular version of the game or the hardened edition.

Its possible O_o, but even if they did recieve just MW2 by itself, i highly doubt they would sell it to you, i was in Targets just the other day, and saw a few copies of Tekken 6 and a few other new games that had huge "DO NOT SELL BEFORE XX DATE" stickers on the front and top of the cases.