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Comments on ‘Argos admits selling Halo 3 early’Wednesday 19th September 2007 20:53 GMT hmmmAnonymous Coward • Wednesday 19th September 2007 21:00 GMT
Nah Argos didn't ship early microsoft shipped _*******_ LATE! I however don't have any of these ----ty current gen consoles so I don't particularly care. Has it got a nice boat in it though? Ban HammerGower • Wednesday 19th September 2007 23:16 GMT
I wonder if MS will ban the people if they go on Live with this? Not that i'm even slightly interesting in Halo 3, but...Mark • Wednesday 19th September 2007 23:32 GMT
Don't play your Argos early edition, as you will get your XBox Live account banned FOR LIFE! Nice one Argos/Microsoft. Stick it to the consumer. Bans...Ian O'Friel • Thursday 20th September 2007 09:06 GMT
Microsoft have already released a statement saying that due to Argos' error, they will not be banning any live consoles that are used to play the Genuine copies... Otherwise there would be a few people trying to take argos/M$ to court over there 'un-live' 360's regarding banning statementsShiloh • Thursday 20th September 2007 09:35 GMT
These are false, there is no banning please ignore post above Pre-ordersAnonymous Coward • Thursday 20th September 2007 09:40 GMT
I'm a good lad, I've had my copy on order with GAME since August 2005! 2 years later and still waiting, hopefully the in game characters will be better at hitting targets than the makers. From what I read elsewhere, MS have already said if anyone tries to play Halo 3 online before the official release they will have their Live accounts disabled. Lies.Ian • Thursday 20th September 2007 09:42 GMT
You wont get banned by playing it online, just ignore the trolls. I've played this and many other games on live before their release dates without issue. Microsoft wont punish you for something that's not particularly your fault - at worst they'll ask where you got your copy earlier but in all likelihood they already know who is shipping early anyway. The penalties for breaking release dates hit the supplier not the buyer. There's nothing illegal about a shop shipping early however it's like a code of honour for shops and suppliers in that if you do ship early, whilst you can't be sued you may find publishers/suppliers blocking access to releases in a timely fashion to you. "street dates"Anonymous Coward • Thursday 20th September 2007 09:52 GMT
i.e. An illegal cartel fixing release schedules. Competition watchdog, where art thou? PS, If I bought an entirely legal version of a game and Microsoft banned me from Live, I'd sue. Oh wait, I refuse to buy a 360 in the first place because of rubbish like that. Oh c'mon..Stewart Heath • Thursday 20th September 2007 10:57 GMT
To the posters above; I think you need to give the "Stick to the man" attitude a rest. Argos made the goof, not MS. MS have made the relese date very clear to the retailers and it doesn't afect them either way whether it come out this week or next week - the release date it ensure fair play from all retailers so no-one gets a copy before anyone else. so the lucky blighters who got it early most certainly won't be in trouble from MS (or banned from Live!). Argos probably released it early to get their sales moving forwards, so THEY are the cheeky fella's. GAME did the same when they put FFXI on sale two days early. In short, MS are not related to this error XBox LiveTek • Thursday 20th September 2007 11:34 GMT
And who exactly would they play with? The other 5 people who managed to get their mitts on the game I guess. Banned? Get realPaul Turner • Thursday 20th September 2007 11:48 GMT
You wont be banned, there's nothing MS can do. They have to take the problem up with Argos. no banhammerIain • Thursday 20th September 2007 12:53 GMT
MS have very sensibly backed down their banhammer threats, initially claiming they were only for MS employees being naughty with office copies, then dropping even that bit. Apparently. Personally, I'm more interested in the new Sega Rally than Halo 3, but I don't like FPS games much. son of a b*tchLaw • Thursday 20th September 2007 13:24 GMT
I was gonna buy from Argos but went with play.com instead..... bollocks! :( The period for commenting on this story has finished |
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