If I preorder a game, how long do i have before i can pick it up?

can anyone tell me if there's like an expiration date or something? Like, if I preorder BF3 today but can only pick it up on january, will I still have all the bonuses?

The best answer is to ask the place itself. but for that example of your's, I highly doubt a store would hold a single pre-order for that long. I know that for Gamestop (last time I checked), you have 48 hours before your pre-order is put back into their regular stock. Other places may vary.

The best answer is to ask the place itself. but for that example of your's, I highly doubt a store would hold a single pre-order for that long. I know that for Gamestop (last time I checked), you have 48 hours before your pre-order is put back into their regular stock. Other places may vary.

Legendaryscmt

I'm not trying to be a jerk... but you picking it up in January basically makes it a non-pre-order. :P I am 100% sure no store holds a pre-order that long. Elann2008

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The best answer is to ask the place itself. but for that example of your's, I highly doubt a store would hold a single pre-order for that long. I know that for Gamestop (last time I checked), you have 48 hours before your pre-order is put back into their regular stock. Other places may vary.

A-l-g-r-e-n

With the amount of time you're talking about between pre-ording it and picking it up, I would highly doubt they'd even keep it in the system. You'd really have to call the place to find out.

can anyone tell me if there's like an expiration date or something? Like, if I preorder BF3 today but can only pick it up on january, will I still have all the bonuses?

A-l-g-r-e-n

If you pre-order a game at Gamestop they will only hold your initial copy for 48 hours. HOWEVER. If you do go in 6 months later to pick up the game, and they DO have a copy in, you will get the game. That initial 48 hour thing is mainly for games that have limited copies initially released or for extremely popular games that sell out for the first week before the next shipment comes in.

If you go into the store six months later and no longer want the game - they will refund your money to you. They do not keep your money just because you didn't make it within that initial 48 hours.

Honestly though - if you are reserving a game and don't think you'll be around to get it for a long time after release you might as well not even reserve it. Reserving games is mainly only done because of those rare instances when the game is so popular it sells out in most locations in the first week. Its basically a guarantee that you will have a copy available when no one else will. If you can't get the game even a week later, don't even bother reserving it because by that time the game will be most everywhere with plenty of copies.

If you pre-order a game at Gamestop they will only hold your initial copy for 48 hours. HOWEVER. If you do go in 6 months later to pick up the game, and they DO have a copy in, you will get the game. That initial 48 hour thing is mainly for games that have limited copies initially released or for extremely popular games that sell out for the first week before the next shipment comes in.

If you go into the store six months later and no longer want the game - they will refund your money to you. They do not keep your money just because you didn't make it within that initial 48 hours.

Honestly though - if you are reserving a game and don't think you'll be around to get it for a long time after release you might as well not even reserve it. Reserving games is mainly only done because of those rare instances when the game is so popular it sells out in most locations in the first week. Its basically a guarantee that you will have a copy available when no one else will. If you can't get the game even a week later, don't even bother reserving it because by that time the game will be most everywhere with plenty of copies.

CrimsonpugTwo