That official message is the greatest thing ever.
"For months now we have been saying again and again how important it was to pre-order if you wanted to receive hardware on day one. We did warn that demand would be high!"
People who preordered three months ago are having their preorders cancelled in the UK. What usually happens with Mad Catz - I know this from experience - is that they promise 20,000 units and then cut that to 2,500 units a week before launch, which totally screws the retailers. I'm surprised the bigger retailers even carry their products anymore, frankly. Been going on since 2000.
Plus, way to blame the fans, Mad Catz. "You didn't preorder? Too bad!" - Well...we actually did...or did you not spot that part?
"I would like to stress that the quickest way to ensure delivery is to get an order in now via retailers such as Game, Amazon or indeed the Mad Catz website."
Great. Problem is that you haven't given GAME or Amazon any updates about stock availability, so neither of them is allowing orders. They don't know IF they're going to get more stock, let alone WHEN. So not allowing orders is the right thing to do.
Get back to being Big Boy Barry, Verrey. This is an absolute mess of a launch.
Can't use old wired controllers. Can't use old wireless controllers without an adapter that you can't buy. Most UK stores got one (some got two) band-in-a-box bundles IF they had someone who preordered it. Yet the guitar bundle that includes the game disc and a guitar (which might cost £15 to make, at a push) is conveniently in stock EVERYWHERE for just £110.
Funny, that.
