Pre-orders only.
Additionally, a demo will be made available. If you're some regular dude off the street, you'll be able to get that demo on May 21. But if you pre-order from a participating retailer, you'll get demo access on May 7. I would just like to say again that trying to make demos a commodity is still totally annoying. OK, with that out of the way...
Other pre-order bonuses include a costume for PlayStation Home and an exclusive power for your character called "Gigawatt Blades." Here's the official description for that:
The Gigawatt Blades supercharges Cole’s arm into an instrument of destruction unmatched by any other melee weapon in game. Although very powerful, you’ll still have to use this weapon wisely, as it takes a considerable drain on your powers.
Sounds like this won't be the sort of addition that breaks the game balance, but this whole notion of people being forced to choose from a list of available pre-order items doesn't feel right. I mean, obviously, the Gigawatt Blades bonus is the one you want since it actually figures into the game you're pre-ordering. But what if you're some kind of PlayStation Home fanatic with an obsession for new outfits? Why should you be torn in two like this? Why should I have to break my loyalty to one retailer for another just to get one trinket over the other? Either way, we can probably all agree that it's not a very customer-focused plan.
edit: Jeff loves to bitch doesn't he??? i mean, if you don't like the pre-ordering bullshit, then don't pre-order. you can walk into a Walmart or Best Buy on release day and they'll have tons of copies. no need to bitch over nothing. Jeff, i love you man, but sometimes you get on my nerves dog.
/shrug
slint said:
i wnt taht gam nao
Except those guns were pretty weak. The guns you got for actually playing the game kick far more ass than the pre-order weapons.
Hmmm... why do they have to do this pre-order stuff, it's really annoying! >:(
Well atleast I know I won't fall for it...lol
do i rape, bake, kill, chop and eat the poor little baby
or
do i save it from evil and bring it back to his parents
.... WHAT OBLIVIOUS CHOICE WILL I MAKE ?! all that while talking to myself, just to make sure the player it absolutely not emerged in the game's experience
For those of you arguing the virtues and pitfalls of pre-ordering; I don't get it. Pre-ordering guarantees you a copy. It doesn't cost any extra. And sometimes stores do run out of copies. Halo 3 was available to everyone reguardless, but where I live stores don't usually stock that many copies of Persona 4 or whatever random obscure JRPG of the month might be.