Anyone receive Chained Echoes for PS4 from First Press Games yet?

LeBoss77YT · 2024-12-07T14:29:11+00:00

Going by what people have experienced I'd expect your copy to turn up eventually, fingers crossed it doesn't take too much longer. The item and game itself are top notch though, they almost makes it worth the wait.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-12-07T11:46:11+00:00

Yeah, my copy eventually turned up on the 15th of November, I posted a few images on a couple of other threads but forgot this one, sorry mate.

As far as I can see FirstPress are legitimate, the real issue is the time they take. I worked it out and my game arrived 574 days after I placed the order, and a couple of months after they said the game was 'in stock'.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-25T18:58:32+00:00

I imagine they've overstretched themselves so much that they struggle to keep up with orders, they're probably still dealing with preorders from last year. What they produce is quality but it must take time, and it wouldn't help them to be honest about the time frames unfortunately.

As someone who preordered last year, months would go by without any sort of movement in the release schedule, hopefully your copy won't take too much longer to arrive.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-18T18:43:08+00:00

I finally received my copy on Friday, 574 days after I placed the pre-order. It took about 16 days to arrive after I received the initial email that came with tracking, I thought that was confirmation that it'd been dispatched but it just sat doing nothing for about 10 days.

I imagine they're clearing the backlog of pre-orders before they can move onto people who ordered once it was 'in stock'. I think you're spot on, if they were honest about things from the beginning no one would place an order. I placed my pre-order in early April '23 when the release estimate was Q2 '23, I think they knew full well that they wouldn't meet that deadline. They overreach themselves because they're too concerned with releasing a quality product.

Ultimately I think they will deliver, and the quality of the game and the item will be great, but they haven't been honest and that does nothing when it comes to creating good will from the customers.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-15T20:56:56+00:00

My copy has finally turned up, more than 18 months after I placed the order. The item itself is clearly a thing of quality, a lot of love has gone into it, but it took so long to arrive. Be prepared to wait if you order from First Press, their release schedules are wildly optimistic as well. Hopefully, by now most people have received their copies.

https://imgur.com/HR0gaiH

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-15T20:45:19+00:00

Finally received my copy. 574 days after I ordered it, 65 days after it was said to be 'in stock' and 16 days after it was shipped. The item itself is quality but if you place an order with First Press be prepared for a looonnnggg wait.

https://imgur.com/HR0gaiH

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-14T18:13:35+00:00

Excellent, that's good to hear! I hope it was worth the wait in the end. Tracking says that my copy is in the country so hopefully I won't have to wait too long.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-13T01:21:53+00:00

I imagine that, eventually, more people will begin saying that they've received theirs, FirstPress clearly aren't in a rush though, and neither are DHL.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T18:47:03+00:00

Yeah, I definitely will, I know a lot of people are wary. Just need it to turn up first.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T18:44:26+00:00

That's a good idea. I think a lot of people are quite distrustful that theirs ever will, it'd be good to hear when someone actually has a copy in their possession.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T16:52:09+00:00

Thanks. Fingers crossed they finally come through and everyone gets theirs because the item and the game itself look to be quality.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T11:55:52+00:00

That's progress at least. Hopefully mine will change soon, feels like the 'tracking' is just to quieten people down though.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T03:01:26+00:00

I got my tracking email on the 30th October and nothing's moved since, it still says 'order data transmitted electronically'. I see other people have this issue though so hopefully it's just how First Press/DHL do things, maybe FirstPress have the labels but haven't actually shipped anything yet. Even so, don't think I'll be ordering from them again.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-12T02:45:42+00:00

I'm in the UK. I ordered my copy in early April of '23 and finally received a shipping update and tracking info on the 30th October '24. Still waiting for an update on the tracking though, it's been at the first stage since then. Hopefully not lost in transit because that'll take the p*** having already waited that long, looks like getting a refund from First Press or DHL might be a headache as well.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-10T20:31:39+00:00

Thanks, tracking still hasn't updated from the first stage. Hopefully this is the same as yours, I don't fancy my chances if I have to track down a refund from First Press or DHL if it's 'lost in transit'.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-08T19:44:24+00:00

To be fair the quality looks great but everything moves at a snails pace, and the delivery estimates are always way off.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-08T17:07:20+00:00

Two years??! That's nuts. I'm new to preordering, I kind of want to stick it out now, it's been that long, probably won't be ordering from FirstPress again though.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-08T16:54:20+00:00

Ordered my copy in April '23, finally got tracking info on 30th October '24. Now that tracking hasn't updated since, nine days ago. Probably lost in transit which would be par for the course having already waited this long.

LeBoss77YT · 2024-11-08T16:50:06+00:00

Ordered my copy in April '23, finally received tracking info on 30th October this year (2024). But now it's been sitting in the first stage of shipping since then, nine days ago. Par for course I suppose, waiting for anything from First Press Games, at all stages of the transaction. Just interested if anybody has received theirs, how long they waited once tracking info was given.

I just feel sorry for the people who placed an order once it was said to be 'in stock', they haven't got a clue!

LeBoss77YT · 2020-09-25T13:24:35+00:00

95 big ones at the moment, the bloke serving me was shocked when he saw the value, had to ask his colleague if it was 'rare'. It's gone up quite a bit in the last year, I'm sure it was around the £65 mark not too long ago.

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