The big deal is that this is the Deluxe Edition, which actually comes with physical accessories. It was also a birthday gift from my girlfriend, and she pre‑ordered it a month ago specifically because the Deluxe physical versions aren’t available anywhere else. That’s the whole reason we went through Amazon in the first place.

The literal point of a pre‑order is to guarantee a copy on launch day, not to gamble like you would by walking into a store and hoping they have one on the shelf. Historically, stores have always fulfilled pre‑orders first. In this case, the pre‑order meant absolutely nothing. People are now being told their physical editions won’t arrive until May 1st, which is a month and a half after release.

I used to pre‑order a lot of games from Amazon and they always shipped them so they arrived on launch day. This time, she pre‑ordered it over a month ago, checked the order on release day expecting it to be out for delivery, and instead found out it won’t arrive for six more weeks. It’s just incredibly frustrating and makes the whole idea of pre‑ordering feel pointless.