SE5 Discontinued ??

Atrocities · #1 January 22nd, 2007, 03:21 AM

I wonder what Aaron's take on it is?

dogscoff · #2 January 22nd, 2007, 06:28 AM

Damn it! I don't have my copy yet, and I am NOT buying it via Steam. I want a boxed version. Maybe there will happen to be a copy on ebay the exact time I can afford to get it...

General Woundwort · #3 January 22nd, 2007, 09:10 AM

Microcenter and StrategyFirst still have box sets available for order online. I got my copy retail at Microcenter late last month, and I haven't been back since, so I can't say if this is some sort of trend.

President_Elect_Shang · #4 January 22nd, 2007, 10:19 AM

I did a check of the Best Buy website and it's still available for order. I think the clerks he talked to said it was discontinued as in discontinued from the shelf. I don't think their terminals can tell them the difference between discontinued from the shelf and discontinued from print. See what I mean?

DeadZone · #5 January 22nd, 2007, 10:46 AM

I think Shang maybe right
Or just miscommunication

Ironmanbc · #6 January 22nd, 2007, 12:55 PM

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dogscoff said:
Damn it! I don't have my copy yet, and I am NOT buying it via Steam. I want a boxed version. Maybe there will happen to be a copy on ebay the exact time I can afford to get it...

Bad boy... I got mine from http://www.ebgames.com/default.asp They were slow getting it here in Canada

but it cost me $39.95 to get it and when I got my copy they ONLY had 3 copys on the shelf.

I have got a copy off the net of se3 and se2 Aaaa... the good ol days

Azselendor · #7 January 22nd, 2007, 01:10 PM

My Local EB Games told me the same thing when I noticed all of their SE5 copies were gone from last week and asked when they would be getting more.

Demorve · #8 January 23rd, 2007, 11:41 PM

I suspect that the game didn't sell well enough at stores for them to keep it on the self. This doesn't mean that the game has been discontinued just that the profit vs. self space is low. The Best Buy in my area had 5 copies 3 weeks ago and they still have one left.

Captain Kwok · #9 January 24th, 2007, 12:06 AM

I would chalk it more to the fact that stores like EB games are heavily focused towards the console market and only the biggest PC titles have any significant shelf life.

Dodd · #10 January 24th, 2007, 12:07 AM

Here in Sydney, Australia I saw a copy of Space Empires 4 on the shelf two days ago.