September 30, 2011 at 7:59 pm by Shadzter

Tags: 101CD.com, Base.com, BlahDVD.com, DVD.co.uk, Online Commerce, sega, Sonic Generations, Sonic Generations Collector's Edition, UK

95 Comments to “Online Commerce Retail Group Now Stocking Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition in the UK”

Shadzter

DVD and Base I hear good things about over at HotUKDeals.com
http://www.hotukdeals.com

The other two are run by the same company, so I imagine they’re great too, just not known as well as the others.

sporeboy100

maybe they are doing a suprise for the fans if they never heared of such sites

Shadzter

They’re definitely legit. I’ve been browsing these sites for the past few years comparing prices. I’ve not used them myself yet, but I hear good things from those who have used Base and DVD at http://www.hotukdeals.com. The other two are owned by the same company, so I expect they’re just as good.

C.J

OH AND THANK YOU SHADZTER!



Shadzter

No probs. Glad there’s now another UK retailer selling it so you don’t miss out 😀

Shadzter

There’s currently no other option, so anyone wanting it now will have to pay the £99.99. Amazon’s all out of stock and these are the only other retailers selling it right now. Hopefully another retailer will start listing it, and at a cheaper price. Until then though, this is the only UK option.



HeatPhoenix

Honestly, 10 pounds extra for getting it now after waiting so long without making your move is a small penalty. At least smaller than not being able to get it at all!



Tikitiwa

While you have to pay extra money for shipping others get it for free shipping. So think about that first. Just saying…



Jemma

I preordered it day one from amazon for £70 ! HA XD

Shadzter

Ha ha! That is a big mess. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to do it again if this is the cheaper English option XD



Kaoz

If you do do it again, make sure you have it confirmed with one of these sites before cancelling the other, or you could end up with nothing =(

Shadzter

Looks like Amazon.de still have stock.
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sonic+generations&x=0&y=0

Kaoz

I wouldn’t, they should have announced something by now if that was the case. =(

Shadzter

If you’re in the UK, there are currently no retailers offering the Collector’s Edition in-store, so you’ll have to order it online. If any retailers do offer it in-store between now and before the item ships (likely 2-3 days before release day), you can always cancel your online pre-order.

Shadzter

I’ll repost one of my comments from further up.

“They’re definitely legit. I’ve been browsing these sites for the past few years comparing prices. I’ve not used them myself yet, but I hear good things from those who have used Base and DVD at http://www.hotukdeals.com. The other two are owned by the same company, so I expect they’re just as good.”



RedFire

Okay. I just don’t to spend money then not get it you know?
Thank you. I’ll put in some more research.

Shadzter

OMG! :-O I hope you got your pre-order in.



HUNTER297

OMG!!! :O

So its true! Sonic Fans are faster than Sound. They probably copied this from Sonic!

Man please say you got this!



C.J

I wish I could but Unfortunately I’ve missed out again this close into pre-ordering….

It’s wsiful thinking that there will be anothere retailer selling this but I doubt it My Electricity cut off earlier for a while which means I couldn’t pre-order sooner…



Shadzter

Aw, that sucks I’ll keep my eye out for any more UK retailers that might get it in. In the meantime, maybe you could import it?



HUNTER297

Aww… Man that sucks

I will search too. Hope more retailers will stock it. Oh and there is still Amazon.de. Oh and domt worry. It was confirmed in preview that you can change language in game to English.



C.J

Thank you Shadzter and Hunter297

I will have a look at the list again and I will also check out Amazon.de too…



Shadow

Does that mean the game is regionfree?



Shadzter

@Shadow: PS3 games are region-free, but most Xbox 360 games aren’t. Some aren’t, but most are. We don’t yet know if Sonic Generations will be region-free on Xbox 360.

What country do you live in? If you live in the PAL region, then Xbox 360 copies ordered from Australia or Germany will work fine on your console. If you live in the US and the game doesn’t turn out to be region-free, then you’ll need to pick up a US copy cheap. It’s worth it for this awesome Collector’s Edition in my opinion. Toys R Us and Amazon are selling it for about $40.



tepig

lol

Shadzter

The ring looks finger sized.

As for the DVD, Australia is Region 4, so will likely only work on Xbox 360’s in the countries that are in that region:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

You’ll probably need to get a region-free DVD player to watch it.

Shadzter

Most manuals feature different languages, but we don’t know what they’re going to do with Sonic Generations. As for the CD and DVD, you can see in the pic that there are about 4 different languages in their cardboard case.



Tiago J7 Monteiro

This may sound silly, but I don’t see the picture you’re talking about. 😛 Could you please link me to it?



HUNTER297

The one up there in article 😛

You know this with Collectors Edition 😀



Tiago J7 Monteiro

LOL
I still don’t know where it is. Where is article?



Shadzter

@Tiago J7 Monteiro: HUNTER297 is referring to the picture in this very news post, which you can click and enlarge. Here’s a direct link to the full sized image:
http://www.sonicstadium.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Sonic-Generations-Xbox-360-Collectors-Edition.jpg

If you look closely, you can see multiple languages on the DVD and CD’s case.

Shadzter

I guess it’s possible SEGA could make the DVD region-free. As for the game, we don’t know yet. You can change the language, yes, but that doesn’t mean it’s confirmed to be region-free. A lot of region locked games also have that feature. Most Xbox 360 games are region locked, while some aren’t. We’ll just have to wait and see, unless SEGA can give us that information soon, as I imagine the game will be going into mass production now or soon.

Tiago J7 Monteiro

I’m not sure, but music CDs and DVDs are probably readable in any computer.
The PS3 games are region-free, and yes, the language can be changed. So I was told.



Tiago J7 Monteiro

I say “so I was told” because this in the only placeI found that information. Not to sound rude in any way.



Shadow

No offense taken



Shadow

So even thigh Xbox language can be changed it’s region locked? I was just going to ask about the computer, thanks



Shadzter

That recent German video preview indicates that the language can be changed in the game’s settings. We don’t yet know if the game will be region locked, but most Xbox 360 games are. Australian DVD’s are region 4, so will likely only play in region 4 or region free DVD players. I don’t know if all PC’s are region-free DVD players. It’s possible SEGA could make the DVD region-free, though. As for the music CD, I’m sure all music CD’s are region-free.



Ian

PC drives are typically region locked, but the region can be changed a set number of times through a menu, or can be made region-free through firmware hacking.

Shadzter

It wouldn’t surprise me if some folks have pre-ordered this just to sell it at an higher price on auction sites like eBay :-/

Shadzter

No more Generations news at the moment. Gaming news always tends to come out Monday-Friday. Things always go quiet over the weekend because most companies don’t work during that time.

RedFire

Do these guys deliver to Canada?



Shadzter

Yes
“We now offer free delivery to Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada. We also provide the following services:
EU £0.99 per item (includes Ireland).
Rest of world £0.49 per item.
If your country cannot be selected during checkout we are unable to deliver.
Please note that certain items cannot be delivered outside of the UK mainland because of their size or weight. All delivery times are averages and not guarantees.”
http://www.365games.co.uk/delivery

We’ll have to wait and see whether the Collector’s Edition will be one of the items they would consider too big/heavy, though.



HUNTER297

Lets hope everyone will manage to get it.

@C.J
You better get it this time. We are counting on you bro 😉



Nuzamaki90

Wooooooo, this means I can cancel my pre-order at gamestop and finally get this :DDDDD



RedFire

Thank you! You’ve been such a big help!



Tiago J7 Monteiro

@Shadzter
Thanks a lot for the news! 😀



Lightninghedgehog01

Thank you This really helps but… I don’t want to be rude but I just want to make sure, are you sure they still have it in stock or is like Amazon and everyother site saying. give your email for updates but they are actually out of stock, please reply, Thank you.



C.J

@Shadzter

OMG THANK YOU 😀 I BETTER GET ORDERING RIGHT NOW!

@SA3 2011

I PROMISE I WON’T THIS IS ANOTHER CHANCE SO HOPEFULLY I HAVEN’T MISSED OUT 😀



C.J

Just read the message again sorry about that I will pre-order as soon as they have it in Thanks again Shadzter



Shadzter

UK retailer ShopTo.net is now taking pre-orders 😀
http://www.shopto.net/XBOX%20360/VIDEO%20GAMES/XB2SO14-Sonic%20Generations%20Collectors%20Edition.html

http://www.shopto.net/PS3/VIDEO%20GAMES/PS3SO14-Sonic%20Generations%20Collectors%20Edition.html



C.J

:O Another Retailer? Whoops I already made an account for 365games no matter it will still be useful if I miss this one again

I’m gonna make another account 😀 and pre-order later tonight THANK YOU SO MUCH SHADZTER MUCH APPRECIATED



Shadzter

@C.J: No probs! You’re best to pre-order from ShopTo while they’re available and then if 365games turns out to be cheaper, you can always cancel the ShopTo pre-order and pre-order at 365games.



C.J

@Shadzter I’ll pre-order it tomorrow early as possible seems I still need more money but I won’t waste time



Shadzter

@C.J: You don’t need the money in your account until a few days before release when it ships. You don’t need it in there now to place a pre-order.



C.J

@Shadzter

Oh right Thanks for correcting me… I’ll pre-order tomorrow

Shadzter

Should be fine. I think it just means it’s held as a pre-order and is waiting to be processed when the stock comes in closer to release.

Shadow

Yes that’s what it means

Shadow

Yes, I got mine at JB HiFi as well