Gemini-Phoenix
02-27-2015, 01:16 PM
I initially pre-ordered The Order 1886 Blackwater Edition back in 2014 when it was first announced. Back then it was touted as a GAME exclusive, but somewhere along the way it became a trade-wide release and GAME secured the SteelBook as an exclusive instead.
Fast forward to last week, when my Blackwater Edition shipped from GAME and I was billed £79.99. All seemed fine until a listing on Zavvi's website caught my eye for the exact same item, albeit priced at only £64.99! After unsuccessfully pleading with GAME to offer me a partial refund, I decided that the best course of action would be to purchase another one from Zavvi and then return the first one to GAME for a full refund
For reference:
GAME (£79.99) - http://www.game.co.uk/en/the-order-1886-blackwater-edition-301652
Zavvi (£64.99) - http://www.zavvi.com/games-ps4/the-order-1886-blackwater-edition/11083677.html
However...
The Zavvi one arrived this morning, but as I was photographing the two side-by-side I noticed several subtle differences!
Here's a link to my Flickr album for The Order 1886, which I suggest you guys check out before reading further:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/xynthymr/sets/72157648741657933/
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The first difference I spotted was the yellow spot printed on the front of the second CE. I'm not quite sure what this signifies, but there has got to be a reason for it
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8676/16454392377_fef437ce63_c.jpg
Secondly, I noticed that the barcodes on each CE were different. The first one (from GAME) is 711719814214, whereas the second one (from Zavvi) is 711719832713!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8576/16475551309_d53aaa1783_c.jpg
The CUSA codes on the spines are also different for some bizarre reason - The first being CUSA-00670/P and the second one being CUSA-00076/C!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8640/16041777793_cd0868acd8_c.jpg
That's not all! There's a code in the bottom right-hand corner on the back which is different as well! The first is 7026537, whereas the second one is 7026552!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8665/16660675442_70171f3702_c.jpg
There seems to be no rhyme or reason for these differences, and both appear to be equally as legitimate as the other. My only guess is that one is perhaps intended to be for sale outside of the UK in mainland Europe, but if that were the case then why would both be fully English? I am certainly curious about why one has a yellow spot printed on the front (coincidentally the cheaper one from a retailer who is known for selling European stock in the UK market), and also why the CUSA codes would be different...
If anyone can offer any explanations, then please feel free! I only really want to keep one of these, but want to make sure it's the right one with the correct barcode for the UK
Fast forward to last week, when my Blackwater Edition shipped from GAME and I was billed £79.99. All seemed fine until a listing on Zavvi's website caught my eye for the exact same item, albeit priced at only £64.99! After unsuccessfully pleading with GAME to offer me a partial refund, I decided that the best course of action would be to purchase another one from Zavvi and then return the first one to GAME for a full refund
For reference:
GAME (£79.99) - http://www.game.co.uk/en/the-order-1886-blackwater-edition-301652
Zavvi (£64.99) - http://www.zavvi.com/games-ps4/the-order-1886-blackwater-edition/11083677.html
However...
The Zavvi one arrived this morning, but as I was photographing the two side-by-side I noticed several subtle differences!
Here's a link to my Flickr album for The Order 1886, which I suggest you guys check out before reading further:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/xynthymr/sets/72157648741657933/
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
The first difference I spotted was the yellow spot printed on the front of the second CE. I'm not quite sure what this signifies, but there has got to be a reason for it
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8676/16454392377_fef437ce63_c.jpg
Secondly, I noticed that the barcodes on each CE were different. The first one (from GAME) is 711719814214, whereas the second one (from Zavvi) is 711719832713!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8576/16475551309_d53aaa1783_c.jpg
The CUSA codes on the spines are also different for some bizarre reason - The first being CUSA-00670/P and the second one being CUSA-00076/C!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8640/16041777793_cd0868acd8_c.jpg
That's not all! There's a code in the bottom right-hand corner on the back which is different as well! The first is 7026537, whereas the second one is 7026552!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8665/16660675442_70171f3702_c.jpg
There seems to be no rhyme or reason for these differences, and both appear to be equally as legitimate as the other. My only guess is that one is perhaps intended to be for sale outside of the UK in mainland Europe, but if that were the case then why would both be fully English? I am certainly curious about why one has a yellow spot printed on the front (coincidentally the cheaper one from a retailer who is known for selling European stock in the UK market), and also why the CUSA codes would be different...
If anyone can offer any explanations, then please feel free! I only really want to keep one of these, but want to make sure it's the right one with the correct barcode for the UK