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[bman0501]

I want the game so bad and theres so many options. 1  best buy.com has a record that they are out of stock I went to best buy they said the online order was out of stock cause they dont have and they said call on its release day but I want to know if the store will have the shipment by then. 2 there is a guy on ebay but he cant have it yet because its not released yet so i wont recive the 27th . 3 I could pre-order of ship sim .com boxed version and I want to recive it the 27th. 4 downloaded version I can get it the 27th but I will get a laptop later this year and i want to trasfer but people say you can but  I dont understand fully how to. which sounds best 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4.

all opinions matter thanks

BTW i live near bet buy so if you live in U.S. help my best buy situation please share your opinion

[Tomaten]

If you buy it from www.shipsim.com (downloaded version) you WILL be able to download it again, if you got a new computer and such.

[Denis]

If you buy a Download version, you are allowed to burn the downloaded file on a blank DVD-rom (for personal use, of course), so you can install the game later on another computer - I add my personnal advice, that laptops are not the best choice to run 3D games, it will be either very expensive, or not enough powerful to run games with a high quality/performance ratio.

You still can keep the download installation files on another external storage - USB key, external hard disk, or whatever. And, as Tomaten said, If you buy the download version, you'll be able to redownload the game as many times as you want.

[mvsmith]

If you were to order, or expect to get from Best Buy, the boxed version, I doubt that you could receive it on the 27th. There are quite a few manufacturing steps to be performed at the pressing plant before the box can be shipped:
After the Gold Master file(s) arrives at the plant, which, so far as I know, has not yet happened, a metal master has to be cut.
From the master, a polycarbonate disc is pressed in a manner analogous to the way LP records are pressed. Actually it is more like injection molding.
The surface of the disc with the binary pits must be made reflective by a metallization process.
Then the disc is laminated with a protective layer and the artwork is printed, usually by serigraphy.
Next, the disc goes into a case along with a label bearing a serial key, and into the box for shipping.

[The Ferry Man]

If you were to order, or expect to get from Best Buy, the boxed version, I doubt that you could receive it on the 27th. There are quite a few manufacturing steps to be performed at the pressing plant before the box can be shipped:
After the Gold Master file(s) arrives at the plant, which, so far as I know, has not yet happened, a metal master has to be cut.
From the master, a polycarbonate disc is pressed in a manner analogous to the way LP records are pressed. Actually it is more like injection molding.
The surface of the disc with the binary pits must be made reflective by a metallization process.
Then the disc is laminated with a protective layer and the artwork is printed, usually by serigraphy.
Next, the disc goes into a case along with a label bearing a serial key, and into the box for shipping.

 

That doesn't sound good for me... 

[mvsmith]

That doesn't sound good for me... 

Not if it’s just one guy doing everything!
Fortunately the process is highly automated. The first discs could ship within a day of the arrival of the GM. A lot depends upon available capacity in the plant, which does not stand idle while patiently waiting for the GM.
Unless Paradox has their own plant, they will send it to a general manufacturer such as Technicolor (in North America). Such plants have a backlog of much larger orders for the latest blockbuster movie, and capacity usually needs to be booked in advance. That could cause problems for a publisher if the release date slips.

[bman0501]

so laptops arnt good for this game

[Denis]

so laptops arnt good for this game

In general, laptops are not good for games  

[bman0501]

can you explain that denis

[Denis]

Sure.

1. At the same level of performance (same CPU,memory,video card), a laptop will be a lot more expensive than a desktop
2. You can't easily (or can't at all) change some parts of a laptop to upgrade it (CPU, video card ...)
3. Running games will need a lot power, and will make a laptop overheat
4. Laptops have more little screens
5. If you buy a desktop, with a good screen, when you change the computer you don't need to pay additionnal charges to change your screen too

And so on ...

Unless you really need a laptop (ie something easily transportable), you'd better buy a desktop ! Specially if you plan to play games with it !

[bman0501]

well I want it to play portable somtimes so what would my best laptop option be ?