Fans got a message from Sony today that all digital pre-orders for the game were being canceled because “the configuration of the product you pre-ordered has changed significantly”, in their words. If you have pre-ordered the game, you will receive email confirmation when your pre-order has been cancelled.
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This follows the news yesterday, reported by VideoGamer.com, that Hitman had been pulled from the European PlayStation Store.
We reached out to Square Enix and received the following response: “If your HITMAN pre-order is cancelled, don’t panic”. Square Enix initially were going to release the game episodically. A representative explained that the “configuration of the product you preordered has changed significantly”, resulting in the cancellation of the existing order.
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Either way, chalk up yet another reason not to pre-order something, at least digitally. So canceled pre-orders are rare and usually not the best of news. They’re the guaranteed revenue most publishers use to figure out just how a game will sell and how much it makes. They have provided an explanation for why pre-orders on PSN are being cancelled, and reiterated that the game is still set to launch on March 11. In a time when so many titles release broken or faulty in some form or fashion, gamers are ready to see a fully functional game at launch. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Release date is still March 11th.
