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chrisypoo

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Oct 27, 2017
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Really? That's interesting...


Quick question, did you notice whether the game referred to itself as Squadron Leader or The Unsung War when booting it?


Most people would say 5 is better, and they'd be right (not that 6 is a bad game). I don't know if there's an X patch, but there's no Pro support right now that I can see.
Damn, I don't know. I guess it shouldn't matter to me, as I've never even played the series so it probably wouldn't mean anything for me to miss out on any previous entries, but for some reason I kind of feel an impulse to buy stuff when I hear it will never be on the market again. I should probably push that deep down and forget it lol.
 

Storm

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Oct 25, 2017
1,026
Grabbed codes for AC5 and 6. Haven't played any but 3 which I remember really liking so should be fun.
 

badboy78660

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Oct 27, 2017
2,737
Interesting, so in the case of the digital/PSN version of the game, it looks like you can still get a hold of AC5 (up until 2/18; as indicated in thread title). i.e. looks like it wasn't tied down to solely pre-orders-only after-all. Nice!
 
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Dancrane212

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Oct 25, 2017
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Interesting, so in the case of the digital/PSN version of the game, it looks like you can still get a hold of AC5 (up until 2/18; as indicated in thread title). i.e. looks like it wasn't tied down to solely pre-orders-only after-all. Nice!

Yup, the PSN store listing was updated to this today.

Purchase the ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN Launch Edition, available until 2/18/2019, and get the following content:
- ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
- ACE COMBAT™ 5 The Unsung War
- Playable F-4E Phantom II aircraft
- 3 popular aircraft skins from past titles (Su-37: Yellow 13, F-14D: Razgriz, F-15C: Pixy)
 

Springy

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Oct 28, 2017
2,213
So the only thing no longer available is the weaponless Starfighter that you can only use in Free Flight mode anyway? Fair.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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Has anyone else in Canada pre-ordered from EB Games on PS4 and confirmed that they print the code at the bottom of the receipt? I'll be heading out to redeem my pre-order from them soon and I'd like to know for certain before I leave.
 
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Dancrane212

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Oct 25, 2017
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Has anyone else in Canada pre-ordered from EB Games on PS4 and confirmed that they print the code at the bottom of the receipt? I'll be heading out to redeem my pre-order from them soon and I'd like to know for certain before I leave.

It was like that for me with Ace Combat 6 at EB in Canada. Both it and the AC7 content were printed on the receipt.
 

Lothars

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
9,765
damn I called into bestbuy and they said they didn't get xbox preorder codes for the game and said they weren't sure. I hope they eventually get them
 
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Dancrane212

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Oct 25, 2017
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damn I called into bestbuy and they said they didn't get xbox preorder codes for the game and said they weren't sure. I hope they eventually get them

Sounds like they are supposed to come via email (at least in Canada).

Best Buy says they'll email you the code within 48 hours of release. If you pre-ordered in-store, apparently you were supposed to give them your email address at some point.

Anyways, I just pulled the trigger. See you all IN THE SKIES.
 

Lakeside

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Oct 25, 2017
9,210
damn I called into bestbuy and they said they didn't get xbox preorder codes for the game and said they weren't sure. I hope they eventually get them

There are some posts on the Best Buy forums, but this is a significant issue. I had planned to flip the disk, but I may just return it and go digital if they don't sort this out soon.
 

Jawmuncher

Crisis Dino
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Oct 25, 2017
38,378
Ibis Island
I really want a copy of 5, but not enough to buy AC7 at full-price. Such a shame this is the pickle we're in for this re-release.
 

Lothars

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Oct 25, 2017
9,765
There are some posts on the Best Buy forums, but this is a significant issue. I had planned to flip the disk, but I may just return it and go digital if they don't sort this out soon.
Yeah, I did take screenshots of the preorder from the site just in case they tried to give a hard time.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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the FAQ (https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/ace-combat-7-frequently-asked-questions) on their website says that you can still get the codes when buying physical up to 2/18/19


PURCHASING PHYSICAL AT RETAIL
Q: I pre-ordered a physical copy of Ace Combat 7 for Xbox ONE at a participating physical retail store or on their website. When and how will I receive the bonus content DLC and Ace Combat 6?

Participating retailers will provide two codes, one for the DLC and a separate code for Ace Combat 6. Both can be redeemed through Microsoft.com/redeem or the Store on your console. The offer expires 2/18/19 or while supplies last

Q: I pre-ordered a physical copy of Ace Combat 7 for PS4 at a participating physical retail store or on their website. When and how will I receive the bonus content DLC and Ace Combat 5?
Participating retailers will provide a code that can be redeemed through the PlayStation Store for both the DLC and Ace Combat 5. The offer expires 2/18/19 or while supplies last

Q: I purchased a physical copy of Ace Combat 7 for Xbox ONE at a participating physical retail store or on their website. When and how will I receive the bonus content DLC and Ace Combat 6?
Participating retailers* will provide two codes, one for the DLC and a separate code for Ace Combat 6.
Tokens can be redeemed through the Store on your console. The offer expires 2/18/19 or while supplies last. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10604/microsoft-account-redeem-gift-card-or-code
*At Walmart physical retail stores (U.S. only), purchasers of a physical copy will receive one Xbox One token for AC6, which will be provided via code-on-receipt. At Walmart.com, both Xbox One tokens (Bonus DLC and AC6) will be provided. Offer expiration dates apply.

Q: I purchased a physical copy of Ace Combat 7 for PS4 at a participating physical retail store or on their website. When and how will I receive the bonus content DLC and Ace Combat 5?
Participating retailers will provide a code that can be redeemed through the PlayStation Store for both the DLC and Ace Combat 5. The offer expires 2/18/19 or while supplies last. Please refer to https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstationnetwork/redemption/ for further questions on redemption.

Q: I purchased Ace Combat 7 on Steam at a participating physical retail store or their website. When and how will I receive the bonus content DLC?
Participating retailers will provide a Steam Key that can be redeemed through Steam for the DLC. The offer expires 3/4/19 or while supplies last.

Also, interesting tidbit about Walmart and the Xbox version.
 
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Hardvlade

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Oct 27, 2017
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giancarlo123x

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 25, 2017
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When I picked up my best buy copy I got an email with the code a minute later. So far im enjoying my first taste of the series.
 

Chairman Yang

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Oct 25, 2017
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Any chance of an eventual Ace Combat HD collection eventually? Could that be the reason these are confined to pre-order bonuses? Or is it something to do with licensing real-life planes, which is why Afterburner was delisted?
 

cakely

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Oct 27, 2017
13,149
Chicago
Amazon sent me the code today via email and I redeemed it, for what it's worth.

I gave in and pre-ordered AC7 this last Tuesday.
 

Chocobo115

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Oct 27, 2017
1,309
Sweden
Seems like my retailer ran out of preorder codes (How even? Shouldn't Namco ensure there are enough for everyone?), Hope they can get hold of more since AC5 was the only reason for me to even bother preordering.
 

Lakeside

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Oct 25, 2017
9,210
I'd still call and talk to them, maybe that will spur them to do something.

Now they are claiming that they didn't offer AC6 as a bonus. Hopefully it's just confusion, but this was the guy relaying efforts to sort this out.

"In regards to any pre-order bonuses, while additional skins and a plane were offered, we were not offering a free copy of Ace Combat 6 for pre-orders of Ace Combat 7.

Thank you,

SeanM|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate "

https://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Ace-Combat-7-Skies-Unknown-Pre-order/m-p/1274052#M42668

Edit: That BB thread now says they are looking into it further.
 
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Lothars

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Oct 25, 2017
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Now they are claiming that they didn't offer AC6 as a bonus. Hopefully it's just confusion, but this was the guy relaying efforts to sort this out.

"In regards to any pre-order bonuses, while additional skins and a plane were offered, we were not offering a free copy of Ace Combat 6 for pre-orders of Ace Combat 7.

Thank you,

SeanM|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate "

https://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Ace-Combat-7-Skies-Unknown-Pre-order/m-p/1274052#M42668
Hmm strange, I am glad I took a screenshot of what it was offered. I'll upload them and post the link
 
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Dancrane212

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Oct 25, 2017
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Now they are claiming that they didn't offer AC6 as a bonus. Hopefully it's just confusion, but this was the guy relaying efforts to sort this out.

"In regards to any pre-order bonuses, while additional skins and a plane were offered, we were not offering a free copy of Ace Combat 6 for pre-orders of Ace Combat 7.

Thank you,

SeanM|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate "

https://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Gaming-Support/Ace-Combat-7-Skies-Unknown-Pre-order/m-p/1274052#M42668

Well they most certainly were promoting it (PS4 page but the image included shows AC6 for the XB1 version).

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Lakeside

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Oct 25, 2017
9,210
I PM'd their main account with images from my order and also sent them to their Twitter DM folks. I had contacted them via Twitter earlier and they brushed me off because "Sean" had it under control. That was before Sean disavowed the AC6 code, which we all know is untrue.

It's plainly on my order when I go to the details and click the bonus item.

The worst part is that people really shouldn't even open the game b/c if they don't come thru then they won't accept a return (if desired) b/c it's been opened. I was going to flip the physical game since I just need the code, but having to hold off. They'll prob be $30 on Ebay before BB sorts this out. I might as well buy it digital at that point.
 

powersurge

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Nov 2, 2017
925
Pensacola, FL
So I'm behind on gaming news lately and this kind of went under my radar (ha ha). Amazon still has the image up on the physical disc release that says it includes bonus content (Ace Combat 5). Are they still shipping codes for AC5 today? Kind of tempted since its not a "classic". Would of preordered had I known it wasn't just a 4:3 classic dump. From the videos it looks really nice.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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Was wondering whether Dark1x would confirm the enhancements of AC5 on PS4 and here it is



It seemed like it was a drastic leap up but glad it's confirmed here. It's quite remarkable and yet the handling of the communication and the details of the re-release has been sorely lacking from Bamco. Has there been an official statement from them outside of the FAQs that have already been posted in this thread?
 
Oct 28, 2017
751
I went to Best Buy and asked Customer Service if I could still get the AC5 bonus if I bought the PS4 version today (I didn't preorder because I wanted to wait for some reviews) and they scanned the game and said no bonuses came up, so I put it back. After seeing this topic, I might get the PSN version.
 

lcap

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Oct 27, 2017
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Edit: the distributor makes no mention of doing so in this spec sheet for the game but a reseller told me Brazil is getting AC5/AC6 on launch copies. YMMV.

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So, did you confirm this information now it is released?

I just bought it from ShopB but nobody knew if it had a code or not.
 

100mega

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Oct 27, 2017
1,156
Well I sure hope my AC5 PS4 code shows up from Best Buy. I have gotten download codes days later from them.
 

Discoalucard

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Oct 28, 2017
240
NJ
Ordered PS4 version from Amazon since it's still advertised. If I don't get anything tomorrow I'm gonna contact customer service, and if they can't help, it's going back when it comes in.