Argos, a UK internet video games retailer, has broken the street date on Halo 3 and hundreds, if not thousands of people there now have the full retail version of the game. Argos made the following statement to
Next-Gen.biz:
We are aware that a genuine administrative error has resulted in a small number of cases where Halo 3 has already been sold. We are currently ensuring that there are no further sales of this product in-store until the official release date, Wednesday 26 September. We have already taken steps to ensure that Halo 3 is unavailable on the Argos web site for reservation or purchase until the correct date.
These lucky people don't have to worry about banning either! Microsoft has confirmed to
Pro-G that people who obtained their copies via the Argos error will not be banned. There were earlier worries about the banning issue, but it turns out it only applies to Microsoft employees.
Who's jealous?
