>>49203868If he's like me, he's getting it delivered, so he doesn't have to go to a shop to get it (personally, there's no vidya stores up my end of town and my work is also my end, so it's counter-productive to go across town and back when the post will drop it in the door the morning of release).
Pre-ordering's replaced going into the shops on release day to pick up your copy anon, doubly so since covid negated shit like midnight release parties/similar.