Update: EB Games walks back Switch 2 Midnight Launch requirements
Update 15/5: EB Games has now walked back its policy requiring customers to either hold an EB World Plus membership or trade in their Nintendo Switch console to receive a “Fast Pass.” Press Start is reporting the change, and we’ve also observed that all mentions of the Fast Pass have been removed from EB Games’ social media, along with references to the membership and trade-in requirements on the website.
If you do have a Fast Pass, you will now get priority at the end either the Midnight or Morning events say Press-Start, but now anyone can show up.
A welcome change, if it wasn’t originally intended to be that, of course.
Original Story: If you were worried there wouldn’t be midnight launches for the Switch 2, fear not – EB Games will be holding midnight launches in states that permit them, and early breakfast launches in some other states and stores.
Now the bad part, and first reported by Press-Start, EB Games is locking these midnight launches to people who either trade in their console to EB Games before the end of next week or have a paid EB World Plus membership current. The trade in values, aren’t great either.
If you have either of those requirements fulfilled, you then get a “Fast Pass” which is your ticket to the event.
EB Games has a list of stores participating in these shenanigans, so you can look up if your store is opening up early or not.
Remember when you could just buy things?
Damn this really took the wind out of my sails. The trade-in price is a rip (especially with 4 games needed) and the plus membership is also not worth it. Guess I’ll pick it up the next day…
Well this is a kick in the teeth for those of us Level IVs who have been with them for decades at this point.
Think I’ll just take my custom to retailers with reasonable prices. EB ain’t worth it any more.
I was told by an EB GAMES staff member that if you pay in full for pre-order you can do a midnight pickup easy.
EB still has all the fast past banners and info plastered all over their website as of the 16th. My store said to raise a complaint with customer support – if they don’t confirm the fast pass has been canned.tofay, I’ll take my pre-orders and move them to JB and Nintendo’s store. Screw this.