I’m sure you know every time a new version of Halo hits store shelves, hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans wait in lines for hours to get their copy of the game as soon as possible. The majority of retailers release major titles at midnight of their launch date. However, retailers such as Best Buy and Radio Shack who aren’t open 24 hours a day typically open at their normal hours. Therefore, game enthusiasts must wait in line outside overnight. To make the situation worse, the majority of major titles are released in November for the holidays so you also have to wait in the freezing cold.

Would you be one of these die hard fans who camp out overnight just to get the next version of your favorite game series a day early? In most cases, I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, no way would I spend 8 or more hours in the freezing cold when I can wait another day or two. Either by purchasing the title from another major retailer when they receive another shipment of the title. Or use a trusty online retailer such as GameStop or EB Games who almost never run out of supplies, as long as you pre-order.

A lot of game enthusiasts want it right away. They want to get their hands on the game so bad that they refuse to order it from an online retailer because it takes 2-3 days to ship the product. This isn’t just because they want to play the game as soon as possible. They want the feeling of excitement and loyalty gained when knowing in exactly 6 hours they’ll be holding something in their hands they’ve been drooling over for the past 2 years.

Excitement or not, I would not camp out overnight in front of a Best Buy for the next expansion of World of Warcraft but the question is, would you?