Clair Obscur: Expedition 33hit the ground running with such force at the end of April thatphysical copies of the game sold out in a matter of days. Such an unexpected feat that it has taken two months for Sandfall to recover, and another major retailer in the US has managed to track down some stock.
At the time of typing this,physical copies of Clair Obscur are in stock at GameStop. Not only thePS5version, but theXbox Series X|Sversion too. A rare and much-needed win for Xbox-owning physical game collectors, asit seems more and more likely that Xbox has quietly left physical releases behindwith each passing launch.
GameStop Has Copies Of Clair Obscur Back In Stock
Get Down There Before It’s Too Late
The “add to cart” option is available for both versions of Clair Obscur right now at GameStop.Not the more expensive Lumiere Editionorthe Monolith Set that was releasedso Clair fans who missed out on the collector’s edition could buy the stuff it came with. Just a standard, $49.99 copy of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for the PS5.
I am yet to get over the fact that this game only costs $50. Who even needs $80 games?
Before you hurry to buy a copy of Clair Obscur, there is a caveat. GameStop isn’t going to be kind enough to send your shiny new copy of Expedition 33 right to your door. You’re going to have to go and fetch it, asthe only option available is pick up in-store. That indicates physical copies of Clair Obscur are still pretty scarce, and not all GameStop stores have the game in stock.
Yes, that does mean if your local GameStop doesn’t have the game in stock, your wait to own a physical copy of Sandfall’s debut game is set to continue. Unless you’re willing to travel, of course, in which case, keep selecting GameStops that are further and further afield until you find one with Clair Obscur in stock.Forget people who love games finding a way to pay $80 for them, real love for a game is measured in how many miles you’re willing to travel to rescue it from a GameStop.
The success of Clair Obscur has been so huge thatSquare Enix has admitted it has noticed how much everyone loves it. That potentially means a return to turn-based combat in the next Final Fantasy. Whether it does or not, a studio that has created one RPG landing on the radar of a studio that has been making them for almost four decades is quite the accomplishment.
