GameByte Shop Reviews 295

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I preordered a game in December 2021 for £50 it was released in February this year and never received it. I have messaged them on instagram,Facebook and email and had no response in that whole time! C... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was a bit apprehensive about not using any of the big named retailers for the Call of Duty Vanguard preorder. I chose this site as it was the cheapest I could find and if you’re like me would quite... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

STEER WELL CLEAR OF GAMEBYTE SHOP... SCAM! Don't know why my mum decided to go with Gamebyte rather than the usual but she pre-ordered Hogwarts Legacy on Xbox one for my birthday in December 20... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing company. Their site is easy enough to navigate. They offer discounts for NHS/care industry workers. They posted my order out insanely quickly. I actually got my pre-order of Klonoa a day befor... See more

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  1. Video Game Store
  2. Media Company

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Born from a community of over 6 million gamers and a desire to give you everything needed to game your way. Bringing you thousands of both current and next-gen games, consoles and all the latest gaming hardware and accessories you need. Run by gamers, for gamers.


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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Terrible customer service, response times to the support email address are currently a minimum of 5 days before you get a response. I given up getting a refund for a return. I hate to say it but GameByte have got a long way to go before getting anywhere near Amazon's level of service. It was my first and last time using this online retailer.

December 15, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very prompt delivery

Very prompt delivery, and the game was in perfect condition ☺️ Was happy to find somewhere with reasonable delivery that was not Amazon! Thanks for a great service.

December 15, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trustpilot needs to add a zero rating

Trustpilot needs to add a zero rating, one star gives the impression something actually went ok. 16 days on from placing and paying for my order, I’m yet to receive the goods! GameByte, just keep sending me the tracking details. Placed the order with GameByte, paid GameByte…..your responsibility guys to make sure the goods arrive, not mine.
And you seriously asked me to review your service!

December 13, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Game due 7th of Dec now 11th Dec and…

Game due 7th of Dec now 11th Dec and game still hasn't arrived

December 11, 2021
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Reply from GameByte Shop

Hi Sean!

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us some feedback! I'm so sorry to hear that you have been expecting your order!

I have taken a look at your order and I can see that this is a pre-order for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Definitive Edition for Xbox One)! The developers of the game have pushed the release date back to the 17th of December which is why your order hasn't arrived yet. We have the updated release date on our website to reflect the new date to ensure that this is clear to our customers. I'm sorry for any inconvenience that this date change may have caused!

We aim to dispatch all pre-orders so that they arrive on release day! We do disclaim that arrival on release date is not guaranteed in case of any postal / courier delays which are beyond our control.

Please keep an eye on your emails in the days leading up to release day as you will receive an automatic email notification once your order has been shipped!

Once again, I am so sorry for any confusion caused!

Please feel free to drop us an email to support@gamebyte.com if there is anything else that we can help you with or if you wish to discuss this further!

Thanks!

Grace

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New to this site but would recommend

Was unsure as had never heard of this company before but games arrived in perfect condition and quick enough in what would have been a busy time (black friday) would happily recommend or use again

December 10, 2021
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I ordered a game still waiting for my…

I ordered a game still waiting for my order. I was told it would be coming. I'm still waiting. it was for my daughters birthday Last week. I had told her it was coming. customer services is poor. I emailed them 5 days ago. still waiting on a reply back.

December 9, 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I put my trust and faith in this fairly…

I put my trust and faith in this fairly new company and so glad I did. I put an order in for a nintendo switch game on the 27th November and received it today 1st December. They have been very helpful and let me know when they received my order and when they were sending. I have dropped 1 star, only because there was not a track your parcel option so I wasn't sure when it would arrive especially as Royal mail are under so much pressure, things could easily go missing and lost. Other than that, I will definitely buy from gamebyte again. Thank you for delivering my sons game on time and such a great price too 👍

December 1, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer customer

Excellent customer customer
Very fast response to my questions and dealt with issue and explained clearly how to solve issue on the site.

November 29, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Service

Game arrived the day before the actual release day, couldnt have asked for more! 5 stars service!!!

November 25, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t use this company

Emailed asking to stop an order. Emailed back by Ella and told she would cancel with supplier. Yet the game was sent, no email to tell me it was so I couldn’t refuse delivery with the postman. Now she is refusing to refund me the postage I now need to pay to return. She even emailed saying I never cancelled.
Probably the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Won’t ever use this company again and I’ll tell everyone I know in the gaming world which is a fair few to never use Gamebyte.

November 23, 2021
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Reply from GameByte Shop

Hi Ryan,

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and leave us some feedback!

Firstly, let me start off by saying that I sympathise with your position. However, in your initial email to us, you stated ‘I’m going to refuse delivery so it gets sent back to you.’ As my colleague mentioned previously this was after a shipping email had been sent to inform you that your items were on the way to you.

In this instance, we wouldn’t have been able to cancel your order as it had already left our warehouse, I’ve read through the correspondence where my colleague states ‘I will inform our supplier that this order will be sent back to us! Once we receive this back and process the return, we will issue you with your refund!’

We did not state we would cancel your order, as it had already left the warehouse this was indicated by the shipping email we sent to you and is not mentioned in any correspondence from us.

As mentioned, I sympathise with your position, however, you did not ask us to cancel your order and instead informed us you would refuse delivery - this would not have been a problem and we would have processed a full refund for you on receipt of the item being returned to us - this would also indicate that you were aware the item was on it’s way to you. Unfortunately, we cannot action something on what we think someone might mean.

Once the item has been returned to us, we’re more than happy to process a full refund for you & I’m more than happy to help with any other issues you may have.

Thanks

Steven
Customer Experience Manager

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Too little too late.....

Thought id give a little independent local business my money due to current climate and struggles and pre ordered FS22 expecting to arrive on release date. No delivery as of yet and no responses to emails and no other customers facing details like a contact number to chase this up. I see that I'm not the only one that's had the same issue regarding pre orders which now reflects the credibility of wither there available when stated on the website. I'm gutted that this is another local business I will no longer support.

November 23, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant!!

Brilliant!!! The game I wanted for my son for Christmas was £5 cheaper than anywhere else.
It arrived well packaged and was delivered the day after ordering. Highly recommend.
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November 22, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute mess of a company

To anyone reading this and to all my Instagram followers I’d advise NOT to use this company ever when you order a pre release game it means you should expect to get your game for release day but in this company’s case they don’t understand this I ordered battlefield 2042 weeks ago ready to get the game for the 19th which is now the 21st a Sunday kinda defeats the point in pre ordering I went with these guys based on price but honestly I wish I’d just payed the extra and got the game else where I’m sure there going to say they send out the items 1st class and that the postal company have issues which I know is utter rubbish as I work for the management team .
And not giving a tracking number out is also your way of telling us customers you haven’t received the items your end or you didn’t have enough ordered to send out so in other words you have been happy taking money from the customers but not had enough copy’s accountable for everyone so basically your lying for your own personal gain if I don’t receive my order next week I’ll be looking into taking action against your company and taking personal time to investigate.

November 21, 2021
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