Guild Wars 2

Is there going to be a retail box of the expansion?

Supposedly…

https://help.guildwars2.com/entries/105801626-Guild-Wars-2-Heart-of-Thorns-FAQ

Q: Will this expansion only be available digitally, or will there be a boxed edition as well?

A: Both. Once Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is available, you’ll be able to buy it digitally or get boxed editions at retail stores.

I haven’t heard anything else on the matter, and none of the retailers I’ve talked to have no idea when/if they’re getting them in. All of them are still only taking orders for digital downloads or not even selling them at all.

I wish we could get some sort of dev response on this subject, but they seem content to either ignore it or merge these threads into a mega base game thread. Where any hope of a response dies a quick death, because no one wants to read, let alone search through, 140+ pages.

The standard edition box will not be available until launch. Very few retailers seem to have it listed at this time. BestBuy has it for example.

Some players have pre-purchased a physical copy of the game (even showing screenshots). I guess it just depends on where you live, and/or which retailers that carry it are near you.

Perhaps, at release, more retailers will carry physical copies [though they may still just contain the Serial Key, and no disk(s)], or it may just be the same ones.

Good luck.

As long as they have it, I don’t mind buying it on launch day if the box is in the same style as the first one.

microdark.7013:

Is there going to be a retail box of the expansion?

There is, I have it. I got.mine from Amazon.co.uk, also it’s available in Game in the UK. Other countries I don’t know.