Ok first, comma use, man... so many commas. Anyways, you're obviously going to be able to play it when you pick it up on the 9th. Why would you think otherwise? You seriously think Bungie would release a game and not allow ANYONE to play it in the release night? Come on dude. And their answer was perfectly clear. The stores will release the game according to their time zones, but the servers will already be up and running, so no matter who gets the game whenever, the servers will be available from the get go.