Enkidoh, I would love to be more optimistic however I was told yesterday (10th) that GameStop (the parent company and owner of EB Games) that it looks like I would have to purchase the physical Collector's Edition from SE's online store. This information did not come from a part-timer, Hourly Manager, Assistant Manager, Store Manager, or even a District Manager. This information came from a Warehouse supervisor, wherein it is their job to allocate space for product holding in their warehouses; they know what they will be getting at least 3 months in advance to prepare. Unless SE is deliberately shooting themselves in the foot by not giving these companies forewarning, I think it might be safe to say SE Online Store only, like the past couple collector editions have been.

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix CE
Drakengard III CE
FF Type-0 (until it wasn't selling on their online store, was when they pushed to to the store level...and its still not selling; which will not be the case with Heavensward CE)
FF X/X-2 CE (not to be confused with the limited edition)
Lightning Return's CE

Just to name a few.