Nike continues to rework their system of launching sneaks, following up their revamped Twitter RSVP plans with another announcement that will change the way you cop your favorite pair. As announced last night, they are making midnight releases a thing of the past, with product now going live on the Nikestore website no earlier than 8AM Eastern/5AM Pacific. No new official time has been posted yet, but stick with Jordans Daily for that info. Also, be sure to drop a line in our comments below to join the discussion about how this development will impact your acquisition of Air Jordans.

With Nike’s game changing announcement earlier in the week about their updated Twitter RSVP system for big ticket releases you had to figure the Air Jordan XII ‘Playoffs’ would be the first sneaker to test the new approach. Indeed it is, with the Twitter blasts that will let you secure a pair at Nike Stores around the country going off today. Let us know in the comments what your first impressions of the new system are and get a pair of the Air Jordan XII ‘Playoffs’ on eBay now if you missed out.

With each subsequent retro Air Jordan release massive crowds and never ending lines seem to be more and more accepted as the norm. Even internet avenues have struggled with the traffic at times, with the recent Air Jordan IV ‘White/Cement’ release taking down Nike’s webstore for the better part of the early morning. Looking ahead Nike is planning a new launch system for big ticket items, a first-come-first-served system via Twitter that will have customers securing their pair online to be picked up at a brick and mortar Nike Store. In addition, Nike has informed retailers that midnight releases have been cancelled, and that big-ticket sneaker releases should be determined via raffle/lottery. Hit the jump for the fill details from Nike and let us know: is this the end of the sneaker-campout?