http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/08/21/news_6105429.html
RUMOR #2: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been delayed for a week.
Source: Comments made by EB Games CEO Jeff Griffiths in an investor's conference call.
The official story: "The title is scheduled to be in-stores on Oct 19 in North America and on Oct 22 in Europe."--Rockstar statement.
What we heard: During the conference call, Griffiths was discussing what the biggest selling games of the year would be. Naturally, the subject of San Andreas was breached. "[It] will do as least as well as Vice City did--and I think that is conservative," was his assessment. While that wasn't surprising, what he said next was. "There have been some rumors about it being pushed back a week." However, EB Games' online actually lists the game as shipping out on October 18--one day before its official release.
Bogus or not bogus?: Bogus. But would anybody care if it was delayed a week?
