Jigolo
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Do ya'll have bad blood with ND or something
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Uncharted 4 street date broken as thieves steal copies
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Do ya'll have bad blood with ND or something
Kenzodielocke
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I thought Sony was one of the publishers that send copies a week or two before release ?
Stallion Dan
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I especially hate the people who read spoilers than post a 'prediction' like they think people don't see straight through it.
IIRC media got Fallout 4 10 days before release (as an example of a recent AAA game), so if they get it this week it wouldn't be that unusual.
Nothing to do with ND or Kotaku/any outlet relationship. Sony is random with when they send out review copies. Ideally, we get a game 2 weeks ahead of release, or at least a week prior to the embargo lift. Sony isn't a stranger to sending a game out on Friday and lifting the review embargo on the following Tuesday.
Uncharted 4 is frustrating because we don't know when review copies are going out and now retail leaks are happening. I could see copies being received later this week.
Sega sent VC Remaster for PS4 review code out in March and the game releases in May.
Nintendo is also getting better and better with each game. Lots of time to review the games properly. But their NDAs are some of the more... special ones.
Negotiator
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I platinumed UC3 without the aiming patch, if that says something about me.Who knows, maybe the messed up the aiming in SP again ...
I'm sure the MP will need plenty of patches though... it's a ND tradition.
I platinumed UC3 without the aiming patch, if that says something about me.
That you are OK with bad shooting controls.
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Deleted member 471617
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Sony shouldn't have shipped out retail copies to stores so early. They should have started this week as opposed to stores already having them.
Negotiator
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For some reason the vanilla aiming didn't even bother me at all... I had gotten an early UC3 copy 1 week before the street date.That you are OK with bad shooting controls.
I haaaaaaaated it.
brandonh83
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Wasn't that game pretty long? 10 days to play it and write a review? lol. I really need to stop looking into game reviews that much, and I don't mean that toward the actual reviewers, who can be good and intellectual people. I just don't see how anyone could feasibly play through and review something like that in that time.
MrPressStart
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Are there any odds for Naughty Dog saying ... "Fuck it" and just releasing it to everybody early? It seems like I remember Gamestop saying that they only break street date if somebody else does it first and it is known.
Negotiator
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Well, the only thing that I would hate is if the vanilla game had some game breaking save file corruption bug. It's usually open world/RPG games that are prone to this. Thank god ND still makes linear (
semi-open
TrojanBlade
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Weird, as I got an email this morning from Amazon (US) that my pre-order date has changed and will now arrive by May 10th.
Can publishers go after these retailers for breaking the release date or its just ok for them to break release dates? Sony must be pissed about it.
Can publishers go after these retailers for breaking the release date or its just ok for them to break release dates? Sony must be pissed about it.
WordsintheWater
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Or when they use tags in this way
I can't believe that
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Negotiator
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The fact that people are so eager to play this game ASAP should make them very happy IMHO...
Would they prefer it if Uncharted wasn't so popular and nobody cared about playing it earlier?
Jakartalado
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I'm here to inform that in São Paulo - Brazil no major retailer has received the game.
I've double checked with most of the stores and the most acurate says they are going to receive copies 3 days before the launch.
Keep it classy guys, no spoilers.
I've double checked with most of the stores and the most acurate says they are going to receive copies 3 days before the launch.
Keep it classy guys, no spoilers.
WordsintheWater
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It happens, but no one has broken street date right now. No one from Amazon has received the game, the copies floating about are from other countries. They won't do an early release unless a big retailer or online distributor starts sending them out in the US.
It's not up to Naughty Dog. If they had their way the game would be releasing today.
It would be a Sony decision, and business-wise probably not a smart one. They would diffuse their sales over the next two weeks instead of having the big global launch they've been planning and marketing for (May 10th). It could result in them losing sales accolades, like "biggest day one sales". I imagine it's also a logistics nightmare.
Yeah, it just happened with Alienation where European outlets got the game way before American outlets it seems. Of course its a European game, so that might have something to do it.
SammyB from Push Square (UK) is on Gaf all the time, maybe he can get that out of the way for us. Wonder where the thing about beeing sent since last week started from, I read from both Nibel and zsynqx so I sure believe it.
huh, people are saying that in Santa Efigenia they should have it this week. But who knows, people like to gossip here am I right?
No EU site which I know of have a copy yet. My pr said we should expect it soon..
Negotiator
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Regarding the London leak, did someone rob a truck or something? How did they get those copies out?
FarFromAnyGame
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I still don't even notice the difference between the patched in aiming controls and the vanilla. I platinumed the game twice.
i can confirm press is getting the game at the end of the week according to my sources.
As for the jeuxvideomagazine image, they already stated on their facebook that the date they printed on it was pure speculation and the review would come at a later date. (i heard the 5th or 6th)
This is some confirmation for me alright. So yeah, looks like copies are breaking the street date withouth the media even having it
Okay, so that gives the press a good 5/6 days with the game before the embargo lifts.
Jakartalado
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huh, people are saying that in Santa Efigenia they should have it this week. But who knows, people like to gossip here am I right?
Just like I said, major retailers (like Saraiva, FNAC, Submarino). Santa Efigenia is big, but very informal.
Although.... is a very good place to bet to order before day 1, I got my The Witcher 3 1 week before there =) . I'll keep looking, would love to play this weekend (no exams, no plans on friday, seems a good weekend to play).
JehutyRunner
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Pretty sure press had a bit longer than ten days with Fallout 4. A few press chums (me also being press) had Fallout 4 as far out as two weeks. Certainly wasn't less than ten days anyways.
Yeah, Im in BH but also get the games earlier sometimes. But not this early lol. Usually is something like in the friday before the tuesday release or something like that. Most stores buy their games from NC (the distributor) so there is not much window for them to break street dates
For which region? US or PAL? Outlets, depending the region, could still get the game at different times - meaning later this week or early next week.
PAL
GravityInsanity
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I'm wondering when the soundtrack is going to release.
Nope. Only Ubi and Bethesda as far as I know.
Everyone in this thread who had an amazon pre-order scheduled for today got an email a couple of hours ago reflecting the new release date. Was probably just a glitch in their system.
So far the only confirmed leak is from stores in the UK. Expect more leaks in the coming days though.
Peterthumpa
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Yeah, it just happened with Alienation where European outlets got the game way before American outlets it seems. Of course its a European game, so that might have something to do it.
SammyB from Push Square (UK) is on Gaf all the time, maybe he can get that out of the way for us. Wonder where the thing about beeing sent since last week started from, I read from both Nibel and zsynqx so I sure believe it.
huh, people are saying that in Santa Efigenia they should have it this week. But who knows, people like to gossip here am I right?
Checked my local Best Buy here in Vancouver, release date is the same as always, no surprises.
how ?
Thanks. So business as usual then.
Pound_lb003
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Wondering if I should go check CEX out.
Doubtful. only small time retailers will sell it to people before release. Usually happens with big releases and I'm shocked many in this thread are acting like this is a special case and expecting ND to just say "fuck it"
That said based on a few posts it doesn't even seem like they've hit retail yet. I'd expect it over the weekend or early next week though.
Coolbgdog12
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My brother came back from Gamestop this morning and said he saw Uncharted 4 behind the counter. He asked them about it and they told him they can't sell it until the 10th. Now, this would be the actual game and not a case right?? He said it was right behind the glass.
This was in NJ.
This was in NJ.
Should be the actual game if it were behind the glass.
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