SHADES
Member
I find it highly unlikely that one of Xbox's biggest titles wouldn't be the target date to launch a new console hence why MS stated November & not holiday like Sony. But that's just my opinion.
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RUMOR: Playstation 4 to launch October 21st
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I find it highly unlikely that one of Xbox's biggest titles wouldn't be the target date to launch a new console hence why MS stated November & not holiday like Sony. But that's just my opinion.
Appollowexx
Member
Yes based on the release date of a single game, which is what i was referring to. With that line of thought you could say any next gen game launch could dictate the launch date of a platform. Watch Dogs is not a launch game anyway so it's irrelevant.
JonathanPower
Member
Yes, I agree with you. In fact, I was referring to the PS4 lanuch date.
Ubisoft already announced that Watch Dogs is a PS4 lauch title.
http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/watch...ember_22_confirmed_as_a_ps4_launch_title.html
The Elite
BOSS
This means EU is after November 1st.
Metalmurphy
Member
I doubt this means anything. It's likely that they don't even know the release date, and assumed it would be after nov 22, hence launch title.
Wickerbasket
Member
No it doesn't.
All it means is that people who pick up the PS3 copy of Battlefield will be able to transfer their data over when they eventually pick up a PS4.
SHADES
Member
Oh right, my bad. RE; PS4 release date. I can't see it being any later than 29/10/13 tbh, Everything Sony have done thus far as been nailed down/shit together road mapped to debunking the XB1 from Kaz saying "why go first?" To 8gb's GDDR5 to no DRM only to let MS get the jump & release 1st? I just can't see it going down like that! Plus with at present a weaker launch line up releasing alongside BF4 AC IV makes sense to me anyway.
JonathanPower
Member
I don't really think that Ubisoft does not know the release date.
Metalmurphy
Member
I really don't think even Sony knew back in April, let alone Ubi.
I think PS4's gonna launch close to the end of October or in the first days of November, (like the 26th of OCt, or the 1st of Nov) in the US, Canada and a few weeks later in major EU markets like UK,Germany,France,Spain,Sweden; in Japan, Russia. And the rest comes in mid December.
I have a feeling that Sony wants to be the first in US, they have a chance the go neck-to-neck with MS, and even if they don't outsell X1 and just go on par with it, that would still be a major accomplishment for them, as the US is Xbox territory. (most of it)
I have a feeling that Sony wants to be the first in US, they have a chance the go neck-to-neck with MS, and even if they don't outsell X1 and just go on par with it, that would still be a major accomplishment for them, as the US is Xbox territory. (most of it)
binarymelon
Member
I think people are reading too much into that BF4 statement. I would think it's more targeted to people who aren't buying nextgen day 1, not people who can't wait a couple of weeks to get their BF fix. They're just letting everyone know that if you want to play BF4 on nextgen but aren't getting the consoles immediately you won't be wasting your time and can still buy the game when it's released.
JonathanPower
Member
Surely they know now. Yet, the Watch Dogs launch date didn't change.
SHADES
Member
I think they'll release simultaneously in the markets that they relieved the retail price in ie; NA, EU, UK. Sony going after its perceived weaker markets NA/UK which makes sense whislt keeping EU locked down.
Metalmurphy
Member
Why would it change? It simply stops being a launch game if the PS4 releases in October.
mangochutney
Member
But who is to say that it has to release alongside current gen?
Their messaging is clear. November 22nd for current gen and at next-gen launch.
They've been saying the same for COD, too, but people keep assuming November 5th.
Take EA's sports games. FIFA releases in September but will be at launch for next-gen - so does that mean PS4 releases next month? No.
BruiserBear
Banned
They could make sure the PS4 version was done first if they wanted it to be there at PS4 launch.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Why would they change the release date of the current gen version? That literally has nothing to do with the PS4. And they're not about to announce "PS4 version of Watch Dogs available Oct.26th!" Sony is going to be the ones to announce their product's release date. No one else.
JonathanPower
Member
Well, I find very unlikely that Sony does not want to have a big title like Watch Dogs ready for launch.
Why would they release the current gen version after the PS4 version? You are assuming that when Ubisoft announced the release date, they had no idea when the PS4 was supposed to launch, which I find very unlikely. Ubisoft needs as much time as possible to complete and polish the game, and thus they need to know when the game is supposed to be ready.
DirtyLarry
Member
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I also would never hear the end of it from a particular person, but decided to just stick to the financials of the situation. I am pretty much in the exact same situation as you. I too also think it makes no sense to have interest on a credit card.
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Not a problem, and no offense taken.Ok, thanks for taking time to explain this.
Hope you don't feel offended by my generalization
Fnord
Member
The way it reads to me doesn't sound like the PS4 will be launched before or on October 29th.
Developers dont decide when the ps4 is coming.
Hell they didnt even know the final specs till 2 months ago.
People read to many things in release date comments from developers.
Games can be done early, they can still be delayed.
People seen to forget even if the ps4 launches early, people will still get the ps3 version or 360.
Not everyone is a early buyer for next gen.
Hell they didnt even know the final specs till 2 months ago.
People read to many things in release date comments from developers.
Games can be done early, they can still be delayed.
People seen to forget even if the ps4 launches early, people will still get the ps3 version or 360.
Not everyone is a early buyer for next gen.
slicedmass
Banned
was/is watch dogs a ps4 launch title or launch day title???
It could be a worldwide date. Besides, they've announced Japan and Europe dates/prices at E3 in the past I believe.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Naw man you can tell the devs put the fighting game part in as an afterthought. It was nice as an experiment but clearly the bowling is where the game's meat is at.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Next gen consoles both confirmed on or before Nov. 5?
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/15/activision-publishing-ceo-on-call-of-duty-ghosts-investment-pr/
Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available "across all the platforms" on November 5, Hirshberg says.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/15/activision-publishing-ceo-on-call-of-duty-ghosts-investment-pr/
Call of Duty: Ghosts will be available "across all the platforms" on November 5, Hirshberg says.
Well you can release a game for a system that isn't out yet.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Again, I wouldn't take this literally. It could just be a lazy way of saying "across all released platforms" or whatever. It could be an indication, or it could not. Who knows.
SendmefreeSTUFF
Banned
hello PSN
silver.tongue
Member
I can see october.
September is whishful thinking though...
The games aren't even ready and Sony is not lounching this thing before or at the same time as TGS.
September is whishful thinking though...
The games aren't even ready and Sony is not lounching this thing before or at the same time as TGS.
uncharted86
Member
Gamereactor has talked to the PlayStation distributor in the Nordic countries, Nordisk Film Interactive:
[Danish]Sony lover: ingen forsinkelse på PlayStation 4 herhjemme
Translation: "Sony promises: no delay on PlayStation 4 here".
Is this new thread material?
[Danish]Sony lover: ingen forsinkelse på PlayStation 4 herhjemme
Translation: "Sony promises: no delay on PlayStation 4 here".
Is this new thread material?
The game has only been demoed on PS4. Sony has a marketing partnership with UBI on the game. No way the PS4 version launches later than the other versions.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Probably just a release date I'm guessing.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Hard to be a delay when nothing concrete was ever announced. But good if it's coming to many territories this year.
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Deleted member 752119
Unconfirmed Member
I could definitely see it coming out in October.
With Killzone being their big first party title, they may hope to try and launch the console and it before CoD, BF etc. so it sales more since shooter fans need one to play day 1.
Though I'd think Activision and EA would get those games out day 1 regardless unless Sony did some surprise launch which isn't going to happen.
I don't really care when it launches personally. I have it preordered, but have plenty to get through on 360 and I'm not super excited for the launch games anyway. Just getting it day 1 as I do want to play some of them, and I want to keep up with games from day 1 to avoid having a backlog at all next gen.
With Killzone being their big first party title, they may hope to try and launch the console and it before CoD, BF etc. so it sales more since shooter fans need one to play day 1.
Though I'd think Activision and EA would get those games out day 1 regardless unless Sony did some surprise launch which isn't going to happen.
I don't really care when it launches personally. I have it preordered, but have plenty to get through on 360 and I'm not super excited for the launch games anyway. Just getting it day 1 as I do want to play some of them, and I want to keep up with games from day 1 to avoid having a backlog at all next gen.
PK Strawstorm
Member
As a bureaucrat well-versed in hazy phrasing, my opinion is that this sentence means the PS4 launch is AFTER October 29th. You can get the game on October 29th for current-gen and don't have to worry about transferring data when the PS4 launches, whenever that may be.
Pretty straightforward, I believe.
BRocknRolla
Member
Ha, your question regarding Cboat illustrates your junior status
Cboat is a shadowy figure, but people have deduced he must work somewhere in Microsoft because his leaks are all related to their content. So Cboat doesn't say anything about Sony because he wouldn't be in a position to know anything. And now you know!
Well this is win win for Sony, either they get the market purchasing shadowfall, or CoD and BF get moved forward for PS4 granting some kind of false exclusivity.
Ever wondered why there is a giant A on the Move button of a Move controller? The Arc is the original name for Move, Microsoft just happened to own the trademark on that name.
BRocknRolla
Member
You folks have had a debate raging for a while now on this topic, but I figured I would throw in my perspective.
Doesn't it seem likely that Ubi would make sure the next-gen version of Watch_Dogs was done before the PS360WiiU versions? They've been demoing the high-end build for quite a while, and while I know that was probably largely a PC build most of the time and that the game was likely written with an engine that could be downscaled to the older hardware, I think it would make perfect sense for the current gen edition to come out later than the next-gen version. No doubt Ubi's games are going to require some serious optimizing on current gen consoles to even be functional, so releasing them a bit later would offer them extra time to do that, especially when they really want to be pushing the next gen version anyway.
I'm not convinced that the currently announced release dates or "launch day" statements are in any way meaningful, but I wouldn't take the more concrete dates for current gen systems as anything to go by. Just a thought.
Why does it mean after, could be on the 1st November....unless it's just a placeholder date. - Doh read it wrong.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I can't say as I remember a release date for a console being beginning or end of a month(unless that happened to be a Tuesday here in the US).
If true, then I really better start paying off my pre order list for the month of October!
- Playstation 4
- Playstation 4 camera
- Dual Shock 4 Controller
- Killzone Shadow Fall (PS4)
- NBA 2K14 (PS4)
- Watch Dogs (PS4)
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag (PS4)
- Call of Duty Ghosts (the Hardened Edition) (PS4)
- Batman Arkham Orgins (PS3)
- Playstation 4
- Playstation 4 camera
- Dual Shock 4 Controller
- Killzone Shadow Fall (PS4)
- NBA 2K14 (PS4)
- Watch Dogs (PS4)
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag (PS4)
- Call of Duty Ghosts (the Hardened Edition) (PS4)
- Batman Arkham Orgins (PS3)
Syphon Filter
Member
How do you know they will give the date next week?
Dead Prince
Banned
#TeamBELIEVE
When else would they do it? Launch is technically 2-3 months away and TGS is kind of late/random event to announce console launches for NA and EU.
Syphon Filter
Member
They could reveal it at any time, it doesn't have to be on an event.
What would they do...organize a separate event? Post it on Twitter/Facebook? Make a youtube video?
Or you could announce it at a giant conference, with tons of fans watching, where thousands of fans will be walking around and trying your new console.
Dead Prince
Banned
what's the fun in that.