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[Reclarification] FIFA 14 only coming with Day 1 Xbox Ones in Europe (maybe?)
- Thread starter Canis lupus
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Sugoi.
I don't know but i saw it on another site while reading this thread, don't even know if it's FIFA.
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The labels on the last few arrows are confusing. I say you should color-code your flowchart and provide a legend. I vote green for yes and blue for no.
uncharted86
Member
So many conditions...
if (preOrder && dayOneBundle && preOrderBeforeAug20th && tier1EuropeanCountry && supplyLast)
printf("Free Fifa!");
else
printf("No Fifa for you!");
Preorder before 20th August has nothing to do with free Fifa 14. It's the date that decides whether tier 2 Europe folks will get compensated for the launch delay.
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So.... MS will give maximum of ~500k copies of the game. [I think it will be sub 400k]
travisbickle
Member
Remember when we all thought this was a game changer!! FIFA free with an Xbox one we said!!
3rdamention
Member
I thought it was pretty clear when they announced it. Anyone in Europe that preordered before the August 20th delay announcement got FIFA.
What's so confusing? Oh now they have said "everyone" and then backtracked that statement a bit.....
Somebody tweet Major Nelson..
What's so confusing? Oh now they have said "everyone" and then backtracked that statement a bit.....
Somebody tweet Major Nelson..
We did?
Sony said they have more than 1 million global pre-orders and that would included all sku... I don't think MS would have half of that number just in just "day one SKU"
It wasnt clear at all look back on the thread to what they said, they never said limited to day one version as that version has ran out places sometime ago, they said preorders not preorders only for the day one edition.
Now the PR is saying he's looking into it. So why say something as a certainty in the first place?
https://twitter.com/AceyBongos/status/374533391687122944
https://twitter.com/AceyBongos/status/374533391687122944
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Xbox One: Simple. Instant. Complete
After Gamescome they restocked the retailers with more Day 1 editions. Didn't last more than a few days though. Take Amazon for example, go to be product page. Only the Day 1 editions have a FIFA 14 cover on the box. It's not that hard to understand......
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Dlacy13g
Member
Once they fumbled so badly out the gate with E3 and the reveal.....blood was in the water. I think they have done a lot right since E3. However gamers are critical folk...and fanboys feed off of that too and have been eager to try and turn any good thing into something negative. They made the FIFA deal it was clear to me a day one edition preorder deal. Someone in the community notes a different controller on stage at Gamescom....suddenly "its not what they promised" but I think that's a vocal group making a mountain out of a mole hill. It is a good deal for those that preorder the day one edition console plain and simple.
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Deary me... Microsoft still using confusing messaging and policies.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
What I don't understand is why they had to include the term "while supplies last." It makes no sense, aren't they giving people redemption codes for a digital purchase?
Why would they run out of codes?
Why would they run out of codes?
It's the usual get-out-of-jail defence against anything and everything. It's shorthand for "what we said before may not apply to all of our customers". It's lawyerspeak.
That's not to say MS is at fault for using it, it's a very common addition to PR stuff and other publicly "binding" statements.
polyh3dron
Banned
I can not comprehend how this console has as many cheerleaders as it does here on GAF when MS consistently pulls shit like this.
Stockholm Syndrome?
Stockholm Syndrome?
Dlacy13g
Member
I am sure EA also played a part in limiting the amount of games in the deal.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
Thank you for the clarification, that makes sense. I'd still think that they would want to avoid adding any more confusion, given how much they've bungled the launch of this thing.
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
I do not see how this is confusing, GAF.
FIFA 14 is FREE to all Day One Edition Xbox One's which will be the launch version of the console for Pre-Orders only. All Xbox One consoles in the first few days are Day One. After the first week, FIFA 14 is no longer free because Pre-Orders were taken, and Day One consoles are gone, and only the standard Xbox One is left.
While supplies last because you can only receive FIFA 14 while Day One console are in supply.
It seems simple to me.
FIFA 14 is FREE to all Day One Edition Xbox One's which will be the launch version of the console for Pre-Orders only. All Xbox One consoles in the first few days are Day One. After the first week, FIFA 14 is no longer free because Pre-Orders were taken, and Day One consoles are gone, and only the standard Xbox One is left.
While supplies last because you can only receive FIFA 14 while Day One console are in supply.
It seems simple to me.
Garrett 2U
Member
That chart isn't right because it isn't just Day One editions.
Are you in Tier 1 Europe?
Did you pre-order?
Did supplies last?
You get FIFA!
EDIT: JK, Day 1 only!
Are you in Tier 1 Europe?
Did you pre-order?
Did supplies last?
You get FIFA!
EDIT: JK, Day 1 only!
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Masterful. Simpy and understandable. MS should use this flow chart
Whiteshirt
Member
But Graeme Boyd just said that's not true. From the OP:
He makes it clear that its Day One Editions only. Unless something has changed, I don't see how the OP is wrong.
Someone is wrong here and I'd like to think Microsoft's marketing manager or something is wrong, considering how shit they've been this whole year. If he's right, then I have no idea why they struck this deal with EA.
Damn you. This one looks better than my original one though, so I'll give you the seal of approval anyway;It's simple.
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lulz
I love that little hop over "you get 2 free games" from "Did supplies last?" to "you get nothing"
Garrett 2U
Member
Jeeze, Microsoft marketing department is so bad
So many jumbled messages on this topic
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Honestly, this Day 1 nonsense does as much damage to their brand as any kind of drm annoucement.
"what do you mean i dont get FIFA14?"
"Only day 1 editions get it sir - while stocks last"
"But this is a day one edition - Did the console not come out bloody today?"
"Yes sir but it is not a branded Day 1 edition. That what you need for the free game. Would you like to buy it? we still have copies for £55"
"I just spent £425 on a console, im not buying games as well. I was under the impression that I was getting a free game as part of the deal"
"Im sorry sir, nothing I can do. Day one editions only"
"Ok. how much is a PS4 and fifa?"
"£405 sir"
"Do you have stock?"
"Yes"
"Can I swap this purchase for that then?"
"Normally no, but im sure we can do it this one time"
NB: I know this is a extreme case, but I see this conversation happening in GAME stores around the country come November.
"what do you mean i dont get FIFA14?"
"Only day 1 editions get it sir - while stocks last"
"But this is a day one edition - Did the console not come out bloody today?"
"Yes sir but it is not a branded Day 1 edition. That what you need for the free game. Would you like to buy it? we still have copies for £55"
"I just spent £425 on a console, im not buying games as well. I was under the impression that I was getting a free game as part of the deal"
"Im sorry sir, nothing I can do. Day one editions only"
"Ok. how much is a PS4 and fifa?"
"£405 sir"
"Do you have stock?"
"Yes"
"Can I swap this purchase for that then?"
"Normally no, but im sure we can do it this one time"
NB: I know this is a extreme case, but I see this conversation happening in GAME stores around the country come November.
Its keep the xbox pre-orders already in place and lure the people who are unaware of "only Day 1 Edition". And you can be sure there are people who get be surprised when they don't find the FIFA code inside their boxes.
Microsoft's use of the word "one" for everything is pretty confusing in general. Xbox One Day One Edition preordered before Day One and picked up by Day One will get free FIFA and access to unlock Day One achievement with Day One controller.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
They are teaching me that whatever they say is misleading at best or a lie at worst and will be clarified sooner or later resulting in something quite surely worse than what they led you to believe at first. Most of their announcements followed this pattern or at least more than it is healthy for them to count really.
RedAssedApe
Banned
even with all the different models of consoles for current gen, i never thought i'd need a flowchart to figure stuff out.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Wow that is some fine print that they didn't say when they announced it. How many day one editions were still left when the did it? This seems like it'll backfire when console owners who pre ordered the console won't get Fifa like they were led to believe.