aygomyownroad
Member
your trying to deter me from getting my PS4... How dare you!
ill wait at midnight and erm... Wrap up incase you are correct lol
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RUMOR: Playstation 4 to launch October 21st
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your trying to deter me from getting my PS4... How dare you!
ill wait at midnight and erm... Wrap up incase you are correct lol
QuiteUndead
Neo Member
Dat Oct pick up thread is going to be crazy
And GTA V on PS4 in November or December.
Believe
it would be perfect!
So I'm playing GTA V waiting for next gen, it's not even waiting
So you're saying they'll wait till all the AAA games of this fall/winter/holiday season are released, and then release the consoles?
Launch title, is launch window I'd say.
SentryDown
Member
I believe it´s a just a special Vita coming with Tearaway
I would have to think those big third party titles are planned well enough to hit these console on launch day.
Third parties want to be there when people are lining up to get their system. If it's a launch title, it should be planned well enough to be there on October 21st if that is the date. Someone can correct me if my assumption is off.
He's right, not sure why everyone keeps ignoring it. These are launch games, not launch window games. EA and Ubisoft have reiterated that fact several times already.
LvlNinety9
Neo Member
If this is true it would be a huge blow to Microsoft and the Xbox One. I for one am looking forward to the release of both consoles as I usually get both anyway. My wallet is going to be hurting soon.
Lets ride the hype train to Gamescon, there isn't much else going on this week.
Here tell me if this smell like chloroform.....
Tearaway was delayed until November. It was scheduled to release on October 22.
opticalmace
Member
When those quotes were made it's possible Sony hadn't finalized the date. Maybe they were able to bump the console launch up a couple weeks.
I don't see why that's hard evidence.
suddenlyissoon
Member
If true I still think Xbox could launch earlier. They've already got console in box and could be ready to go at any time.
witchedwiz
Member
october pick up thread name
October pick-up [OT] - #somanyps4 #monthofps4
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October pick-up [OT] - #somanyps4 #monthofps4
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Hurt and Scared
Member
This man gets it.
Bluforce
Member
Just a couple of months. Nextgen is coming.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
A huge detail that people are overlooking. I wouldn't count on the 21st at all, since it's a Monday. I could see anything from Thursday the 24th, through Saturday the 26th, being the actual release date.
Uh oh? I don't know what to make of this post. It sounds sorta ominous, but is it necessarily a bad thing, Matt? Like, is it possible that in the week of the 21st, that Sony hasn't settled on an exact date? Or are they actually running behind? Either way, I'm fairly confident we'll get our answer in 7 days at Gamescom. It's now or never, Sony.
Bluekaveli
Member
May as well not even order WWE 2K14
The war is over
The war is over
It could be a soft date, as Nealand has pointed out. But, regardless, launch date is mostly for the preorder and camp-out crowd - those folks aren't there for the massive day 1 library of games.
Also, let's not overlook digital-only games and any other day 1 digital services.
BRocknRolla
Member
I posted this before, but I'll requote this to reiterate. The rumor is about the week of October 21st, not October 21st. Should be in the OP and the title should be revised.
I would buy that. Vita isn't Pocket friendly.
But they would be coming. It would plant the idea into people's heads to preorder those versions instead of the current gen ones. Would help establish the console quicker.
Why shold that be important? Launch consoles are already sold out. 3rd party will be happy will be happy because install base will be minimally better, and Sony will be happy because 1st party titles will be featured more at launch.
RumblePuff
Member
I don't think that same rule applies to Scotland. Asda only close at Christmas and new year.
There's a BF4 launch bundle.
Not really, just because they had a console in a box to show off in an unboxing video doesn't mean their yields will support earlier shipping. I'm not saying they can't, but it's not a given. Plus, they have that whole Day One patch thing they're doing, that'll have to be ready to go.
It's a retailer bundle, not official Sony one.
Not an official Sony bundle. So the game can simply be shipped separately when it's available.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
If it really does launch that early thats a pretty significant early blow.
Didn't mean it like that. I'm sure Sony has a short list of days to would be happy with, as I'm sure Microsoft does. They will be picking a day from that list relatively soon, if they have not already.
Shalashaska161
Member
Would be awesome. Get that initial launch rush out of the way and then Sony would have a chance of actually having some stock on black Friday and leading up to Christmas.
Your right, I didn't realise that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Trading_Act_1994
Lucky scotland will get a midnight launch then *mumbles*
Those are custom bundles by retailers. They will provide those games when they become available.
Launch consoles will sell out regardless what games came out, all the major third party games would come out on a weekly basis.
It would be very easy to create momentum that would last for the rest of the year with massive games coming out.
Plus they might have some of the F2P games ready at launch or near launch.
The absolute biggest games are the third party titles, as neither Sony or MS has any of their biggest games ready for their new consoles. So the strategy is to launch earlier and gain momentum to such a extent where the console launching later would get dwarfed out, especially with the price tag that the X1 is carrying around.
It would be very easy to create momentum that would last for the rest of the year with massive games coming out.
Plus they might have some of the F2P games ready at launch or near launch.
The absolute biggest games are the third party titles, as neither Sony or MS has any of their biggest games ready for their new consoles. So the strategy is to launch earlier and gain momentum to such a extent where the console launching later would get dwarfed out, especially with the price tag that the X1 is carrying around.
tearaway is not released until 11/22
We're dealing in rumors right now, nothing to do with hard evidence. There's just no reason to assume they meant launch window when they specifically said launch day several times. In the specific cases of Battlefield 4 and ACIV which have 10/29 dates, I don't even see how it would be an issue.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I'm ready.
Make it so.
Make it so.
Risk Breaker
Member
Delicious Waffles
Member
That's my birthday. Wouldn't mind one as a present.... *wink wink, nudge nudge*
Colonel Nasty
Member
I'd be pretty pissed if I ordered a watch dogs, bf, or cod bundle.
uncleniccius
Member
How often do shipments typically arrive?
They might be able to get 1/2 in by Christmas which could help a great deal, particularly if there aren't enough Xbox's.
This date would give the exclusives a little time alone on the shelf, and would mean that not everything is on the shelf at once (which could be a good thing).
They might be able to get 1/2 in by Christmas which could help a great deal, particularly if there aren't enough Xbox's.
This date would give the exclusives a little time alone on the shelf, and would mean that not everything is on the shelf at once (which could be a good thing).
opticalmace
Member
I said that because the poster originally said this: "Stop, this is all false."
DidntKnowJack
Member
From the asses is reborn this magnificent rumor. Hope it's true.
Been saying for a while that Sony is probably going to launch in the later part of October, just because MS has announced a November launch date and Sony seems to be getting great projections for console output (and they want to launch first this time around).
And once again, I'll say it, if this does happen, they may very well time a second shipment for the day the xbox one launches in an attempt to get some impulse buys off of people who went to buy an xbox one but couldn't manage to get one on launch day (did wonders for the 360 on the ps3 launch day, and also accomplishes directly taking the consumer base away from the competitor).
And once again, I'll say it, if this does happen, they may very well time a second shipment for the day the xbox one launches in an attempt to get some impulse buys off of people who went to buy an xbox one but couldn't manage to get one on launch day (did wonders for the 360 on the ps3 launch day, and also accomplishes directly taking the consumer base away from the competitor).