They could have delayed to give Ratchet and Clank a bit of breathing space since it just came out in Europe/UK on the 22nd April, and there's nothing wrong with that if it were the case. Not that I'm saying they were lying that they needed to make more copies of U4.
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Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End update from Yoshida (copies stolen while in transit)
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They could have delayed to give Ratchet and Clank a bit of breathing space since it just came out in Europe/UK on the 22nd April, and there's nothing wrong with that if it were the case. Not that I'm saying they were lying that they needed to make more copies of U4.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/stolen-games-behind-early-uk-arrival-of-uncharted-4/0166040
New update. Not good
Also to back this up I guess
Disgusting.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I wonder if this will create stock issues in the UK. I mean, you could fit hundreds of thousands of BD cases onto a large lorry I'd that's all it was carrying.
Anyway, frigging disgusting and I'm ashamed it happened in this country.
Anyway, frigging disgusting and I'm ashamed it happened in this country.
InsaneTiger
Member
This makes no sense, it could have happened just two weeks earlier. Gimme a break.
WaterAstro
Member
Ah I get it.
They'll sell the early copies for millions to Saudi Princes, therefore ending their career as theives.
They'll sell the early copies for millions to Saudi Princes, therefore ending their career as theives.
Triggerhappytel
Member
This was not an opportunistic crime. This was planned, and a different release date probably wouldn't have changed anything.
wild wild rice
Member
Naughty Dog did not want to go head to head with Miitomo.
Awesome? They undervalue and oversell. How is that awesome? Not to mention it's the haunt of your friendly neighborhood mugger.
What's hard to understand? The game went gold right on schedule for the April 26th release. Retailers still got the game on time with that release date, so the extra two weeks is just resulting in copies sitting in trucks and in stores waiting to be sold. If the 26th was still the release date we would not be getting reports of early copies and stolen copies around April 12th, for example. That'd still happen, sure. But not two whole weeks early. Ultimately all Sony did by delaying the game two weeks is making those of us who care about story scared of the internet for the next couple of weeks.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/stolen-games-behind-early-uk-arrival-of-uncharted-4/0166040
New update. Not good
Also to back this up I guess
Wow, that is insane. Really sucks to hear this, I hope people can avoid spoilers.
Yeah, our first concern should be spoilers. SMH.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
The theft and 'violent assault' was Sony's fault (alternatively; they deserved it) because they delayed the game? You're a fucking loon.
Why would Sony do that? How would it benefit them?
DrROBschiz
Member
This morning is fucking crazy
Lol at the sheer irony of this story
Lol at the sheer irony of this story
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Christ. At least it didn't break street date aside from a few copies.
Also shits going DOWN in this game...fuck I'm so excited.
Also shits going DOWN in this game...fuck I'm so excited.
Always-honest
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Soo. those photo's we've seen are from thieves?
Daffy Duck
Member
Handling stolen goods, no way would I go on social media saying I've got a copy.
Retailers don't have the game. They'll have it around May 6th from what they told me.
At least here in France.
wonder where that lorry was heading..? stock or retailers.. ?
The one thing that annoys me about this messaging is how much emphasis is being put on the spoiler warnings.
There wasn't much in previous Uncharted stories that could actually be spoiled. The story format was very "adventure of the week". Contained, complete, and with the status quo restored by the end.
Being so strongly warned to avoid having it spoiled is like having your partner beg you to not go into a room on your birthday. I was just going about my business, but now all I can think about is what's in there.
There wasn't much in previous Uncharted stories that could actually be spoiled. The story format was very "adventure of the week". Contained, complete, and with the status quo restored by the end.
Being so strongly warned to avoid having it spoiled is like having your partner beg you to not go into a room on your birthday. I was just going about my business, but now all I can think about is what's in there.
Rellik
Member
They're mostly from people who bought them at CEX and are now sitting on stolen goods.
Edit: And eBay of course.
WadiumArcadium
Member
In my experience they're the exact opposite.
This is pretty shitty. Hope the person/people who were assaulted are OK.
Always-honest
Banned
Bwahah.. damn this is some nextlevel shit.
??? Obviously I hope the driver/those involved are alright, was just commenting on the ramifications.
This is Naughty Dog after TLOU, which was lauded by many for it's storytelling. They appear to be bringing many of those techniques over to Uncharted so it likely will be more than just "adventure of the week" type stuff, as you put it. On top of that, this is the last one.in the series.
Wishmaster92
Member
Oh wow
Triggerhappytel
Member
It's the last Uncharted game, dude. At least one major character is gonna be killed off.
InsaneTiger
Member
The game is not sitting on the shelves for an extra two weeks. That's not how delays work. Any publisher could have had this happen with their big game, MS with GoW4, if it was stolen in transit I could see MS posting something similar to what Shu wrote. This doesn't benefit Sony in anyway and they aren't fear mongering, just letting folks know that if they care to just be careful.
chrominance
Member
Goddammit, stupid Sony, if only they hadn't delayed their game by two weeks! They should've known that getting one of their trucks hijacked and the goods being sold on eBay was a near certainty! I HATE YOU SONY
You're being silly now as how was Sony suppose to know that copies would get stolen from a truck.
Audioboxer
Member
Jeez, what a shitty story.
Glad I didn't try to jump on any early copy, although until learning this news you couldn't really blame the buyer. The seller, maybe, depending on how they acquired their copies.
Glad I didn't try to jump on any early copy, although until learning this news you couldn't really blame the buyer. The seller, maybe, depending on how they acquired their copies.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
To anyone that bought the game early, I don't hold it against you (I'd have done the same), but to those who buy it after this news ...
Audioboxer
Member
OléGunner;202018783 said:
Yes.
But I would be interested to know if this is down to any legality, or if it's just big company 1 wanting to have a good standing with big company 2, so complying with each other.
Milly Osworth
Member
Totally not PR!!
Bright-Light
Member
Hope nobody got hurt.
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OH GOD. Going to my store RIGHT NOW.
this is pretty pathetic. someone was the victim of a violent assault and this is all you worry about.
I agree that's what this messaging is telegraphing, but you can end a story without doing that. The first 3 games could have each been the last entry in the series without feeling unfinished.
If the purpose of killing off a major character is to put the stamp of finality on it, for closure, then there's only one that can do that, given his history of failing to "give up the life".
So yeah, I already have it in my head that Drake dies, but even that's not enough. It seems too obvious. Does something so easily guessed warrant such aggressive spoiler warnings? Does he die early on and you play as someone else?
What is it? What could it be that they're trying to hide?
And so on
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