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[sandokas]

So sell me on why would the online release date be any different at a specific part of the world?
This is turning me off so much to buy this game.

[Schmonozov]

Well nobody likes it, and it's done for BS reasons. Things like this will most likely result in more people pirating the game. Seeing that pirates will be playing the game before paying consumers because of the publisher is a disgrace.

 

But I'm just gonna leave this totally random combination of letters here: VPN

[dch2404]

The reason is historical. http://www.eurogamer...sed-on-a-friday

 

TL;DR blame it on British shops.

[frankf43]

No your not the only one and some games have bucked the trend and had a worldwide release. Don't think EA will be going for worldwide releases anytime soon though. They keep harking back to tradition of the good old days when games first started being sold but it means nothing in the modern era of Digital down loads. 

 

But when all is said and done we get it on a Friday when we have all weekend to play it without the interruption of work.

[Zered]

Yeah, I have no idea why this still works this way.

[wright1978]

Yep think it is silly continuing with an antiquated approach out of no reason but habit. Not Bioware's fault though and not something that will stop me buying the game.

[Bfler]

But when all is said and done we get it on a Friday when we have all weekend to play it without the interruption of work.

 

Here in Germany (Saxony) November 19 is holiday, so there isn't a difference.

[FumikoM]

There have been European made games that have been released in US after their release in EU. Sometimes I think this is because the devs and publisher behind the games does this just so they can get back at the people who decided that EU will have games later...

 

Seriously, British shops preferred sale date should not in any way impact rest of Europe, which it does.

[BadgerladDK]

If we ever get the fabled universal release date, I hope the rest of the world bows to Europe's superior leisure activity planning. Sooo much more convenient to have a new time sink release leading up to the weekend, rather than on a silly work day.

[Kinthalis ThornBlade]

This usually has to do with retail distribution deals and local retail delivery schedules. Sometimes other delays due to government involvement (ratings, fees, some other process).

 

Of course then, one woudl ask why not release it everywhere digitally?

 

That works for digital only (or a mostly digital release) on PC, but console is still largely retail driven. And your retail partners aren't going to be happy if they are being undercut by an early digital release.

[DarkKnightHolmes]

I wonder how Arkham Knight gets away with a world wide release and others can't.

[TheJediSaint]

I wonder how Arkham Knight gets away with a world wide release and others can't.

Because Batman?

[Slash_luke]

Yeah, it's bull* . Some other developers/distributors (CD Projekt for example) don't have problem with worldwide release date, so it's nothing impossible. Just bureaucracy.

 

Fortunately (or for some unfortunately, because you have to look at the game box for two days without the option to play it and it's actually quite painful when you REALLY want to play the game you have been waiting for so long and can't because of just some stupid region lock) quite often retailers in my country deliver preorders 1-3 days before release date and almost always you can bypass region restriction with VPN.

But paying customers shouldn't be punished for just living in another part of the World when other half of the World is already playing for a few days (and so do pirates - region locks doesn't bother them..usually).

 

Same goes to TV series. You can't expect that passionate fans from other continents will wait days, weeks or even months for airing new episodes when they can easily just download it via torrent the very next day after airing in the USA (or another country of origin). But that's a little bit off topic..

[Navasha]

Not sure why you would blame the game for this.    These dates are common practice for 99% of games/movies/etc.   Its a complicated mix of retailers, governments, shipping/receiving, etc.  

[Yggdrasil]

I agree that specific, set-in-stone days of the week for releasing video games in different regions is bizarre, esp. in the digital age, and I definitely feel for you since I can barely contain my anticipation.  But I wouldn't fault the game or Bioware.  Roll your eyes at outdated business models and enjoy DA:I as soon as you're able.

[Slash_luke]

I think that no one is blaming the game or even BioWare. This is about publisher, not developer and even then it's not just about EA .. many other publishers still does this outdated cra... thing. Region locks shouldn't exist anymore, world is too globalized for this and publishers needs to move on.

[PrinceofTime]

Well nobody likes it, and it's done for BS reasons. Things like this will most likely result in more people pirating the game. Seeing that pirates will be playing the game before paying consumers because of the publisher is a disgrace.

 

But I'm just gonna leave this totally random combination of letters here: VPN

Let the the pirates pirate it, they wont be able to to create their world states anyway. Unless their not fans of the Dragon age series which means they might have pirated the game regardless of the release date.

[Sir Ulrich Von Lichenstien]

Well as far as online goes the easy way around it anyway is to connect to the internet via a US proxy server, thus the EU download and play locks get substituted for the US ones

[Jimbo_Gee79]

The reason is historical. http://www.eurogamer...sed-on-a-friday

 

TL;DR blame it on British shops.

How can it be the shops if some games get release dates that are the same and others dont? Blame the developers perhaps?

[TheTurtle]

How can it be the shops if some games get release dates that are the same and others dont? Blame the developers perhaps?

No you wouldn't blame devs you would blame the publishers. Bioware doesn't decide when games get released EA does.

[nutcrackr]

They have to align with retail release or retailers get angry.

[dch2404]

How can it be the shops if some games get release dates that are the same and others dont? Blame the developers perhaps?

 

I was talking about it in a historical sense, i.e. where the root of the problem came from. The current, modern problem is with the publisher adhering to anachronistic practices (not developer, although the distinction betwen EA and BioWare is thin).

 

They clearly do not need to stagger dates.

 

The weirdest game release I found was Skyrim. The base game launched worldwide on 11/11/11. The Legendary edition did the staggered Tuesday/Friday thing. It's mind boggling.

 

It's not like British shops have any leverage these days anyway. The two biggest dedicated retailers, Game and HMV, went into administration in the last couple of years. There was even a huge re-allocation of ME3 Deluxe edition pre-orders because EA cancelled the contract to supply them exclusively to Game at the last minute.

[dch2404]

Seriously, British shops preferred sale date should not in any way impact rest of Europe, which it does.

 

Britain refuses to join the Euro, refuses Schengen, refuses to drive on the right, and forces all of Europe's game releases to be a Friday because of the common EU market (I assume). Time to take your pitchforks to the European Parliament to kick the UK out!

 

I'm British myself so I'm not sure what I'm getting at, maybe I ought to move back to the Netherlands...

[Jimbo_Gee79]

I was talking about it in a historical sense, i.e. where the root of the problem came from. The current, modern problem is with the publisher adhering to anachronistic practices (not developer, although the distinction betwen EA and BioWare is thin).

 

They clearly do not need to stagger dates.

 

The weirdest game release I found was Skyrim. The base game launched worldwide on 11/11/11. The Legendary edition did the staggered Tuesday/Friday thing. It's mind boggling.

 

It's not like British shops have any leverage these days anyway. The two biggest dedicated retailers, Game and HMV, went into administration in the last couple of years. There was even a huge re-allocation of ME3 Deluxe edition pre-orders because EA cancelled the contract to supply them exclusively to Game at the last minute.

 

Funny enough I remember that. I had to buy it from another shop. The solution is quite simple. If you want a worldwide release date you have to give up your rights to a physical copy. Its the only way. But people wont because they want their action figures and cloth maps.