TS3 L&P
Solowren:
Quote from: Tingeling on 2009 February 08, 21:21:52
Show of hands: How many of you want to bet that there is going to be another Sims 2 expansionpack before Sims 3 come out?
EA has said no--the extra time is going to be spent working on Sims 3.
And besides, everyone would be pissed off. Especially the modders.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: MidnightVoyager on 2009 February 08, 21:13:06
I know someone who works retail. She didn't even know about the delay yet. In fact, they have it in their back room, just waiting to be put on shelves.
If this is true, and not a mistake or simply bullshit, it would be a massive DISASTER, because there is only so long it can sit in the back room before someone pirates it, and a pirate version *4 MONTHS* before the release of the actual game would DESTROY sales.
rohina:
Quote from: MidnightVoyager on 2009 February 08, 21:13:06
I know someone who works retail. She didn't even know about the delay yet. In fact, they have it in their back room, just waiting to be put on shelves.
Pix or it didn't happen.
ShortyBoo:
Quote from: MidnightVoyager on 2009 February 08, 21:13:06
I know someone who works retail. She didn't even know about the delay yet. In fact, they have it in their back room, just waiting to be put on shelves.
If stores already have it... I doubt it's for any game-changing purpose, unless they want a patch on release.
If that is the case, it's only a matter of time before someone gets a copy. I know when I worked at Toys R Us, some of the new employees would sell the games in the back that weren't supposed to be officially released, to customers if they asked for them. And some employees would buy them before the release date too, especially when the store manager wasn't around. And there's always the slight chance of some employee at some store walking out with a copy hidden on them. I wonder though, if the game leaks this far ahead of the release date, would EA just ignore it and pretend it didn't happen, or would they rush to release the game to get whatever sales they can before it's too late?
theresatv:
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I know someone who works retail. She didn't even know about the delay yet. In fact, they have it in their back room, just waiting to be put on shelves.
If this is true, and not a mistake or simply bullshit, it would be a massive DISASTER, because there is only so long it can sit in the back room before someone pirates it, and a pirate version *4 MONTHS* before the release of the actual game would DESTROY sales.
EA makes their share of mistakes, but not allowing customers to give them money for something is not the sort of thing they'd come up with.
I'm guessing that the reason for the delay is the obvious one - that a major part of the game is so incomplete that they can't even pretend that it's ready.
If the delay is strictly to jockey around earnings, it seems to me that they'd release it as soon as possible after their fiscal year ends on March 31.
If it's to "come up with an innovative marketing strategy," who in the Sims world is unaware of the game, and who else would they reach in four months that they haven't already reached?
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