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Originally Posted by kalimba

Yes, I know...hard to figure why...

But then, why not worldwide same-date release ?

Because they are depending on the distributors and all 3 areas have different distributors?




This site should be renamed to "IMHO-08/15: The Battle of Rumors"...

Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

Because they are depending on the distributors and all 3 areas have different distributors?



This site should be renamed to "IMHO-08/15: The Battle of Rumors"...

And these guys could not release it the same day ? As advertized for many weeks ? Why ? Why the last minute delays then ?

Salute !

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Originally Posted by kalimba

And these guys could not release it the same day ? As advertized for many weeks ? Why ? Why the last minute delays then ?

Salute !

Why would they invest the time and money to coordinate for a worldwide distribution and media campaign including 3 (?) different companies?

And e.g. if distribution in the US is postponed, why on earth should a different company say: Oh dear, poor fellas, we'll halt our sales as well, forget about the money now, just so you feel more comfortable.

Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

Why would they invest the time and money to coordinate for a worldwide distribution and media campaign including 3 (?) different companies?

And e.g. if distribution in the US is postponed, why on earth should a different company say: Oh dear, poor fellas, we'll halt our sales as well, forget about the money now, just so you feel more comfortable.

Why would it cost more to have simultaneous release ? A release is a release...Whatever the date ? Sorry for my imprecise english...Hum...
GO back few weeks ago, and the game was to be released the 24 th...Everywhere...NOw, it has been posponed except for Russia, where a " physical" Première release was already organised...

And maybe UBI knows that releasing a "too much" buggy product will have more impact on revenus then just pushing ahead the distribution for few days...

Salute !

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Originally Posted by kalimba

Why would it cost more to have simultaneous release ? A release is a release...Whatever the date ? Sorry for my imprecise english...Hum...
GO back few weeks ago, and the game was to be released the 24 th...Everywhere...NOw, it has been posponed except for Russia, where a " physical" Première release was already organised...

And maybe UBI knows that releasing a "too much" buggy product will have more impact on revenus then just pushing ahead the distribution for few days...

Salute !

Read my post, why.

Besides that: 1C is a Russian company releasing a game that has a large community in Russia. For UBI, it's just a game they bought several years ago and they invested more money and time in it than they wanted. It's a niche-game for Europe and US. That's why the priorities are different. That's why it's complete overkill for UBI to coordinate with 1C. And why it's utter nonsense for 1C to wait for an international release.

It's not like this is the first game with a staggered release. And look, the world is still turning. Yes, shocking but true: It's just a friggin game. A game only a minority of games care for, in the western world. Live with it.