North American BoP ship date now Sept. 2nd.

[Riceball]

Yippie friggin' dee.

It just so happens that I have the 3rd & 4th off work, and the 7th is Labor Day. Five days with not much to do. Oh what ever shall I do?

[redtiger02]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Moving this game up is one of the smartest business decisions that has ever been made for the 360. Pushing a game back generally creates disgust and kills off a lot of interest, but you move a game up and you are the new Messiahs of the gaming world. Based on the demo, it's a great game and it will weed out the little kids fast. I am a pilot, and I put the planes in the demo through a series of tests in terms of flight control. Needless to say, they have an extremely accurate model for low-wing aircraft.

Actually it is NOT a good business decision to wait til ONLY 2 WEEKS BEFORE RELEASE, and then bump the game up 6 days. Read the 2 posts below your to find out why. That is just too close to release to be bumping up the date.

I JUST took off from work on September 8th so I could play this game ALL day. NOW it's September 2nd!?!?!?

Well that ruins my plans, was going to wait for my next paycheck to come in, now its coming in before my paycheck! Hope I didn't spend my wohle paycheck in 4 days..

Also another thing is some people who are interested in the game may not find out about the release date change in time. This could cause them to miss the game, and end up skipping it altogeather.

OK, what coloring book are you getting your economics knowledge from? It is an excellent idea. Moving a game up = hype. Hype = sales. Those people are in a very small minority. Gamers are used to having games pushed back and as such, to move a launch date up creates an instant satisfaction towards the general market. Very few people who are interested in this game will miss the new launch date. If they are really that interested, how could they miss it? You cannot possibly say that a decision that satisfies the majority is bad because it dissatisfies a very, very small minority. Don't argue something just for the sake of arguing, especially something as clear-cut as this. Moving a laungh date up is the equivalent of completely undercutting the competition. It goes against the trends that have been set for decades. You can try and explain how making a decision that thousands and thousands of people love, whereas four or five don't, is a bad decision from a business standpoint. But, it won't get you anywhere and all your arguing will never make you right. Think before you argue.

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by redtiger02

OK, what coloring book are you getting your economics knowledge from? It is an excellent idea. Moving a game up = hype. Hype = sales. Those people are in a very small minority. Gamers are used to having games pushed back and as such, to move a launch date up creates an instant satisfaction towards the general market. Very few people who are interested in this game will miss the new launch date. If they are really that interested, how could they miss it? You cannot possibly say that a decision that satisfies the majority is bad because it dissatisfies a very, very small minority. Don't argue something just for the sake of arguing, especially something as clear-cut as this. Moving a laungh date up is the equivalent of completely undercutting the competition. It goes against the trends that have been set for decades. You can try and explain how making a decision that thousands and thousands of people love, whereas four or five don't, is a bad decision from a business standpoint. But, it won't get you anywhere and all your arguing will never make you right. Think before you argue.

It's best to just let him rant, and not encourage his ridiculous excuses for things. He just causes problem when given something to say.

[redtiger02]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

It's best to just let him rant, and not encourage his ridiculous excuses for things. He just causes problem when given something to say.

Duly noted. Got anymore connect-the-dot puzzles so I have something to do while I wait for the worst decision in the history of gaming on the 2nd? MMMM sarcasm, smells like bacon.

[Steiner]

Now HOE has been moved up a week also.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_id=75513

Oh wow! The stress of a late Labor Day and staycations.

[Riceball]

Got this e-mail just now:

Thank you for pre-ordering:

IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

The release date for this product has changed:

New Release Date: September 2, 2009

Please Note: In our efforts to keep you informed, we are in constant communication with our vendors, and we are committed to
providing you with the most accurate release dates possible.

Thank you for choosing GameStop.com!

So yeah, I guess GS knows what it is doing.

[xNikex]

Originally Posted by Riceball

Got this e-mail just now:

Thank you for pre-ordering:

IL 2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey

The release date for this product has changed:

New Release Date: September 2, 2009

Please Note: In our efforts to keep you informed, we are in constant communication with our vendors, and we are committed to
providing you with the most accurate release dates possible.

Thank you for choosing GameStop.com!

So yeah, I guess GS knows what it is doing.

This is awesome news. I just hope I'm not buried in work on Wednesday.

[dennis580]

Originally Posted by Riceball

Yippie friggin' dee.

It just so happens that I have the 3rd & 4th off work, and the 7th is Labor Day. Five days with not much to do. Oh what ever shall I do?

Watch College Football. The College Football season starts Sept 3rd, and there is 5 straight days of college football 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th.

I am a huge college football fan, and may not get BOP on release because of that.

[SleepTrgt]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Watch College Football. The College Football season starts Sept 3rd, and there is 5 straight days of college football 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th.

I am a huge college football fan, and may not get BOP on release because of that.

Oh god, you are unbelieveable

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by dennis580

Watch College Football. The College Football season starts Sept 3rd, and there is 5 straight days of college football 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th.

I am a huge college football fan, and may not get BOP on release because of that.

I thought you were all about getting the game on the release day, not a week or couple days after.